ECOCAN D.R.S is the first fully digital DRS worldwide, which supports incentivised collection & closed-loop recycling of genuine eligible empties. And ensures participants directly benefit for taking part.
This is achieved by creating a marketplace for used empties, conveniently connecting ECO-Producers and ECO-Recyclers seeking to buy back post-consumer empties for reuse or recycling, with ECOnsumers who are in possession of the empties, but lack access to the market
Recycling is cooperation
We all have a role to play in the ECO-system:
System Administration
ECOCAN sets up the D.R.S and provides needed technology to administer the entire ECO-system. This green-tech platform brings together all actors across the packaging value chain, fostering ECO-friendly production, sustainable commerce, and responsible consumption
Product Eligibility
ECO-Producers apply worthwhile deposit incentives, that attach extrinsic financial value onto empties that would otherwise be considered waste. This motivates ECOnsumers to return them to ECO-Stations after product consumption. Producers also print ECOCAN Security codes onto product packaging to safeguard their integrity
Marketplace Activity
ECOnsumers authenticate eligible products before purchase, thus starve counterfeit criminals of cashflow. And return eligible empties to ECO-Stations for recycling; to reclaim deposit money, preserve the environment, and deprive counterfeiters access to genuine empties. ECOnsumers also prioritise purchase of ECO-products to support sustainable commerce
Empties Recycling
ECO-Stations accept returned eligible empties, and digitally refund applicable deposit incentives. Subsequently, ECOuriers on E-mobility efficiently handle pick-ups, while ECO-Recyclers process empties into new bottles, completing the closed-loop cycle
Returned re-usable glass bottles are meticulously processed by ECOCAN in a closed-loop, using state of the art fully-automatic PAC Swiss bottle washers. And undergo rigorous quality inspection with top-of-the-line Krones Linatronic empty bottle inspectors (I.B.I). To ensure ECO-products are safely refilled in the most hygienic, and highest quality, 100% re-used glass bottles.
Environmental Impact
Reduces waste sent to landfills, decreases litter, as well as GHGs emission from raw material extraction
Energy Efficiency
Requires less energy compared to producing products from virgin raw materials i.e., recycling aluminium cans requires only 5% of energy needed to make new cans
Sustainability
Promotes resource conservation by continuously reusing materials. For example, recycling PET bottles reduces need to drill crude oil to make new plastic bottles
Economic Advantage
Reduces manufacturing costs i.e beverage producers can save upto 40% of packaging costs, thus sell their products more affordably
So next time you recycle, ensure it is closed loop recycling, that you don't end up doing more harm, when your intentions are noble
Fun Facts!
That used aluminium cans are some of the most valuable scrap materials in the whole world? And that they can be recycled indefinitely without losing material value—yes, recycled forever!
Energy Saver
And recycling just one aluminium can saves up to 95% of the energy needed to make a new can. In fact, the energy saved can power your TV for three (3) whole hours!
Zero Waste, Full Impact
100% of used aluminium cans can be recycled to make new ones, with zero waste! Incredible, right? So, return your used cans to the nearest ECO-Station for recycling!
The Recycling Journey
ECOuriers pick up your cans and deliver them to ECO-Recyclers, who smelt them into ingots. These ingots are then pressed into thin sheets that are moulded into new cans, ensuring your next drink arrives in a fully recycled, ECO-friendly can, facilitated by ECOCAN.