What is circular economy for plastic packaging?
Consumers buy products
Consumers dispose of packaging
in recycling bins
Waste collectors separate and send to recyclers
Recyclers deliver
recycled resin
Logoplaste produces bottles with recycled material
Behind the Scenes in the production of high-quality Recycled Material
Logoplaste's entry into rPET began with a single goal: to provide the best quality food-grade recycled resin in the market so that our packaging plants can achieve peak performance regardless of the recycled content percentage. A secure supply of quality rPET is crucial to our ability to innovate and deliver the best bottle-to-bottle solutions for our clients.
We knew we needed to oversee the entire process—from bale to flake to recycled pellet—because the quality of feedstock in Europe varies significantly from bale to bale. This is why we acquired a majority stake in Ecoibéria.
Ecoibéria uses state-of-the-art equipment and processes to manage this variability and deliver premium quality standards every day. Ecoibéria places particular emphasis in the sorting phase and uses advanced AI-powered technology to ensure accuracy. They meticulously monitor the outputs of the washing and purification stages, enabling real-time process adjustments to ensure consistency.
Working with Ecoibéria proved our initial strategy was sound, but our learning curve has been steep, and we are only beginning to explore the possibilities.
We are testing innovative ideas such as incorporating invisible markings on bottles, using AI to detect and qualify inputs, and employing blockchain technology for enhanced traceability.
Our goal is to scale these innovations, step by step, so we can contribute to the industry-wide effort to create a circular economy for plastic packaging and bring our mission—creating a better world—to life.
Luis Almeida
Chief Commercial Officer
RecyClass + Bureau Veritas
Logoplaste Innovation Lab and Bureau Veritas Portugal have formed a strategic partnership as an Authorized Certification Body for RecyClass Certifications, where we can assess Plastic Packaging Recyclability, as well as quantify Plastic Recycled Content for any product.
This means we can help in the improvement of our Client’s plastic packaging recyclability performance and calculate the share of plastic recycled content in various objects, from a bottle to a chair, so that truthful, as well as reliable, claims can be made.
We assess products so they are a perfect fit for the circular economy of plastics.
Recyclass Certifications are Europe’s undisputed seals of approval for Recycled Plastic, ensuring packaging and products live up to their sustainable claims and targets.
ISCC Plus
if you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together
This African proverb could not be truer when it comes to Circularity, as only by working together, following the same guidelines and integrating seamlessly with the other market players, can we all have a significant positive impact.
ISCC* PLUS is an international sustainability certification scheme applicable to bioeconomy and the circular economy for food, feed, chemicals, plastics, packaging, textiles, and renewable feedstock derived from a process using renewable energy sources. All kinds of biomass, waste and residues, non-biological renewables and recycled carbon-based materials can be certified under ISCC PLUS.
*International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
ISCC Plus certification ensures that sustainable materials are traceable throughout international supply chains. Logoplaste, a pioneer in the usage of recycled content, has the following plants certified in ISCC Plus:
- Logoplaste Estarreja, Portugal
- Logoplaste Guadalajara, Spain
- Logoplaste Leeds, UK
- Logoplaste Dumfries, UK
- Logoplaste Vienne, France
All that we do aligns with our purpose, can be measured, reported and audited. At Logoplaste, we work in black and white, there are no gray areas. This is how Circularity will win.
Key objetives
Reinforce recycling capabilities as well as material science to master incorporation of recycled content into packaging, maintaining high levels of efficiency and performance.
Better serve Logoplaste’s partners both at a technical level as well as in achieving sustainable goals and targets.
Improve Logoplaste’s competitive advantage & the Group’s commitment to its Sustainability Pillars.
Allow Logoplaste to be part of the plastic recycling ecosystem, present in key regulation debates to drive circularity improvements.