1956 FOUNDED BY MR B. DE PAAUW

With the purchase of a baler, the company was able to offer the collected materials itself to paper mills and textile processors. In the eighties, a cautious start was made with the collection of plastic waste, which proved successful, after which Roy de Paauw, son of Mr. B. de Paauw, took over the company in the early nineties and further developed this activity.

The arrival of plastic products and increasing environmental awareness led to the rapid growth of De Paauw Recycling. Processing and reuse of (raw) materials and products became increasingly important. De Paauw Recycling responded to this development by setting up the collection, storage, transhipment and sorting of plastic waste. The know-how built up over the years in the field of processing plastic waste into valuable recycled material continues to ensure strong growth for the company.

At one point, Europe turned out to be too limited a sales area for De Paauw Recycling due to the increase in the quantities of plastic waste collected. Other outlets were sought. The Asian market turned out to be ideally suited for this. There, the demand for secondary raw materials for the production of irrigation pipes, roofing, footwear, packaging materials, polyester clothing, etc. is constantly growing. Truck loads from various European countries are now being delivered daily. After processing, these materials find their way to various end processors around the world.