Rethinking recyclate use – structured, economical, scalable
Using recyclates in industrial applications presents challenges in quality, availability and comparability.
plastship represents a new approach to bringing recycled plastics into the market: We combine materials, data and market expertise to create a reliable foundation for industrial recyclate use.
Our solutions do not just enable recyclate use – they make it economically viable and sustainable in the long term.
We don’t just make recycling possible – we make it economically viable.
plastship transforms sourcing into a structured, application-driven recyclate supply. We ensure that:
Damit Rezyklate nicht nur eingesetzt werden – sondern funktionieren.
We see recyclate use not as a one-off decision, but as a structured process across the entire value chain.
Our approach
Recyclate use is created through the interaction of:
We connect these elements and translate them into working solutions for industry.
Der Rezyklatmarkt ist komplex und fragmentiert.
Der Rezyklatmarkt ist komplex und fragmentiert.
The recyclate market is complex and intransparent.
We bring structure and create clarity for informed decision-making.
plastship acts as an interface between:
▪️waste management & recyclers
▪️industry & application
▪️materials & data
Our goal: reduce complexity and enable implementation.
We believe in structured feedstock management from the outset – treating waste as a valuable resource.
For plastship, transparency is the key to building trustworthy business relationships based on mutual benefit. It should be enjoyable for all parties involved.
Like you, we prefer not to invest time in one-off affairs. Our focus is on reproducible transactions and sustainable partnerships.
Personal connection is important to us. While digital means can achieve many things, they cannot replace personal relationships. Occasional face-to-face meetings are invaluable to us.
9 different collection systems for the industial, commercial, and agricultural sector
30 years of experience in closing material cycles
60.000 customers from licence holders and commercial end consumers
Together with RIGK GmbH, plastship develops digital solutions for the circular economy.
The shared goal: creating closed loops in plastic recycling.
Organsiation von Rücknahmesystemen
Disposal and waste processing
Procurement and distribution
Certification and compliance
We are certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 by TÜV NORD CERT GmbH. The certificate confirms that plastship operates a quality management system that meets the requirements of the international standard – within the certified scope of ‘trade in plastics’.
This underlines our commitment to making quality measurable, ensuring transparent processes and continuously improving.
Innovation and development
Our projects demonstrate how recyclate use evolves through data, structure and collaboration.
May 31, 2024 · In their joint research project "Rezy-Spezi," the Kunststoff-Zentrum SKZ and plastship GmbH not only identified barriers to the use of secondary materials in plastic processing. They also developed actionable recommendations for the industry to increase recycled plastics content in the future.
October 1, 2021 · Despite millions of tonnes of post-consumer waste being collected annually, the utilization rate of post-consumer recyclate in Germany's total plastic production remains very low at 5.6 percent. To address this, SKZ and plastship GmbH are launching the SmaKuRez project. This initiative will provide plastic processors with a service system database, enabling them to increasingly and reliably replace virgin plastics with recyclates.
„…by 2025, ten million tonnes of recycled plastics [] into new products on the EU market.”
Current developments and industry commitments are driving long-term demand for plastic recyclates. To enable their use in applications, digital solutions help create an efficient structure for identifying suitable recycled plastics. We aim to provide clear added value through our digital platform, which allows differentiation between raw materials and facilitates networking along the value chain.
To ensure that more recycled plastics find their way into everyday applications, comprehensive understanding of supply chains and qualities in plastics recycling is as important as knowledge of the technical and quality requirements of potential users.
„…urgent to develop a European market for recycled plastics.”
The digital networking in the value chain simplifies the marketing and procurement of plastic recyclates. Complete information, targeted search for raw materials for a specific application, and the simplicity and security of transactions promote the use of recycled plastics – we, as founders of plastship, are convinced of this. We understand the qualities, properties, and values of plastics as important resources and recyclable materials, even after the end of their intended use.
Since 2008, through our previous experiences in the industry, we have been able to accompany every step in the collection and recycling of plastics – from collecting recyclables from end consumers to the application of plastic regranulates in products.
„…improving the functioning of such a complex value chain requires efforts and greater cooperation by all its key players.”
In the circular economy, meaningful value often emerges when partners pursue common goals. Only through cooperation in the value chain can sustainable material cycles and a higher proportion of plastic recyclates in products be achieved. We enable digital and efficient distribution and procurement of recyclables, regranulates, regrinds, and compounds, and facilitate the exchange of services and best practices to close loops.
Our focus is on actively promoting collaborations and supporting projects that involve the use of plastic recyclates and plastics recycling. As service providers and consultants, we actively engage and continuously expand our offerings for you.
We welcome direct interaction with you if you have any remaining questions.
We combine supply, data, quality and feedstock management into an integrated system.
Plastic processors, brand owners, recyclers and companies aiming to use recyclates.
Data enables comparability, transparency and reliable decisions.
Through structured supply, analysis, data and a strong partner network.
