Efficient Wiesbaden, April 2026 – The ERDE initiative (Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland) continues its successful growth trajectory. In 2025, a total of 37,342 tonnes of agricultural plastics were collected and sent for material recycling within the take-back and recycling system established by RIGK and its partners.
Despite an overall reduction in market volumes, the initiative further increased its recycling input rate compared to the previous year, making the system even more efficient. ERDE has once again made a significant contribution to the circular economy in agriculture.
Recycling these materials resulted in savings of approximately 37,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents. This corresponds to around 350 million kilometres driven by passenger cars, the annual mileage of approximately 28,400 vehicles, or the carbon sequestration capacity of around 2.7 million trees.