Instituto Nacional de Processamento de Embalagens Vazias

What Instituto Nacional de Processamento de Embalagens Vazias does

Instituto Nacional de Processamento de Embalagens Vazias (inpEV) is a Brazilian non-profit organization founded in 2002 and headquartered in São Paulo. It serves as the managing entity of the Sistema Campo Limpo, a multi-stakeholder reverse logistics system that coordinates rural farmers, the agricultural pesticide manufacturing industry, distribution channels, and public authorities to ensure environmentally appropriate collection and disposal of empty pesticide packaging. Coverage spans all 26 Brazilian states, with cumulative throughput exceeding 800,000 tonnes since inception.

The operational backbone is a nationwide network of receiving facilities organized as Centrais (central receiving facilities) and Postos (collection points), supplemented by the Recebimento Itinerante mobile reception service for remote regions. Farmers access the system through a web-based Sistema de Agendamento Eletrônico that integrates with Google Maps for unit selection and appointment booking. In 2021, inpEV launched the Modelo Aprimorado, introducing the SST (Solicitação de Saída e Transporte) documentation framework to replace complex fiscal documents, reducing bureaucratic friction in the packaging return chain. Downstream processing is handled through formal contracts with recyclers (for triple-rinsed plastics) and licensed incinerators.

inpEV's funding model rests on mandatory contributions from the agricultural pesticide manufacturing industry under Brazilian environmental legislation (Lei 7.802/89 and Lei 12.305/10), rather than direct fees from farmers. Beyond logistics, the organization operates an environmental education ecosystem including the PEA Campo Limpo program, a Konviva-hosted distance learning platform (Educação a Distância), and the dedicated Sistema Campo Limpo Museum, supported by awareness efforts across social media, a news portal, and the annual Dia Nacional do Campo Limpo campaign.

Name

Instituto Nacional de Processamento de Embalagens Vazias

Legal name

Instituto Nacional de Processamento de Embalagens Vazias

Website

https://inpev.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Instituto Nacional de Processamento de Embalagens Vazias (inpEV) is a Brazilian non-profit managing the Sistema Campo Limpo reverse logistics system, coordinating farmers, pesticide manufacturers, distributors, and government to properly dispose of empty agricultural packaging across all 26 Brazilian states since 2002.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Packaging Waste Management

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sanitation, Exclusion & Pest-Proofing Consulting (HACCP/FSMA Support) (AFACAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pest Risk Assessments, Audits & Compliance Documentation (AFACAGAK)

Keywords

• Reverse logistics services
• Agricultural packaging
• Empty container recovery
• Environmental compliance
• Pesticide waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Industry Funding / Environmental Service Fees: The Sistema Campo Limpo is financed by the agricultural pesticide manufacturing industry. inpEV, as the managing entity, operates through industry contributions rather than direct revenue from farmers or customers. The system is a reference model for reverse logistics of empty packaging of agricultural pesticides.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

inpEV operates the Sistema Campo Limpo, Brazil's industry-funded reverse logistics system for the proper receipt, transport, and processing of empty agricultural pesticide containers returned by farmers and channel partners. The program is delivered through a nationwide network of receiving units and supplemented by itinerant reception, an electronic scheduling system, the simplified Modelo Aprimorado documentation flow, environmental education programs, and a museum.

Product overview

Instituto Nacional de Processamento de Embalagens Vazias (inpEV) operates the Sistema Campo Limpo, a comprehensive reverse logistics ecosystem for empty agricultural pesticide packaging. The core offering is the Sistema Campo Limpo itself—a world-reference system coordinating farmers, manufacturers, distributors, and government for proper packaging disposal. Supporting this core system are several integrated components: the electronic Sistema de Agendamento (scheduling platform) for appointment management, the Modelo Aprimorado (Improved Model) launched in 2021 with simplified bureaucratic procedures, and the SST document system for transport tracking. Educational offerings include the PEA Campo Limpo environmental education program, distance learning platform, and the Sistema Campo Limpo Museum. The system maintains a national network of receiving units (Centrais and Postos) across all 27 Brazilian states, with mobile itinerant collection services for remote areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sistema Campo Limpo

