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* Based on the results of our life cycle assessment comparing an EINFACH MEHRWEG container over a lifetime of 30 uses with 30 single-use packages. (LCA 2025)
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our small EINFACH MERHWEG packaging (500ml) emits less CO2e emissions compared to single-use plastic packaging.
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our EINFACH MEHRWEG packaging (1200ml) emits less CO2e emissions compared to single-use paper packaging.
* Based on the results of our 2025 comparative life cycle assessment (LCA), which complies with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 and was verified by Bureau Veritas. Read the full LCA.
We’re excited to share our third Impact Report, with a review of the most important milestones of 2025 and the progress made since the launch of our reusable system in 2023.
The report offers insights into our journey, lessons learned, and shared impact, with transparency through clear data and life cycle assessments. Sustainability is a journey of progress, setbacks, and learning and we invite you to join us in driving collective change.
If current practices continue, plastics could outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050. With 95% of plastics discarded after one use, our ecosystems are being overwhelmed with waste.
The packaging industry produces more and more packaging each year, fueling the linear economy and increasing single-use packaging waste.
In 2021, the EU generated 84 million tonnes of packaging waste, with only 64% being recycled. The rest is burned, exported, or lands in nature. Germany generated the second-highest volume in the EU, at 236.7 kg per person.
The takeaway sector produces significant amounts of short-lived single-use waste, which increases annually. The situation in the rest of Europe is even worse, with even higher levels of single-use waste generation. New legal frameworks in Germany and the EU aim to reduce this problem.
At Sykell, our goal is to make reusable packaging the new normal, and in doing so, to play our part in conserving resources, reducing waste, and reusing materials. We are committed to reducing plastic pollution by closing the loop, because what stays in circulation doesn't pollute nature.
Sustainability, and with it responsible action, has been part of Sykell's DNA from the very beginning. We make sure to uphold our environmental and social standards in everything we do. We see sustainability as a transformative process. We know we can never operate as a fully sustainable company, but we strive for high standards and transparency, managing our value chain ethically, increasing our positive impact on nature and society, and reducing our negative impact.
We manage EINFACH MEHRWEG with our own software, CIRCULAR ERP, and also offer it to other companies to help them manage reusable products and promote a circular economy. We focus on the maximisation of reuse because with each reuse the ecological benefits increase. Our containers are made from 100% recyclable polypropylene (PP), ensuring efficient recycling at end-of-life and the recirculation of the recycled into PP granules.
We offer our CIRCULAR ERP to manage EINFACH MEHRWEG and to support other companies in managing reusable assets, promoting a circular economy and reducing waste.
We conduct annual surveys with partners to evaluate our social and environmental impact, ensuring transparency throughout the extended supply chain. We prioritize selecting new partners who meet our defined sustainability criteria, ensuring alignment with our standards. Access our Code of Conduct for more details: Code of Conduct
All our direct partners, from production to washing, are based in Germany. We plan to expand washing facilities to additional locations as operations grow, reducing transport distances. Our Environmental Policy and Social Policy guide our commitment to sustainability, ensuring we meet our responsibilities to employees, consumers, and supply chain workers.
In 2023, we carried out our first comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) for EINFACH MEHRWEG to understand the environmental impact of our reusable system. The LCA was conducted externally in accordance with ISO 14040/14044 and verified by Bureau Veritas. In 2025, we updated the LCA to include new operational processes in the analysis. The calculation was mainly based on primary data from direct partners, supplemented by database values and some assumptions.
THE SCENARIO
Comparison of one EINFACH MEHRWEG container over 30 cycles with 30 alternative single-use packages made of plastic or paper, with the same volume
The calculation assumes a return rate of 95%
Production, including transport to the warehouse, and outbound and return logistics to points of sale
Consumers rinse the container and return it, and it is then professionally washed
As the containers are 100% recycled, no end-of-life environmental impact is calculated; the recycling process allows the raw materials to be reused
In 2023, Sykell’s “EINFACH MEHRWEG” reusable system received the “Blauer Engel” eco-label from Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke for its resource-saving reusable to-go system for food and beverages.
We have conducted a materiality analysis based on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to identify the most critical sustainability issues for our company. This analysis considers Sykell’s current and potential impacts on the SDGs, as well as the significance and relevance of these goals to our stakeholders.
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