German Landbell Group becomes a shareholder of ERP

Mainz/Paris, June 27, 2014. The Landbell Group, one of Germany’s leading packaging compliance schemes, and the European Recycling Platform (ERP) today announced that the Landbell Group will become a shareholder of ERP. Currently, ERP offers recycling and compliance services for WEEE, batteries and packaging for its more than 2,500 members in 32 countries across the globe.

The companies join forces to create a unique high quality, one-stop-shop compliance and recycling service enabling customers to comply with various legal regulations worldwide.

“For Landbell Group this acquisition is an important step in our ongoing pursuit to provide comprehensive and quality recycling solutions to both existing and new customers in Europe”, says Jan Patrick Schulz, CEO of Landbell Group. “With its best-in-class, scalable cross-border compliance and recycling solutions ERP is the ideal partner for us.”

“Today marks a key milestone in the lifetime of ERP”, says Umberto Raiteri, CEO of the European Recycling Platform. “We should be very proud of all our achievements to date and with the Landbell Group we will have a shareholder that is committed to investing both strategically and financially in the global growth of the company.”

ERP was set up in December 2002 by its founders – HP, Electrolux, Sony and Procter & Gamble – in response to the introduction of the European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive.

„We have achieved our mission to develop high-quality, cost-effective recycling services and to bring competition to WEEE and battery recycling in Europe”, says a representative of the founders of ERP. “As minority shareholders and customers of ERP we will continue to support the Landbell Group to establish ERP as a leading provider of waste management solutions across Europe and beyond.”

ERP will maintain its own brand identity and all employees will remain within the organisation. Together, Landbell Group and ERP are in a position to offer their customers innovative and comprehensive compliance services at competitive prices, thus enabling them to focus on their core business. They will also benefit from the additional services and experience brought by Landbell Group in the take-back and recycling of additional waste streams.

About Landbell Group

Landbell Group is a compliance and waste disposal specialist. The company with headquarters in Mainz, Germany, offers a national and international compliance scheme for sales packaging and provides tailor-made and efficient sector solutions. Landbell Group’s services contain the take-back and disposal of electric and electronic waste, a deposit scheme for one-way bottles as well as waste disposal services for the industry, transport packaging and a complete service. The Landbell Group has three subsidiaries: Landbell Group Austria, founded in 2012, is dedicated to build up a competitive take-back-system in Austria, E-Bell Recycling GmbH founded in 2013 manages the recycling of photovoltaic panels and Green Alley Investment GmbH, founded in 2013, gives financial support to startups dedicated to innovative recycling solutions.

For more information on Landbell Group, please visit www.landbell.de or for media requests contact presse@dwr-eco.com.

About ERP

The European Recycling Platform was set up in 2002 in response to the introduction of the European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. ERP’s mission is to ensure cost effective implementation of the directive, for the benefit of the participating companies and their customers.

ERP is the first WEEE compliance scheme authorised to operate in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands (with WEEE NL), Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden (with EAF) Turkey and the UK, thus passing on the advantages of multinational recycling operations to the consumer. ERP has proved to be the most competitive solution for companies in the countries where it operates, now offering WEEE, Batteries, Packaging and PV panel compliance services and know-how.

For more information on ERP, please visit www.erp-recycling.org or contact gro.g1535462489nilcy1535462489cer-p1535462489re@ss1535462489erp1535462489