Standard Manufacturing Ltd logo Standard UGManufacturing Ltd — PET Recycling
East Africa’s PET recycling leader — since 2012

We turn Uganda’s plastic bottles into world-class recycled raw materials.

10,000+ tonnes of PET bottles recycled every year — over 500 million bottles — processed into hot-washed PET flakes, rPET granules and PE regrind, and exported to manufacturers on four continents.

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10,000+tonnes of PET recycled per year
500M+plastic bottles given a second life annually
300+direct jobs at our Wakiso facility
2,000+indirect jobs in collection & logistics
Who we are

Uganda’s largest recycler of PET bottles

Standard Manufacturing Ltd was founded in 2012 to professionalise plastic recycling in Uganda. Today we operate one of East Africa’s most capable PET recycling facilities — collecting post-consumer bottles from across Uganda and neighbouring countries and processing them into export-grade recycled materials trusted by manufacturers in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

  • Hot-washed PET flakes — food-grade and fibre-grade quality
  • rPET granules, PE granules, PE-PP flakes and caps regrind
  • SEDEX member · NEMA certified · RecyClass certification in progress
  • Reliable container-load supply, all year round
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Standard Manufacturing PET recycling plant in Wakiso, Uganda
What we produce

Recycled materials, ready for your production line

Consistent quality, verified by in-house lab testing on every batch. Explore the full catalogue with specifications and colour options.

From bottle to raw material

A fully integrated recycling process

Collection

Nationwide network of collection centres, schools and charity partners.

Sorting

Manual and automatic colour sorting of baled PET bottles.

Hot Washing

Two washing lines remove labels, caps, glue and contamination.

Extrusion

Granulating extruder converts clean flakes into uniform rPET pellets.

Export

Lab-tested, baled and containerised for delivery worldwide.

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Where our materials go

Supplying manufacturers on four continents

Europe

Spain · Germany · Czech Republic · Romania · Bulgaria · Turkey

Asia & Middle East

Pakistan · India · Malaysia · Vietnam · China · UAE

Americas

USA · South America

Africa

Uganda (domestic) · Kenya · regional East Africa

SSEDEX MemberSMETA ethical audit platform
NNEMA CertifiedUganda National Environment Management Authority
RRecyClassEU recycling certification — in progress
Community plastic bottle collection programme in Uganda
More than recycling

Cleaning Uganda, creating income

Our collection network partners with schools, charities and community organisations across Uganda. Every kilogram collected becomes income for underprivileged families — while keeping plastic out of rivers, streets and Lake Victoria.

  • 2,000+ people earn from collection, logistics and supply
  • School & charity collection programmes that fund communities
  • Vision: EU-level collection rates across Uganda
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