A new agreement in Italy highlights continued investment in the recycling of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and the development of secondary raw materials for industrial applications. Versalis, a member of EUMEPS, has announced a partnership with Eco+Eco to strengthen the recycling of EPS and other plastic waste streams at Porto Marghera, supporting the development of a more circular plastics value chain.
The article below is an English translation of the original report published by Polimerica on 16 July 2026.
Agreement to boost recycling in Porto Marghera
Versalis to collaborate with Eco+Eco on the recycling and recovery of polyolefin- and styrene-based plastic waste, including EPS
16 July 2026 – 08:58
The agreement signed last autumn between Versalis and Veritas to promote the circular economy in Porto Marghera is now taking shape.
The first concrete step is the signing of an agreement between ENI Group's chemical company, Versalis, and Eco+Eco (Veritas Group), covering the production and sale of recycled polyolefin- and polystyrene-based materials, with the aim of diverting these waste streams from energy recovery.
The agreement consists of three main elements.
Firstly, Eco+Eco will recycle expanded polystyrene (EPS) waste collected through separate household waste collection at its facilities within the Porto Marghera Eco-District before supplying the recycled material to Versalis. This will strengthen the EPS recycling value chain by ensuring a reliable supply of secondary raw materials for the Porto Marghera site, while improving continuity, quality and traceability of supply.
Secondly, the agreement provides for Eco+Eco to recycle polyolefin-based waste from separate collection schemes, with Versalis subsequently marketing the recycled polymers. According to the ENI Group company, the initiative will help increase the availability of high-quality recycled materials on the market for a growing range of industrial applications.
Finally, the two companies will jointly develop new mechanical recycling solutions "aimed at recovering additional feedstocks and producing high value-added recycled polymers".
At Porto Marghera, Versalis has converted part of its petrochemical complex to the mechanical recycling of post-consumer styrenic and polyolefin waste, commissioning four production lines with a combined capacity of up to 20,000 tonnes per year.
The regenerated material is blended by Versalis into its Revive product range, which contains between 35% and 100% post-consumer recycled content and is intended for applications in building thermal insulation and non-food packaging.
The Porto Marghera site also produces the Versalis Revive EPS 3000 PM grade, which incorporates secondary raw materials derived from the recycling of food packaging, in line with the objectives of the new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
Eco+Eco was established through the merger of two industrial companies located within the Porto Marghera Eco-District—Eco-Ricicli Veritas and Ecoprogetto Venezia—and specialises in recovering waste collected through separate collection systems.
The company recently presented plans for the construction of a new facility featuring two production lines dedicated respectively to plastic sorting and plastic recycling, representing an estimated investment of €34 million.
This collaboration illustrates how partnerships across the plastics value chain can strengthen the collection, recycling and use of secondary raw materials in Europe. By combining separate collection, mechanical recycling and industrial reuse, the initiative contributes to increasing the availability of recycled polymers for construction and packaging applications while supporting the objectives of the EU circular economy.
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This article is based on an English translation of the original article published by Polimerica on 16 July 2026:
Original article: https://polimerica.it/articolo.asp?id=36186
© Original reporting by Polimerica. English translation and editorial introduction/conclusion by EUMEPS.