Commercialization

The retailers and cooperatives indicate on their Bills of Sale the location where the empty packages must be returned by farmers

Triple wash

At the time the solution is prepared for application on the crop, the farmer does a triple wash or wash under pressure and temporarily stores the empty packages at an adequate location on his property

Return

Farmers return the empty packages to the receiving unit of the System as noted on the Bill of Sale

Packaging processing

During this phase the empty crop protection packages are prepared by employees of the receiving unit to be sent to their final destination (recycling or incineration). Currently more than 400 units, including offices and stations, are located throughout Brazil

Environmentally correct disposal

Represented by inpEV, crop protection product manufacturers are responsible for transporting the empty packages from the receiving units to their final destination

Incineration

The non-washable packages (around 5% of the total) and those not correctly washed by farmers are sent to incinerators that partner with the System

Recycling

Twelve partnering recyclers of the System transform the packages (plastic, metallic, cardboard and lids) into 17 different artifacts