What's
behind it?

But how exactly does it work?

The CO₂ value describes the emission, i.e. the release, of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere. This emission can occur in various ways, such as

• Burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil or gas.
• Industrial processes such as cement production or
• Deforestation, as trees store CO₂.

Plastic strapping is made of either PP (polypropylene) or PET (polyethylene terephthalate, simply polyethylene). Both are oil-based materials and once these materials are incinerated during disposal, carbon dioxide is produced, which is released into the atmosphere.

Strap by Strap

better.collect offers a solution to this problem! Valuable material resources are kept in the circle instead of being disposed of.

The used strapping is not incinerated but collected and processed into new high-quality recyclate. This step reduces CO₂ emissions along the value chain and is verifiably calculated using the CO₂ certificate from c7-Consult. The recycled material is then reused in the extrusion process for new strapping, thus closing the material cycle.

Every ton of collected material is valuable for the environment. Expressed in figures, the correct recycling of 1 ton of PET strapping via Teufelberger avoids 1,759 kg of CO2, which would be produced by incineration in a waste incineration plant.