Palladio Group and Recycla: The partnership that turns packaging into a resource
The packaging sector is constantly evolving, bringing with it increasingly complex challenges in waste management. Inks, coatings, absorbent materials and contaminated packaging require targeted processes to comply with environmental regulations, improve operational efficiency and strengthen corporate sustainability. For more than 80 years, Palladio Group has been producing pharmaceutical packaging by combining technological innovation with environmental responsibility. The company continuously invests in more sustainable processes and low-impact materials, demonstrating that innovation and environmental stewardship can coexist while delivering excellent results.
At the heart of this approach is a twenty-year collaboration with Recycla, part of the Herambiente Group, Italy’s leading environmental services operator which, together with its subsidiaries processes around 1.7 million tonnes of industrial waste every year - solid, liquid, hazardous and nonhazardous - generated by approximately 6,400 client companies.
Together, Palladio Group and Recycla are turning packaging into a tangible resource, demonstrating that productivity and sustainability can advance hand in hand and generate shared value.
ECOL360°: from industrial waste to resource
Palladio Group generates various types of waste from its printing processes, including inks, coatings, absorbent materials and contaminated packaging. The partnership addresses the most complex waste streams through the ECOL360° service, which collects, separates and converts materials into alternative fuel for high energy-intensive sectors, reducing reliance on fossil sources and preserving natural resources. The service also includes the regeneration and reuse of drums and IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers), making a concrete contribution to the circular economy.
In 2025, Palladio Group reused over 17 tonnes of packaging, confirming the effectiveness of the partnership and its tangible environmental impact.
ECOLWEB: automated document management with full traceability
Digitalisation completes the sustainable model: interoperable with the ministerial RENTRI system, ECOLWEB automates document management, from the waste loading and unloading register to the MUD environmental declaration, ensuring traceability, transparency and compliance with regulations. Dedicated training and detailed reports enable real-time monitoring of waste flows, resource optimisation and a simpler, more effective approach to every stage of the process. The Palladio Group and Recycla collaboration demonstrates how circularity, technology and environmental awareness generate real, lasting value, one in which pharmaceutical packaging is no longer merely a product, but becomes a tangible resource for the industry, combining innovation, traceability and sustainability
