Our sustainability approach
Sustainability where recycling starts.
Circular product design, climate action and responsible business – across the first stage of the waste management value chain.
Our products shape how waste is separated and collected – and so how much of it can be recycled. That responsibility guides everything we do: we reduce the footprint of our own operations and help municipalities, collection operators and businesses waste less and recycle more.
Sustainability at a glance
Reduce · Reuse · Recycle
Circular by design. Built into every lifecycle.
We apply the 3Rs from the first sketch to the end of a product’s life: eco-design that uses fewer resources, products that can be repaired and reused, and bins that are recycled into new ones.
Every year we use around 48,000 tonnes of recycled plastic – from household plastic waste and disused bins – and source more than 95% of it in Europe.
- REDUCE: eco-design
- REUSE: repair & spare parts
- RECYCLE: bin to bin
Our ESG strategy
Six pillars. One ESG strategy.
Built on our 2024 double materiality assessment and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Safety of our teams
A zero-accident ambition, led by our Beyond Safety programme.
Lower carbon footprint
Science-based targets for 2030 across scopes 1, 2 and 3.
Recycled materials
80% recycled material in our total plastic consumption in 2025.
Waste and water
Less waste, less water and no plastic pellet loss at our sites.
Gender equity
35% of leadership positions held by women in 2025.
Disability inclusion
Direct employment and partnerships with inclusive employers.
Circularity in action
From old bins to new ones.
Through BAC-TO-BAC, launched in France and Benelux in 2022, disused containers are collected, dismantled, cleaned and recycled into new bins. Axles, lids and wheels go back into service as spare parts.
3,400+ tonnes of recycled material from discarded containers went back into production in 2025.
FAQ
Sustainability at SULO Group.
How much recycled plastic does SULO Group use?
SULO Group uses around 48,000 tonnes of recycled plastic per year to manufacture waste containers. In 2025, recycled material accounted for 80% of the Group’s total plastic consumption. DIN CERTCO certifies a minimum of 80% recycled content in both the lid and the body of our bins in grey, green, brown and dark blue.
Are SULO Group’s climate targets science-based?
Yes. The Science Based Targets initiative validated SULO Group’s near-term targets in 2025: -42% absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions and -51.6% Scope 3 emissions intensity per million euros of value added by 2030, compared with 2021.
How does SULO Group help municipalities recycle more?
With bins, underground and semi-underground containers, compactors and digital services such as bin identification, weighing and pay-as-you-throw. In France, local authorities using pay-as-you-throw saw an average 30% reduction in residual household waste (SULO France study, June 2023).
What does “Recycling starts here” mean?
Recycling begins long before materials reach a recycling plant. It starts with how waste is separated and collected – the first stage of the waste management value chain, where SULO Group’s products and services are used.
Targets you can hold us to.
Our 2030 climate targets, materiality assessment and external ratings.