Astrum Group was established in 2019 with a mission to help solve one of the world's most considerable environmental problems - the growing mountain of plastic waste. We saw that plastic waste had become a massive issue in Europe after China stopped accepting such waste in 2018 - and we understood that the EU was a strong driver in the market with directives, incentives, and sanctions for increasing the plastic recycling rate from 33% to 65% by 2035.