As a rule, all catalogue parts that are currently manufactured from PE-LD are affected. You will receive an order confirmation with every order - for items made from 100% post-consumer recyclate, the item description will include the addition "PCR-PE", for items made from the recycling blend "PCR-PE / PE-LD".

First and foremost, we are working together to conserve resources and protect the climate. You receive our protective elements in the usual Pöppelmann quality, but more sustainable than before. In this way, you can contribute to more resource conservation, waste avoidance and climate protection without great effort and thus fulfil the corresponding requirements from the industry for recycling management, recyclate content and climate protection! OEMs are already demanding the use of PCR-PE. This can also contribute to your own sustainability goals. We also expect EU and national legislation regarding recycling quota requirements in the near future. You would then have already fulfilled these requirements for the products concerned.

A recyclate is obtained by recycling used plastic products that have already gone through a complete product life cycle. Our 100% post-consumer recyclate consists entirely of recycled material and therefore also conserves up to 100% of resources. (PCR-PE, PCR-PP, PCR-TPE)

A blend, described by the English word "Blend", consists of PCR and virgin material. (PCR-PE / PE-LD)

virgin material is obtained from fossil raw materials. (PE-LD, PE-LLD)

All coloured catalogue parts made of PE-LD e.g. Yellow, green, red, black) are converted to a recycled blend of PCR-PE and PE-LD and are always produced in the same basic colour as the virgin material, so that there are no or only slight variations in colour tone. Natural-coloured catalogue parts made of PE-LD are converted to a PCR-PE (post-consumer recyclate, polyethylene) and to the colour blue. This colour corresponds approximately to the RAL colour traffic blue.

After use, the used protective elements should be disposed of properly. This can be done via a local recycling company, for example. We would also be happy to talk to you about the possibility of a return to Pöppelmann. In many cases, we can create a closed material loop together and save important resources.

Blue offers a much better visual appearance than natural PCR materials. Catalogue parts in natural-coloured recycled plastic PCR would be comparatively dark and not or significantly less translucent than catalogue parts made from virgin material. We also opted for the colour blue to create a high recognition value for the protective elements made of 100% post-consumer recyclate, which have been awarded the Blue Angel, and to deliberately differentiate them from more common colours such as yellow, red or natural. Furthermore, the colour blue is now even required by some car manufacturers as a standard colour for protective elements made of PE-LD in order to enable clear sorting by colour and thus better recycling.

On request, all catalogue parts can be converted from standard material to a PCR material. In principle, it is also possible to convert customised special parts to a PCR. So if you would like to convert catalogue parts or special parts, please contact us and we will check what is possible.

We are also working on developing sustainable variants for other materials to conserve even more resources.