IGD and COREPLA together to promote collection and recycling of PET bottles

IGD – Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ S.p.A. is introducing RecoPet eco-compactors from COREPLA, the National Consortium for the collection, recycling, and recovery of plastic packaging, in ten shopping centres owned and managed by the Group to promote the collection and recycling of PET bottles.

The initiative promotes sustainable habits and circular‑economy practices within local communities, engaging residents and shopping-centre visitors in a hands-on experience toward greater environmental awareness. The project also promotes “bottle-to-bottle” collection, the process through which collected PET bottles can be transformed into new bottles for food use.

RecoPet eco-compactors are already in operation at the Le Maioliche (Faenza), Nuova Darsena (Ferrara), ESP (Ravenna), Puntadiferro (Forlì), Centro Borgo and Centronova (Bologna) and Conè (Conegliano – TV) shopping centres.

Alongside the installation of the eco-compactors, the participating centres promoted awareness-raising activities on recycling and the circular economy, targeting children, families, and the entire local community.

Users can access the service by downloading the RecoPet app, scanning the machine’s QR code, and depositing empty, intact bottles—complete with a readable barcode—into the dedicated compartment. After depositing the waste, users can scan the QR code or collect their receipt to receive points. The app also allows them to discover benefits and initiatives linked to proper waste sorting.

After this first phase, the project will involve three additional shopping centres of the Group in Sicily, La Torre and Poseidon in Palermo and Katanè in Catania, which are currently being fitted out.

 

“The introduction of RecoPet eco-compactors in our shopping centres represents a concrete initiative to support the collection and recycling of PET bottles,” stated Laura Poggi, Leasing, Digital & Innovation Director of IGD SIIQ S.p.A. “The project contributes to achieving the targets set out in IGD’s 2025-2027 Business Plan, particularly with regard to increasing the share of waste for recycling. Initiatives like this help us further affirm our shopping centres as spaces that embrace sustainability and maintain a strong, meaningful bond with the communities and territories in which we operate.

 

“Thanks to the RECOPET project, the PET bottles that citizens deposit in IGD shopping centres effectively become a new resource, ready to be reborn and used again, saving energy and precious resources for the entire community,” states Corepla.

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