{"id":18694,"date":"2018-12-21T09:25:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T08:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=18694"},"modified":"2020-07-31T13:53:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T11:53:47","slug":"design-for-recycling-pioneering-work-werner-mertz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/design-for-recycling-pionierarbeit-werner-mertz\/","title":{"rendered":"Design for Recycling - Pioneering work by Werner & Mertz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking responsibility: Werner & Mertz, the Mainz-based manufacturer of cleaning products, has consistently pursued the \u201eDesign for Recycling\u201c approach for years. Not only since the launch of the Recyclate Initiative in 2012 has the company been a pioneer when it comes to not only developing sustainable products and producing them accordingly, but also promoting the reuse of raw materials from packaging.<\/p>\n

\u201eA Credible eco-product<\/strong> can only come from a company that consistently implements sustainability in its own actions - a company that lives ecological awareness, economic foresight and social responsibility every day. Sustainability in all business decisions<\/strong> creates trust. We are convinced that more and more consumers want to know the economic, social and ecological conditions under which their products are manufactured,\u201c explains the Managing Partner Reinhard Schneider<\/strong> the position of the family business Werner & Mertz<\/strong> to the point. This includes designing plastic packaging in such a way that it can be reused to a high standard.<\/p>\n

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The crystal-clear Frosch bottles are made of 100 per cent PET from post-consumer plastic. (Photo: Werner & Mertz\/Heribert Piel)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Innovative idea, strong cooperation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Recyclate initiative<\/strong> was founded in 2012 by Reinhard Schneider. It pools its expertise in order to effectively recycle PET, PE and PP waste from the Yellow Bag and thus turn it into an environmentally friendly product. closed material and production cycle<\/strong> to lead. The concept is based on high-tech developments and has been designed from the outset as a \u201eOpen Innovation\u201c<\/strong> to successfully promote this sensible investment in the future beyond its own industry boundaries. In addition to Werner & Mertz GmbH, the members are Der Gr\u00fcne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland (DSD), ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG and NABU - Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union Germany.<\/p>

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The company has consistently pursued the principle of using recyclates. Thanks to its diverse activities and projects, the Mainz-based company is several development steps ahead of the market. The focus is in line with the new packaging law<\/strong>, which will come into force in Germany on 1 January 2019. All endeavours are also in line with the European Commission's plans for the plastics strategy by 2030.<\/p>\n

We have Property Sander<\/strong>, who has been responsible for the development of the company's sustainable packaging for seven years and has played a key role in shaping it, was asked about motivation, trends and other packaging-related goals.<\/p>