96 - Plastic recycling with the incredible Chandru Wadhwani from Extrupet

What this episode covers

Chandru Wadhwani, Joint Managing Director of Extrupet, explains the complexities of PET recycling in Africa, detailing how the company collects bottles from South Africa and imports flakes from East Africa and Mauritius. He discusses the critical impact of bottle color and label adhesives on recyclability, noting that Coca-Cola and Pepsi are shifting to clear bottles to meet food-grade rPET demand. Wadhwani highlights the role of NIR sorting technology and innovations like Avery Dennison's Clear Flake in improving flake purity for bottle-to-bottle recycling.