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About Us
RocaKelo is Nigerian environmental friendly company
with present interest in P.E.T bottles (Poly Ethylene Tetraphlate) recycling. Established with a corporate zeal to transform lives reposition ourselves in the present Nigerian economy, RocaKelo is dedicated to converting waste plastic materials into commercially viable products with consistent quality for its customers;
while cleaning up the environment and providing jobs. We intend to make enough profit to generate a significant return for our investors and to finance continued growth and continued development in quality products. We will also maintain a friendly, fair, and creative work environment, which respects diversity, new ideas and hard work.
The Recycling Journey
1.Collection: Your empty plastic bottle is collected and then taken to a recycling facility for sorting. Already separated plastics can be sent straight to recycling plant.
2.Separating: The recycling is hand-checked to remove any non-recyclable material. It is then loaded into a ‘trammel’, a large perforated spinning drum. Plastic bottles and cans are separated through the perforations, and then steel and aluminum cans are removed using magnets and electromagnetic technology.
3.Sorting: The bottles are then cleaned and sorted by type and color using infrared beams. The Infrared light is reflected off the plastic in different ways, allowing a sensor to detect which is which. Precision jets off air then separates the different types.
4. Shredding and Melting: Next, the bottles are shredded by a machine and the shred washed again to remove any impurities, including remnants of paper label or the bottles original contents. They may also be decontaminated further using a chemical solution. The shreds of plastic are then dried and melted down.
5. Flaking: The melted plastic is reformed into flakes or pellets as it cools. These can then be melted down again and used to make new products. For example, the melted plastic can be reshaped into new plastic bottles,