Prezero

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Prezero
IndustryWaste management, recycling
Founded2018
HeadquartersNeckarsulm, Germany
Revenue3.1 billion euros (2023/24)
Number of employees
24,234 (2023/24)
Websiteprezero-international.com

PreZero Stiftung & Co. KG (written as PreZero; formerly GreenCycle Stiftung & Co. KG, previously GreenCycle Holding GmbH & Co. KG), headquartered in Neckarsulm, is a German environmental services provider active in waste management in the areas of dual systems, disposal, recycling, packaging and recovery. [1]

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The company is part of the Schwarz Group, which also includes Kaufland, Lidl, Schwarz Produktion and Schwarz Digits. [2]

PreZero has more than 460 locations in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal and Spain. [3]

History

The origins

Founded in 2009, GreenCycle was originally responsible for waste disposal and recycling management within the Schwarz Group. [4] [5] Later GreenCycle began offering its expertise in waste disposal and recycling to external customers outside the Schwarz Group as a consultant. [6]

Entry into the operational waste disposal business

In 2018, GreenCycle made its first acquisition in the operational waste disposal market with the US company RMG Recycling. [7] This was followed in the same year by the acquisition of Tönsmeier, at that time Germany's fifth-largest waste disposal service provider. [8] Tönsmeier was founded in 1927, introduced dust-free waste collection in 1958, expanded into the new federal states in the 1990s and opened a branch in Poland in 1996. [9] Since the beginning of 2019, the Tönsmeier locations in Germany and Poland have been operating under the 'PreZero' brand. [10]

Further expansion

Several company acquisitions followed in 2019 and 2020, leading to market entries in Italy, Austria and Sweden. [11] [12] The company also entered the aluminium recycling business. [13] In September 2020, PreZero announced its intention to purchase the waste and recycling business of the French Suez Group in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland and Sweden. The acquisition of Suez's waste and recycling business in these countries was successfully completed in June 2021. [14]

Since 2021, the company has been manufacturing flexible plastic packaging, offering consulting services on sustainable packaging and developing the first official certification for sustainable waste management. [15] [16]

Services

PreZero offers services along the entire value chain of the circular economy. These include the collection, sorting, processing and recycling of waste, as well as consulting on disposal and recycling processes. [17] [18]

Business areas

Locations

Germany

In addition to the main locations, there are around 120 other locations in Germany, where approximately 4,800 employees work. [27]

International

Partnerships

Since its foundation, PreZero has been working with the retail companies Lidl and Kaufland, which belong to the Schwarz Group. In January 2019, PreZero acquired the naming rights to the former Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim, which has since been renamed PreZero Arena. [41] Other partnerships in this area include the Allianz Arena and SAP Garden in Munich, the MHPArena in Stuttgart, the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, the SAP Arena in Mannheim and the Estadi de Son Moix [42] in Palma de Mallorca, the German Handball Bundesliga [43] and FC Bayern Munich Basketball. [44]

Criticism

In the districts of Esslingen and Zollernalbkreis, there were increasing problems with waste disposal from spring 2025 onwards. Defective vehicles and staff shortages were cited as the reasons for collections being delayed by more than a week in some cases. In both districts, criticism was voiced by both the responsible authorities and the population. [45] [46]

