Recycling plays a central role in conserving resources and protecting the climate. Every year, Interzero conducts a comprehensive life cycle assessment together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT . This clearly shows how recycling reduces the consumption of raw materials and greenhouse gas emissions. In this way, we are making an important contribution to promoting the circular economy and achieving global climate goals . “resources SAVED by recycling” serves as the key to resource and climate protection. In 2023, Interzero saved more than 11.1 million tons of primary raw materials by recycling around 2.5 million tons of recyclable materials in Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy and Slovenia . This amount corresponds to the raw materials that around 28.6 million EU citizens consume in one year through their textile consumption. In addition, these measures avoided around 1.2 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions . This corresponds to the annual CO2 emissions that 4.5 million EU citizens would cause through textile consumption. Our partnership with the renowned Fraunhofer UMSICHT makes it possible to underpin the ecological benefits of recycling with valid data. These figures prove that recycling not only conserves resources, but also represents significant added value for climate protection . The results of the study help to further advance the transformation to a circular economy and support companies in achieving their sustainability goals.
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About Interzero:
Interzero is one of the leading service providers around the closure of product, material and logistics loops as well as innovation leader in plastics recycling with the largest sorting capacity in Europe. Under the guiding principle of “zero waste solutions,” the company supports more than 50,000 customers across Europe in the responsible use of recyclable materials, helping them to improve their own sustainability performance and conserve primary resources.
With around 2,000 employees, the company generates sales of over one billion euros (2021). According to Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Interzero’s recycling activities saved 1.2 million tons of greenhouse gases compared to primary production and over 11.1 million tons of primary raw materials in 2023 alone. As a pioneer of the circular economy, Interzero is the winner of the German Sustainability Award 2024 and the associated special prize in the transformation field of “resources”. Further information can be found at www.interzero.at.
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