Jokey achieves recycled material traceability certification in circular economy win

09 Sep 2020 --- The Jokey Group is now offering plastic packaging certified according to ISCC PLUS. The certificate attests to the use and traceability of recycled materials on a mass balance basis.

Jokey is offering filling industry customers an eco-friendly packaging solution well suited for the food sector. Three locations in Germany and one in Spain are awarded the ISCC PLUS certification.

“Transparency plays an important role for us with the use of sustainable materials in the value chain,” notes Jens Stadter, Jokey CEO. “Certifications such as ISCC PLUS are therefore an essential part of the Jokey Eco Concept [and] firmly anchored in our sustainability strategy…”

Chemical recycling and organic waste
The Jokey Eco Concept 2.0 provides the framework for the new ISCC PLUS certified plastic packaging. The raw materials are obtained through chemical recycling or from organic waste materials.

Jokey’s raw materials are obtained through chemical recycling or organic waste materials.In the non-food sector, Jokey has manufactured packaging from recycled plastics, known as recyclates, since the early 1990s. Post-consumer recyclates from household collections are recovered through factory-based mechanical recycling to achieve this.

Sustainable feedstocks certification
ISCC PLUS is an international certification system for all sustainable feedstocks, including agricultural and forestry biomass and circular materials. The certification system requires the full traceability of sustainable materials and is verified by independent auditors.

“The ISCC PLUS certification provides confirmation to companies along the supply chain that the mass balance of recycled and bio-based materials is following clear rules,” explains Dr. Jan Henke, Director ISCC System.

Due to increased consumer awareness, paint, construction materials and chemicals are increasingly packed in recycled material.

Jokey teamed up with JONAS Farbenwerke paint supplier to create buckets consisting of 20 percent ocean-based recycled plastics and more than 50 percent post-consumer recyclates.

The German supplier partnered Neste to develop the market for environmentally sustainable rigid packaging for food and non-food applications.

By Joshua Poole