References

  1. ↑ "Prezero | Recyclingunternehmen Neckarsulm". www.wer-zu-wem.de. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Schwarz Gruppe und Handball-Bundesliga starten langfristige Partnerschaft für Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit". SportWirtschaft Journal (in German). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Über uns ♻️ PreZero Deutschland". prezero.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Wachstumsstärkstes Dienstleistungsunternehmen Baden-Württemberg: Prezero Stiftung & Co. KG". Listenchampion (in German). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "PreZero – Neues Denken für ein sauberes Morgen" (in German). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Der nächste große Deal im Recycling". www.k-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Warum man PreZero mit Fußball und vollen Glascontainern verbindet". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Internet Archive: Scheduled Maintenance". web.archive.org. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Wer kauft Tönsmeier?". www.sn-online.de (in German). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Crodel, Claudia. "Tönsmeier wird zu Pre Zero: Oppiner Entsorgungsbetrieb wechselt Mutterschiff". www.mz.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Schwarz Gruppe: Aus Sky Plastic wird Prezero Polymers". www.umweltwirtschaft.com (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "PreZero startet mit Integration in Spanien und Portugal". bvse (in German). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Stadler designs and installs light packaging sorting plant for PreZero Recycling". wastetodaymagazine.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Suez schließt Verkauf von Entsorgungsaktivitäten an Prezero ab". euwid-recycling.de (in German). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "PreZero: Erste Zertifizierung nach DIN SPEC 91436". RECYCLING magazin (in German). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Die Vision lautet „Zero Waste"". din.de. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Unsere Standorte ♻️ PreZero Deutschland". prezero.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Gewerblicher und industrieller Abfall ♻️ PreZero International". prezero-international.com (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "PreZero Recycling ♻️ PreZero International". prezero-international.com (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "Sustainable Packaging ♻️ PreZero International". prezero-international.com (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  21. ↑ Brunn, Michael (15 September 2020). "PreZero Dual ab 2021 bundesweit aktiv". RECYCLING magazin (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Über uns - PreTurn GmbH" (in German). 17 April 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "Homepage". GreenCycle (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "Nachhaltige Verpackungslösungen aus Silphie-Papier". Nachhaltige Verpackungslösungen aus Silphie-Papier (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  25. ↑ "Prezero übernimmt L+N Recycling in Bubesheim". augsburger-allgemeine (in German). 5 March 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  26. ↑ "Handelsregisterauszug von PreZero Deutschland KG aus Porta Westfalica (HRA 3317)". www.online-handelsregister.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  27. ↑ "PreZero Deutschland KG (Porta Westfalica) im Ranking der deutschen Top-Unternehmen". Die Deutsche Wirtschaft (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  28. ↑ "Prezero: LVP-Sortierung in Belgien pünktlich am Start". recyclingtoday.com. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  29. ↑ "Prezero: LVP-Sortierung in Belgien pünktlich am Start". euwid-recycling.de (in German). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  30. ↑ "PreZero born out of willingness to make an environmental difference". www.plasticsnews.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  31. ↑ "Luxembourg among the EU's largest producers of municipal waste". Luxembourg Times. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  32. ↑ "Bettembourg Recycling Plant Begins Analysis of Luxembourg Residents' Recycling Habits". Chronicle.lu. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  33. ↑ "Suez schließt Verkauf von Entsorgungsaktivitäten an Prezero ab". euwid-recycling.de (in German). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  34. ↑ "PreZero Truck Launch". vb.nweurope.eu. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  35. ↑ "Drei Millionen Euro: PreZero Polymers investiert in Qualitätssicherung". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  36. ↑ EUWID (5 May 2020). "Prezero übernimmt polnischen Entsorger". euwid-recycling.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  37. 1 2 3 "Bestätigungsvermerk des unabhängigen Abschlussprüfers an die PreZero Stiftung & Co. KG" (PDF). lobbyregister.bundestag.de. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  38. ↑ "PreZero: Vielfältige Wege in der Kreislaufwirtschaft - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  39. ↑ "Helsingborg - PreZero". www.prezero.se. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  40. ↑ Armbruster, Ralf (13 February 2024). "Gemeinschaftsunternehmen für Bioabfallbehandlung bei Madrid". euwid-recycling.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  41. ↑ "Silber-Zertifizierung für PreZero Arena und Geschäftsstelle bestätigt". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  42. ↑ "El RCD Mallorca y PreZero convierten el Estadi Mallorca Son Moix en el primer estadio 'Residuo cero' de España". www.rcdmallorca.es. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  43. ↑ "Die Partner der Handball-Bundesliga". www.daikin-hbl.de. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  44. ↑ "Digitale Souveränität und Kreislaufwirtschaft im Fokus der Zusammenarbeit". fcbayern.com. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  45. ↑ Hauptmann, Elke (7 August 2025). "Landkreis Esslingen will Müllentsorger Prezero vorerst nicht kündigen - Rund um die Teck - Teckbote". teckbote.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  46. ↑ Bote, Schwarzwälder. "Müll im Zollernalbkreis: Wann enden die Verspätungen? Damit rechnet Entsorger PreZero". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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