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Starlab expands sustainable recycling program to Italy
Following its successful establishment in Germany, Austria, France and the UK, Starlab is further expanding its innovative recycling program for laboratory plastics: Italian laboratories can now also take part in the TipOne recycling service. In cooperation with the REMONDIS Group, the company is thus continuing on its path towards a closed-loop recycling economy in the laboratory.
This expansion is a logical step in the Hamburg-based laboratory products manufacturer's European growth strategy. "By launching our recycling service in Italy, we are responding to the great demand from the southern European market," explained Klaus Ambos, managing director of Starlab International GmbH. "Our vision of a closed-loop recycling economy for our best-selling laboratory product is thus becoming a reality in another important market."
TipOne recycling service from Starlab
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Cooperation with the REMONDIS Group
The success story of the TipOne recycling service is based on close collaboration with the recycling experts at REMONDIS Resource Management GmbH. Since the partnership began in 2020, the program has continued to develop: Following its successful launch in Germany and Austria in 2021, it expanded to the UK a year later and to France in 2023. Ambos: "The development is impressive. In the active recycling markets, 23% of laboratories are already participating in the program, and the recycling rate for TipOne products reached 24% in 2024."
Recycling: a prerequisite for the recycling loop
Starlab and REMONDIS have developed a system that makes it possible to recycle laboratory plastics to a high standard. As Starlab only uses polypropylene (PP) in its TipOne system, the collected materials can be directly and efficiently processed into new PP material. New TipOne racks have been made from recycled TipOne material for the first time in Germany since the beginning of 2025. "Reusing plastics for closed-loop laboratory applications places particularly high demands on the recycling process," explained Simon Sauer, managing director of REMONDIS Resource Management GmbH. "Thanks to Starlab's consistent selection of materials and the well thought-out take-back system, we can guarantee high-quality recycling. This partnership is a perfect example of how the circular economy works even in very challenging areas."
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