Quantifiable outcome

• 800,000+ tons of empty agricultural pesticide packaging properly disposed from 2002 to present

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Associadas inpEV (Member Companies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural pesticide manufacturing companies that are members/associates of inpEV and participate in financing and governing the Sistema Campo Limpo reverse logistics system. These companies contribute to funding the system and participate in its governance structure.
• Centrais de Recebimento (Central Receiving Facilities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner facilities that receive empty packaging from Postos and manage final processing and transport to recyclers or incinerators. These are conviniadas (partnered) facilities that operate under inpEV's environmental management system.
• Postos de Recebimento (Collection Points)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner collection points that receive empty packaging directly from farmers and aggregate materials before sending to Centrais. These local facilities form the grassroots network of the reverse logistics system.
• Recicladores (Recyclers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecycler partners who process the empty packaging materials, particularly triple-rinsed plastic packaging that can be recycled. inpEV has formal service contracts with recyclers for environmental management of the collected materials.
• Transportadores (Transport Companies)supportingOthersTransport companies that move empty packaging from Postos to Centrais and from Centrais to final destinations (recyclers/incinerators). They use CT-e (Conhecimento de Transporte Eletrônico) and follow SST documentation procedures.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC): U.S. industry-funded program that collects and recycles plastic crop protection product containers. Operates a stakeholder-funded reverse logistics model parallel to inpEV's Sistema Campo Limpo, with similar regulatory compliance and farmer participation framework.
• AgStewardship Australia: Australian industry stewardship organization managing reverse logistics for agricultural chemical containers and other farm inputs through the drumMUSTER program. Direct parallel to inpEV's mandate and operational model.
• PAMIRA: Germany's system for collection and recycling of empty agricultural pesticide packaging, run by the German crop protection industry. Directly comparable reverse logistics operations and stakeholder-coordinated funding structure as inpEV.
• CleanFARMS: Canadian agricultural stewardship organization managing reverse logistics for empty pesticide and fertilizer containers, obsolete pesticides, and other farm waste. Industry-funded with government cooperation, directly comparable to inpEV.
• A.D.I.V.A.L.O.R. France's industry-funded agricultural reverse logistics organization collecting empty pesticide containers, fertilizer bags, and other farm waste under French EPR regulations, paralleling inpEV's Brazilian mandate framework.
• CropLife Brazil: Brazilian crop protection industry association whose member companies fund and govern inpEV's Sistema Campo Limpo. Directly involved in the governance framework that enables inpEV's operating model.

Regional players

• CropLife America: U.S. trade association of crop protection companies supporting ACRC and other stewardship programs. Operates in a different geography but plays a comparable role to CropLife Brazil in supporting reverse logistics infrastructure like inpEV's.

Emerging players

• EcoMundo: European regulatory compliance and sustainability software provider serving chemical and agricultural industries. Provides an emerging technology-enabled approach to chemical product compliance that overlaps with inpEV's regulatory documentation and tracking role.

Broad incumbents

• CropLife International: Global trade association representing the plant science industry. Coordinates container management initiatives across multiple countries and serves as an umbrella network that includes stewardship programs analogous to inpEV in various jurisdictions.

Others

• SINDIVEG: Brazilian National Union of Crop Protection Products Industry, representing the manufacturers that fund inpEV. A key stakeholder and industry counterpart that enables inpEV's funding model through member contributions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/inpevbrasil
• Facebookfacebook.com/inpEV
• LinkedInbr.linkedin.com/company/inpevbrasil
• Instagraminstagram.com/sistemacampolimpo
• TikToktiktok.com/@sistemacampolimpo

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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