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We are particularly keen to support initiatives that make a positive contribution to our society and empower people in difficult life situations. This year, we have once again supported various institutions and projects that are particularly close to our hearts with donations.

As part of the ‘Sustainable.business’ series organised by pro Wirtschaft GT GmbH, numerous company representatives visited the glass recycling plant in Marienfeld. Under the motto ‘From waste to value’, presentations and guided tours demonstrated how waste management and the circular economy can create economic and ecological added value.

A state-of-the-art hollow glass recycling plant is currently being built in Lünen – after two years of intensive planning and construction, commissioning is imminent. With the latest technology and a 20-metre-high new building, the project sets new standards in terms of quality and efficiency.

May we introduce: the new generation of HA Schult's iconic Trash People. The new Reiling Representatives were created by the performance artist in the workshops of Peters Studios glass painting. Made from our diverse range of recyclable materials, such as recycled glass, photovoltaic modules, PET and waste wood, they represent the business areas of our recycling company.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015. We align our daily work with these goals and make a concrete contribution to their implementation. With our newly adopted environmental policy, we commit ourselves to fulfilling specific goals in the interests of environmental and climate protection.

We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of our Reiling glass recycling facility in Torgau. The facility was inaugurated on 5th September 1995.

What to do with rainwater when surfaces are sealed? This question is becoming increasingly important in construction projects. Recycling expert Reiling recently had to deal with this problem for a warehouse extension at the glass recycling site in Osterweddingen. The solution is a modern retention basin with Veriso RED expanded glass gravel as a water reservoir. The material, which consists of recycled waste glass, stores water, absorbs dynamic loads cyclically and thus enables further utilisation of the area. The retention basins relieve the pressure on the sewer system, support the natural water cycle and make an important contribution to sustainable construction.

Marienfeld, June 26, 2025 - With effect from January 1, 2025, the Reiling Group is taking over the company Scandinavian Glass Recycling AB, based in Åstorp, (SWE).

Marienfeld, 10 June 2025 - With the acquisition of Micro-Mineral GmbH and Veriso GmbH & Co. KG, the Reiling Group continues to grow and makes two strategic company acquisitions.

On Saturday, 5 July from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. it's that time again: Our ‘Training Day’ at our headquarters in Marienfeld is entering the next round - and you are warmly invited!
Still not sure which profession suits you best? No problem! With us, you can not only watch, but also become active yourself. We have prepared 10 exciting hands-on stations where you can find out what you enjoy! Come and have a look!

We are delighted to be at Intersolar Europe in Munich again this year - the world's leading trade fair for the solar industry. We will be there from 07-09 May at our stand A4.410 to answer your questions about the latest developments. As an experienced PV recycling company, we will be happy to inform and advise you on the topics of photovoltaic recycling and testing for reuse. We look forward to your visit and interesting discussions!

At Solar Solutions Düsseldorf - the leading trade fair for renewable energies - we received the ‘Best Innovation Award 2024’ for our PV recycling solution.
We were up against 60 innovations from the solar industry.

We are delighted to receive this award and would like to thank the jury.

At the bvse trade fair evening, our Managing Director Tom Reiling was honoured for our PV recycling solution with the SME award for recycling in the category ‘pioneering technology solution’. We would like to thank the bvse Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung for this award.

Münster, May 14, 2024 - Just under a year after opening the first Reiling PV recycling site in Germany, we have achieved two technological breakthroughs in the recycling of silicon-based PV modules. Firstly, the glass quality of the recovered PV glass has been significantly improved. In addition, silicon recovery was implemented on an industrial scale. This marks two important milestones in the processing of PV modules towards closing the recycling loop.

We would like to take today's World Recycling Day as an opportunity to call on private individuals and businesses to dispose of recyclable materials such as glass, PET bottles, wood and PV modules correctly. After all, recycling recyclable materials conserves primary raw materials and protects the environment. And that's not all - recycling can also save considerable amounts of energy and CO2 emissions in the manufacture of new products. One of the most important prerequisites for optimised recycling, however, is the collection and separation of recyclable materials by type.

We are pleased to announce that our employee and Co-Managing Director of Ruhrglas Recycling - Benedikt Heitmann - is joining our existing management team at Reiling Glas Recycling with immediate effect. Together with our long-standing Managing Director Marc Uphoff, he is now responsible for the Marienfeld, Gladbeck, Torgau, Osterweddingen and Lünen sites and will enrich the management team with his technical expertise in particular.

In order to meet the ever-growing challenges of the European glass industry, the two long-established companies Schirmbeck and Reiling founded a joint company last year, the Czech "SR Glass Recycling s.r.o.". The company already owns a site in the Chomutov region, where a new glass recycling plant is being built. Both companies hold an equal 50% stake in the company.

What's special about episode #36 of Memodo's successful energy experts podcast?
Our recycling expert Benedikt Heitmann (Research & Development) was invited by the lovely Lena Wörther (Memodo GmbH) and answered her important questions about PV recycling at Reiling.

Together with its Swiss partner - KWB Planreal AG - Reiling PV-Recycling is involved in the Swiss PV Circle project. The project around the initiators SENS eRecycling, Swissolar and the Bern University of Applied Sciences as well as other partners from the solar and energy industry intends to determine the optimal recycling strategy for photovoltaic modules at the end of their first life cycle based on data. Photovoltaic modules that are still efficient are to be put back on the market as second-hand modules.

Our German glass sites have been certified according to DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 environmental management. In the future, other Reiling Group sites will follow!

Our partner seal stands for sustainable handling of valuable resources. By deciding to have their recyclables recycled by us, our customers and partners are contributing to the conservation of resources and the protection of the environment.

In future, glass with a recycled proportion of up to 30 percent from car windscreens that can no longer be repaired will be used for the windscreen of the Audi Q4 e-tron. This marks the successful transfer of the "GlassLoop" pilot project to series production.

Münster, 6 June 2023 - With the opening of Germany's first Reiling PV recycling site, we are preparing for the recycling of the expected future masses of discarded (EOL) PV modules. The focus of the new PV recycling competence centre in Münster is: collection, testing for reuse and recycling of silicon-based PV modules. The multi-million investment in the site with a new testing line and an innovative, specially developed recycling plant represents a milestone with regard to the recycling of PV modules on an industrial scale.

With effect from 01.05.2023, the family-run companies Schlüsselbauer (AT) and Reiling (DE) are merging their German activities in the foam glass sector. For this purpose, the joint company Veriso GmbH & Co. KG was founded. Both shareholders hold 50 % each in the new company and contribute their production sites. An exception is Schlüsselbauer's Austrian production site in Gaspoltshofen (AT), which will continue to remain under the sole management of Schlüsselbauer.

As part of our Rewindo partnership, we now also accept removed or damaged windows with PVC frames (with and without glass) at our German glass recycling locations.
We then separate the glass from the frames and recycle it so that it can be used again for the production of new flat glass. The PVC plastic goes to audited recycling partners within the Rewindo network for recycling.
Rewindo is an initiative of the German plastic profile manufacturers for removed windows, roller shutters and doors made of plastic. Like us, they want to conserve resources and protect the environment.