Everyone takes responsibility for ensuring that used protection product and liquid fertiliser packaging becomes raw materials!
*based on the calculations of the Frauenhofer Institut Umsicht (2023)
Packaging Material Recovery for Agriculture (PAckMIttel-Rücknahme Agrar): PAMIRA® is the recovery system for plant protection product and liquid fertiliser packaging in Germany. Our system enables farmers, horticulturists, nurseries and other professionals to disposal their empty and rinsed packaging free of charge.
In cooperation with the trade, packaging is taken back safely and sustainably at almost 400 collection points across Germany on specified dates with the help of trained inspection staff – and then passed on to our recycling partners. More than 90 per cent of the packaging recovered today finds a second life as recycled plastic products for the European cable protection industry.
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Over the past eleven years, the PAMIRA® system has continuously increased its recycling rate, reaching an encouraging peak of 95% in 2024. This success is also reflected in the expansion of the collection point network: more than ten new collection sites were added this year, bringing the total to 433 collection points across 463 collection dates nationwide.
The volume of returned packaging has also seen a significant rise. In 2024, 3,698 tonnes were collected – marking a substantial increase compared to the previous year. This positive development is the result of successful collaboration among all stakeholders and highlights the shared commitment to resource conservation and environmental protection.
PAMIRA® looks to the future with confidence and remains committed to partnership-based efforts to further advance a functioning circular economy and a more sustainable agricultural sector.
PAMIRA® is a registered trademark of Industrieverband Agrar e. V. (IVA). RIGK GmbH is responsible for carrying out collections and recycling the collected packaging.