The Tecniplast recycling program is more alive than ever, especially in Germany where it has resulted in over 290,000 kg of CO2 savings, and in the UK where it has led to 135,641 kg of CO2 savings.

First rule:

Reuse and recycle.  We know that a large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions are from the “provision of goods,”: the extraction of resources, manufacturing process, transportation and disposal of “goods”, including consumer products and packaging, building components, and passenger vehicles, but excluding food. The Tecniplast Group recycling program is a fantastic example of how we can dramatically reduce our carbon emissions.

Our Project is based on the following points:

• By measuring our carbon footprint we can understand the impact we have on the environment. We started a process of identifying our products Life Cycle Assessment analysis.
• Promote recycling. By identifying how much pollution our products generate, we can ensure our plastic cage recycling program, will significantly reduce our overall carbon footprint

We started our recycling scheme in 2009 to give a second life to old plastic cages, recycling them into automotive parts, furniture, household appliances, office & other products. Tecniplast collects autoclaved old plastic cages from it’s clients and offers an incentive against the purchase of new ones, different countries run this programme differently i.e. some give the money raise to charity and for example in Italy, we support the framework agreement with the Environmental Ministry of Italy.