30 years of producer-funded recovery systems to encourage recycling

Strengthening cooperation

‚Circular economy needs cooperation‘ is the motto RIGK will use on their stand no 316 in Hall A6 to initiate and promote interdisciplinary projects with the aim of jointly finding solutions to encourage recycling. The wide variety of possibilities that open up for this will also be shown by a number of other co-exhibitors, namely the ‚company’s Romanian subsidiary RIGK SRL, the recycling company Sintac – RIGK‘s partner in Spain, the industry network and RIGK affiliate plastship, and the industry-specific recovery systems GVÖ (Gebinde-Verwertungsgesellschaft der Mineralölwirtschaft mbH) and KBS (Kreislaufsystem Blechverpackungen Stahl GmbH).

Advice on the amendment to the packaging legislation

At IFAT, these companies will give advice about the various ways in which producers can assume responsibility for the entire life cycle of their products, including the recovery and reuse/recycling, not only to satisfy their own demands but also to comply with the present and expected legal requirements. Especially regarding the amendment of the German packaging act (VerpackG), RIGK will demonstrate how participation in the EPR systems makes it easier to meet the additional obligations when handling industrial packaging, transport packaging and secondary packaging. RIGK will inform trade fair visitors about the latest developments, explain the new rules and regulations, and provide advice on their implementation.

RIGK’s Managing Director Markus Dambeck explains: „For producers or sellers of packaged industrial or trade products, the amendment to the legislation involves an information obligation, burden of proof, registration commitment and financing obligation. For many of the parties affected, this is complex and confusing. In cooperation with RIGK, the most efficient solutions for every company can be found to reliably avoid the risk of fines in implementing them.

30 years in the service of the circular economy

In 2022, RIGK marked 30 years of commitment to the safe and legally compliant recycling of packaging and plastics in the interests of sustainability and resource conservation. With its recovery systems, RIGK makes a valuable contribution in the battle against climate change. The spectrum ranges from packaging and plastics from industry, agriculture, and commerce to the recovery of unusable crop protection agents and chemicals in the agricultural sector.

Under the ‘RIGK Industry’ label, the company combines its recovery systems for customers from trade and industry. These are the RIGK-SYSTEM and RIGK-G SYSTEM for the recovery of used and completely empty packaging for non-hazardous and hazardous substances, as well as the RIGK-PICKUP SYSTEM for the collection of empty packaging directly on site.

The ‘RIGK Agrar’ label stands for the recovery systems for agriculture – the PRE-SYSTEM for the reliable recovery of unusable crop protection agents and other chemicals, ERDE Recycling for the recovery of used plastics, PAMIRA SEED DRESSINGS for the recovery of seed dressing packaging, and the PAMIRA-SYSTEM for the recovery of pesticide cans and liquid fertilisers` packaging.

Dambeck continues: „In future, too, RIGK will invest its innovative strength and know-how in the development of ever more efficient solutions. The focus will continue to be on the recovery, reuse and recycling of packaging and plastics in order to close material life cycles and conserve resources. We are in constant dialogue with representatives from politics, industry, and research, and we participate in national and international networks because we know that our actions today will determine the world of tomorrow. We look forward to many interesting discussions and new ideas.“

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Halle A6, Stand 316