Goal #6 Transparent material flow

Effective material sorting enables us to recycle more and replace virgin raw materials to a greater extent. One challenge is that materials often arrive at Ragn-Sells’ facilities in mixed, or even crushed, fractions, which are difficult to sort.

Goal: The depositing of our downstream material on the global market is monitored and audited in a transparent and compliant manner and becomes the norm in society.

During 2024, Ragn-Sells made progress in sorting procedures across all material groups. This allowed us to increase quality grades in recycled metals, plastics, and fuels in our downstream flows.

With the goal to achieve plastic-free fuel fractions by 2030, plastics in fuel fractions remain a challenge. As industry demands for combustible material without plastics are rising, we aim to accelerate this timeline. 

Managing diverse plastic flows requires action across the entire value chain; from improved upstream sorting to optimised processing at our facilities.

Higher quality grades means better transparency in the value chain, enabling traceability all the way to the end customer. This boosts competitiveness and creates financial advantages by increasing raw material volumes for downstream customers.

"One of the most important things we have achieved this year is improved sorting and increased transparency in several material flows, allowing us to offer higher quality materials downstream.”

Jonas Wäneskog, Managing Director at Ragn-Sells Recyclables

In 2024, we completed a major logistics project for fuel flows, our largest material stream. Streamlining and centralising previously fragmented operations has reduced both our transports and mileage.

Following the risk assessment of downstream customers in 2023, we introduced an electronic and simplified customer assessment  process in 2024. Integrating this assessment into our internal audits ensures that all business units can confirm valid customer agreements, which is essential for transparency and follow-ups.

In 2024, 15 (16) critical upstream suppliers and 12 (16) critical downstream customers were audited. These audits identify potential corrective actions and will continue in 2025. 

Looking forward a new e-learning connected to compliance with the Waste Shipment Regulation is being developed. We will also continue to focus on upskilling personnel through onsite training that identifies key considerations for each material flow, helping us improve sorting and refine operations even further. 

Goal #3

Resource focus instead of waste focus