Sorigué's waste management business line, through its company Nordvert, and the group's Innovation Department are promoting Desorech, a research and development project that aims to improve the quality of recycled plastic for reuse. From 2021 and for the next three years, work will be carried out to evaluate a technology that deodorises recycled plastic packaging to produce a clean, odour-free material that can be used by industry. 
 
Through a low-energy process that does not require the use of additives and/or chemicals, odours and volatile organic compounds are eliminated so that the recycled rigid plastic packaging is transformed into high purity, high value-added resources. 
 
Sectors such as cosmetics, hygiene and food will be able to make new use of these resources and respond to the growing market demand for sustainable solutions. 
 
Sorigué confirms its intention to contribute to the strengthening of the circular economy with this project. The company is committed to exploring options for recycling and reuse and seeking new approaches to waste management and treatment. 
 
Demand for recycled plastics 
 
The plastics industry is undergoing a major shift towards sustainability. Every year in Europe more than 27 million tonnes of post-consumer plastics are discarded, of which 31% is recycled, 42% is incinerated and 27% ends up in landfill. Environmental responsibility, coupled with special European incentives, has led to a significant increase in demand for recycled plastics. In 2015, the European Union launched a campaign to ensure that 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics are used in the manufacture of new products by 2025, a tripling of current demand. 

Gone is the traditional "extract-manufacture-dispose" model to make way for new ways of optimising available resources. The recovery and recycling of plastics has become a social demand that has found an echo in the business world. Brands from different sectors are trying to respond to environmental concerns and have found a high impact alternative in the circular economy. 
 
In this context, Desorech responds to the demand for recycled products with an innovative proposal for the treatment of plastic waste to favour its subsequent management and reuse. It represents a commitment to the transition between the linear economy, based on the extraction of raw materials from limited resources, and the circular economy, focused on the reuse of recycled products as a source of raw materials and products in a closed cycle.  
 
Nordvert, a Sorigué group company specialising in integrated waste management, offers a wide range of integrated services for the collection, transport and treatment of industrial, urban, local authority, construction and demolition waste thanks to its diversification strategy.  
 
Funded by the “Industrial research and experimental development nuclei” grant facility for circular economy projects of ACCIÓ, the Generalitat de Catalunya Agency for Business Competitiveness, Desorech has the support of the Waste Agency of Catalonia (ARC). The Engineering for the Circular Economy (I4EC) research group from the University of Alicante is also participating in its implementation as an expert in the decontamination of used plastic materials.