Envipco

Envipco wants to contribute to a circular economy where the emphasis is not just on recycling, but closing the loop, so that raw materials supply is made sustainable.
According to Envipco ‘a single pound of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) flake uses 84% less energy and generates 71% fewer greenhouse gases than virgin resin.’

Started in Netherlands, Envipco has bases in the USA, Germany, France, Sweden, and partners in Australia, Greece and UK.
This global firm manufacture has the patent for reverse-vending machines. Envipco manufactures, services, and maintains RVMs and other recycling technology for more than three decades. The company works with beverage and major bottle manufacturers, retailers and distributors to help them collect end-of-life bottles. Envipco has been a pioneer in the materials recovery sector, as it has moved beyond curbside and deposit areas and expanded to ‘non-deposit areas through couponing, incentive programs, and an advertising revenue-based model.’

Its machines are based on German engineering and can identify the difference between PET bottles and aluminium cans. These machines are sustainable as they reduce fuel consumption by pickup trucks through stopping and idling during collection. Besides manufacturing the machines they are also involved in transportation and logistics, accounting, recycling and processing. So it is not just the machines, the company is involved in the overall process of waste recovery.

Envipco's recovery solutions help retailers provide an enhanced recycling experience to drive traffic and increase customer loyalty. With advertising programs, branding and cross-promotional opportunities, and customer incentives incorporated right into the recovery solution, this is about more than saving space and labor devoted to beverage container recovery. Their recycling solutions can also serve as a revenue source and a vehicle to spark sales of other merchandise. Envipco which was started in the late 1970s by Bruce DeWoolfson, now sells its products around the globe. This recycling leader is covered extensively in Bloombery, recycling and finance journals.