Eberhard builds new building materials recycling plant
The official start of construction for the new "BSR 2.0" building materials recycling plant in Oberglatt has taken place. The innovative plant processes part of Switzerland's largest waste stream, thereby conserving scarce landfill space. BSR 2.0" marks a milestone in the recycling of construction materials.
With the groundbreaking ceremony by representatives of the municipality of Oberglatt, the planning team as well as Eberhard owners, the construction of the new building materials recycling plant "BSR 2.0" in the Ebipark in Oberglatt started on February 24, 2020.
The productive start-up of the new plant in the Frevlig industrial zone is scheduled for fall 2021. This pioneering plant will ensure the legally compliant upcycling of construction waste into top-quality products. A new type of treatment with sorting robots and artificial intelligence will be used. Overall, almost 100 percent recycling will be achieved.
In the name of the circular economy
Martin Eberhard, CEO of Eberhard Unternehmungen, on the construction of the new plant: "The previous building materials recycling center "Ebirec" in Rümlang has processed around 7 million tons of building rubble into high-quality recycling products over the past 20 years. With the megatrend of the circular economy, we expect an even greater demand for high-quality recycling products in the future. This will push us to the limits of Ebirec's capacity.
With the new building materials recycling plant in Oberglatt, we are utilizing the largest waste stream in Switzerland, conserving landfill space and setting new standards in recycling management."
