{"id":100948,"date":"2025-04-15T15:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=100948"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:01:34","slug":"two-years-ifco-service-centre-dannstadt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/zwei-jahre-ifco-servicecenter-dannstadt\/","title":{"rendered":"Ifco Service Centre Dannstadt cleans 500,000 returnable containers daily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>At the IFCO Service Centre in Dannstadt-Schauernheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, 500,000 reusable packaging containers are cleaned, sorted and checked for reuse every day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IFCO Service Centre in Dannstadt-Schauerheim, which opened in April 2023, is part of a global network of 139 service centres that support the IFCO SmartCycle model. With over 400 million reusable packaging containers (RPCs) in circulation, the company enables around 300 retailers and 18,000 producers worldwide to <strong>the switch to sustainable, circular supply chains<\/strong> - and at the same time drives digital transformation and automation in the food industry.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Model plant for intelligent, sustainable supply chains and automation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Strategically located at a central European transport hub, the service centre in Dannstadt is a key building block for the circular economy. In the modern facility, IFCO RPCs <strong>automatically sorted, checked, hygienically cleaned and recirculated.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-2048407490\"><div id=\"packa-1996476873\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100953\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100953 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-813x457.jpg 813w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-120x67.jpg 120w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IFCO_Dannstadt_Servicecenter5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Image: IFCO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thanks to advanced automation and<strong> intelligent sorting and crate recognition systems,<\/strong> the service centre ensures efficient and resource-saving processing of various sizes and types of reusable systems. It is therefore a prime example of scalable solutions that measurably reduce waste, CO\u2082 emissions and water consumption along the entire supply chain.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201eOur service centre in Dannstadt is a blueprint for the future of sustainable food packaging. By combining intelligent automation, strict hygiene and circular design, we show how sustainability and efficiency go hand in hand.\u201c<\/p>\n<p><strong>Babak Yazdani<\/strong>, COO of IFCO<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The facility is also a benchmark for resource-conserving infrastructure. The building is powered by a photovoltaic system and has underfloor heating and LED lighting. It has been awarded the Gold Certificate for Green Buildings by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). The four-stage cleaning process ensures <strong>Food-safe hygiene, cleanliness and safety<\/strong>, and the water used is reused up to 400 times.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source<\/em>IFCO<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the IFCO service centre in Dannstadt-Schauernheim, 500,000 reusable packaging containers are cleaned, sorted and checked for reuse every day.","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":100949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Im IFCO Servicecenter in Dannstadt-Schauernheim werden t\u00e4glich 500.000 Mehrwegverpackungsbeh\u00e4lter f\u00fcr die Wiederverwendung gereinigt, sortiert und gepr\u00fcft.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Ifco Servicecenter","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58781],"tags":[59847,54,59698,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-100948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-packaging","8":"tag-ifco","9":"tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde","10":"tag-mehrweg","11":"tag-transportverpackung","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}