Brazilian System for Recycling of Empty Agrochemical Packages Becomes Global Benchmark
Brazil is a leader in recycling plastic and cardboard agrochemical containers. According to a study by the country’s National Institute for Processing of Empty Packages (INPEV), Brazil – with an overall recycling rate of 90% - leads all countries. Germany, for instance, had a 65% recycling rate for these types of containers, and the US recycled only 20%.To achieve this success, Brazil has developed an efficient, environmentally safe system to collect and dispose of used agrochemical packages. Un