An ECOBULK is a completely new SCHÜTZ IBC, while a RECOBULK is an emptied SCHÜTZ IBC that has been collected from the customer by our free, worldwide collection service and then reconditioned by us. A globally standardised process ensures the highest quality and eco-friendliness. For example, the inner bottle is always removed and replaced by a new original bottle complete with outlet valve and screw cap. The steel grid and the pallet are cleaned and reused in a resource-saving manner. Thus, each RECOBULK saves approx. 100 kg CO₂ compared to a new container.

When in use, it makes practically no difference whether the container is new or has been reconditioned by SCHÜTZ: in terms of safety and quality, RECOBULKs fully correspond to ECOBULKs, the most widely used IBC system in the world.

The removed inner bottles also find their way back into our containers: after a complex cleaning and regranulation process, they are reused either as plastic pallet parts, corner guards or, in a new development, also in the form of GREEN LAYER inner bottles.