Innovation & technology

he year of 2022 represented another important technological breakthrough for the final disposal phase, which will allow, starting in 2023, the recycling of all flexible packaging. With this, the Campo Limpo System will recycle 100% of all plastic packaging received, in addition to the rigid packaging (washed and unwashed), which have been recycled since 2019.

At the central stations, the innovation initiatives developed in preceding years also continued being expanded. An additional 28 units implemented the traceability project, which ensures more assertiveness to operations and allows each bail to be monitored until its final destination. Furthermore, the automated press designed to meet the specific needs of the System arrived at the central stations of Luziânia (GO) and Querência (MT), besides Araraquara (SP), where the pilot project took place in 2021.

The custom-designed press for the System increases by 65% central station productivity.

New green patent

The Campo Limpo System received its second green patent, granted by the National Institute of Intellectual Property (INPI). The new patent refers exclusively to the co-extruded (multilayer) crop protection packaging recycling process.

Furthermore, the patent obtained in 2021 for the recycling process that gives rise to the Ecoplástica^® packaging was extended to Argentina.