Circular Economy
“AES - Where waste management generates value, safety, and future.”
As part of its commitment to waste recovery and circular economy principles, AES continuously seeks strategic partners capable of transforming decontaminated waste, giving it a second life and reintegrating it into the economic value chain.
Beyond supplying recovered raw materials, AES actively promotes knowledge sharing and capacity building. Through structured quality audits and targeted training programs, AES ensures that its partners fully comply with the quality, safety, and environmental standards adopted by the company. This collaborative approach strengthens partner capabilities, enhances business profitability, and contributes to the development of an integrated, resilient, and sustainable economic ecosystem.
Some examples:
- Technologies such as thermal desorption allow the extraction of valuable materials such as Base Oil and Industrial Water from petroleum waste.
- Plastic waste is cleaned, shredded, and sent to recycling companies where it is transformed into more than 600 different products;
- Scrap and lead are sent to recycling companies; the metal is recycled to manufacture steel and lead bars;
- Cardboard is recycled for the manufacture of boxes and egg cartons;
- Tires are donated to some non-governmental organizations and artisans and are used for the production of furniture, decorative objects, and the beautification of gardens and playgrounds.