Retail chain & sustainability – Quantification of transport emissions in the process of waste-paper disposal
Kaufland is the largest German grocery retail chain, together with Lidl, which also belongs to the Schwarz group. About 1.200 stores in Germany and in other European countries are run by the group; in Germany, the company employs about 80.000 employees.
GreenCycle GmbH is part of the Schwarz group and coordinates among other tasks the resource disposal at more than 10.000 stores of the retail chains Kaufland and Lidl. GreenCycle also consults other companies regarding optimal technical equipment and concepts for logistics and supply, and implements these concepts together with qualified service providers. The company has locations in Neckarsulm, Essen, Oberhausen and Olomouc (Czech Republic).