Recycling for a circular future
We keep plastics in use and out of waste. With our own recycling facilities and decades of experience, IPL Schoeller turns used materials into new, long-lasting packaging and products that help customers meet their circular economy goals.
Closing the loop together
Recycling is essential to a circular economy. At IPL Schoeller, we give plastics a second life by converting used materials into high-quality recycled polymers for new packaging.
Formed through the merger of IPL and Schoeller Allibert, we now bring together deep recycling expertise, advanced technology and a shared commitment to sustainability. Our goal is to make recycling more efficient, responsible and accessible for our customers.
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Supporting PPWR compliance in Europe
Alongside reuse targets, the PPWR introduces new standards to ensure packaging is designed for effective recycling and to minimise contamination in recycling streams. It requires all packaging to be recyclable by 2030 and sets minimum recycled content levels. For non-PET plastic packaging, for example:
Minimum 10% for contact-sensitive uses such as food packaging
Minimum 35% for all other applications
At IPL Schoeller, we combine material expertise with in-house recycling facilities to build efficient closed-loop systems, taking back used crates and containers to produce new, high-quality packaging.
Our recycling capabilities
Recycling in action
Across our network, we collect, recycle and reuse old transport packaging to create new products that perform just as well as those made from virgin material. This closed-loop approach saves resources, cuts waste and helps customers reach their sustainability goals.
In 2024, over 90,000 tons of recycled materials used in our products
recycled content across the two legacy companies in 2024
recycling facilities, seven at our plants and one stand-alone site with a 40,000-ton annual capacity to recycle household and industrial plastic waste
tons of CO₂e saved in 2024 across all IPL Schoeller production sites
Beyond Reusable Packaging Recycling
IPL Brightgreen: recycling at scale
At Brightgreen, our UK recycling operation turns around 40,000 tonnes of household plastic waste into high-quality recycled materials each year — about 10% of all kerbside rigid plastic waste in the UK. This material becomes a new raw resource for durable packaging, demonstrating that post-consumer waste can fuel a circular economy.
Materials innovation
Materials innovation for a Circular Economy
We believe innovation can make even hard-to-recycle plastics part of the circular economy. Our materials specialists work with customers to identify waste streams and turn them into durable new packaging or logistics products. By combining research, design and collaboration, we turn waste challenges into valuable, sustainable solutions.
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Together toward a circular future
We believe progress happens through partnership. Let’s work together to make packaging truly sustainable.
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