This infoclip shows the different plastic packaging that are commonly found in supermarkets. Addressing the circular cycle, the clip finishes with the recycling waste plant ECODEAL in Portugal where plastic is recycled.

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Infoclip: Circular economy - Packaging and plastic recycling

Title: Infoclip: circular economy     packaging and plastic recyclage 

Interior, different plastic packaging common in the food sector, supermarket in Lisbon, Portugal, (18 shots)

Interior, water distribution machine, plastic bottles of 3L can be re-used again, client fills up his water bottle (4 shots)

Interior, recycling waste plant in ECODEAL : Worker unpacking plastic waste and putting it inside: the first step of the process, to clean up the plastic waste with water and crush it in tiny clean pieces (13 shots)

Final result of the process: tiny pieces of plastic inside a bag ready to be transported (6 shots)

Worker checking the quality of the process in the laboratory (6 shots)

Worker checking the quality of the process (3 shots)