CoReVe

What CoReVe does

CoReVe (Consorzio Recupero Vetro) is an Italian non-profit consortium founded in 1997 and headquartered in Milan, coordinating the nationwide collection and recycling of glass packaging under Italy's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework. It operates within the CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi) system and partners with ANCI (Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani) under the Accordo di Programma Quadro ANCI-CONAI 2025-2029, signed in June 2025, which governs the compensation (corrispettivi) paid to municipalities for separate glass collection services — €146M was returned to comuni in 2025, with an estimated €479M of landfill-disposal costs avoided.

The consortium does not develop proprietary technology itself but coordinates the Italian glass recycling supply chain linking municipalities (collection), treatment centers (sorting/processing into materia prima seconda, or MPS), and vetrerie (glass factories). It supports and disseminates advanced sorting technologies used by member treatment plants, including computer-vision/optical sorting, AI-driven spectroscopic analysis, and X-ray detection for removing contaminants (ceramics, porcelain, borosilicate glass, infusibles). CoReVe also engages in upstream ecodesign — co-developing packaging innovations such as the I-zip fully-removable capsule for sparkling wines with Intercap — and operates public-facing infrastructure including smart collection bins (Campane Smart Waste, 1,000 units donated to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee).

CoReVe is funded via EPR contributions from glass packaging producers and users (member companies) under a recurring contribution model, with no product pricing in the conventional sense. It serves five distinct segments: Italian municipalities (primary, via conventions), the HoReCa sector (hotels/restaurants/cafés, via contamination-reduction campaigns), schools (Il Circolo del Vetro, Green Game, Gormiti), citizens (mass-media campaigns), and companies/EPR member producers. Marketing is community-led, leveraging TV spots, podcasts (Spotify), Instagram (@coreve.consorzio), school kits, journalism awards, and art exhibitions (Venice Glass Week, Arte Laguna). Italy recycles 75.3% of packaging placed on the market (2023) and 80%+ of glass packaging, surpassing the EU's 2030 glass recycling target 11 years early and ranking second only to Germany in per-capita glass collection in the EU.

Name

CoReVe

Legal name

CONSORZIO RECUPERO VETRO - CoReVe

Website

https://coreve.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CoReVe is Italy's national non-profit EPR consortium coordinating glass packaging recycling under the CONAI/ANCI framework, linking municipalities, treatment centers, and glass factories across Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Glass Packaging Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support) (IMALAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Glass Processing & Beneficiation Facilities (EUAIADAF), Source-Separated Recyclables Collection (Dual/Single-Stream) (EUAIAAAN), Sustainability Testing, Certification & Compliance (LCA, Recyclability/Compostability Testing, FSC/PEFC) (IMALAMAK)

Keywords

• Glass packaging recycling
• Extended producer responsibility
• Recycling consortium services
• Circular economy materials
• Municipal waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consorzio a responsabilità estesa del produttore (EPR): CoReVe è un consorzio per il recupero del vetro che opera nell'ambito del sistema CONAI/ANCI. I produttori e utilizzatori di imballaggi in vetro aderiscono al consorzio assolvendo agli obblighi di responsabilità estesa del produttore. Il consorzio corrisponde ai comuni convenzionati i corrispettivi per il servizio di raccolta differenziata del vetro, finanziati attraverso i contributi versati dalle aziende produttrici di imballaggi.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CoReVe (Consorzio Recupero Vetro) coordinates Italy's national glass packaging recycling ecosystem under the EPR framework. The consortium signs conventions with Italian municipalities to manage separate glass collection, compensates comuni for collection services, supports treatment centers that produce high-purity cullet (MPS), and delivers recycled glass to member glass factories (vetrerie). It also runs educational and awareness programs for citizens, schools, and the HoReCa sector to improve collection quality.

Product overview

CoReVe (Consorzio Recupero Vetro) is Italy's national consortium for glass packaging recycling, operating as a coordination body rather than a traditional product company. The organization manages a comprehensive ecosystem of awareness, education, and collection initiatives. The core offering is the consortium's recycling coordination system, supported by educational programs (Il Circolo del Vetro, Green Game, Gormiti project), public awareness campaigns (Pietro il Vetro, Glass Manifesto, Premio Giornalistico), and specialized sector projects (Progetto HoReCa for restaurants, Comuni Ricicloni for municipalities). Technology offerings include Campane Smart Waste for smart glass collection and a Whistleblowing platform for compliance reporting. The consortium also conducts tours and exhibitions (Il viaggio della bottiglia, Mostre) and produces multimedia content through podcasts and videos to promote circular economy principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Il Circolo del Vetro: Educational program for schools from kindergarten to secondary school focused on glass recycling awareness
• Premio Giornalistico CoReVe
• Il viaggio della bottiglia
• Pietro il vetro
• Progetto HoReCa
• Green Game
• Gormiti - The New Era Game

Products and services

• CoReVe (Consorzio Recupero Vetro) Recycling Coordination Service National glass packaging recycling coordination service that Italian municipalities contract for via conventions under the ANCI-CONAI framework. Compensates municipalities for separate glass collection, coordinates treatment centers producing cullet (MPS), and delivers recycled glass to member glass factories.
• Campane Smart Waste (Smart Glass Collection Bins) Smart glass collection bins co-developed with Ancitel EA and SoldiDesign, featuring modern design, reduced dimensions, and dual disposal openings for accessibility to children and people with disabilities. Designed for municipal glass collection infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 146 million euros returned to Italian municipalities in 2025 for glass collection services
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANCI (Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025CoReVe operates within the ANCI-CONAI national framework agreement (Accordo di Programma Quadro ANCI-CONAI 2025-2029), signed in June 2025. This agreement governs the management of packaging waste delivered to public collection services and establishes the technical annexes, operational procedures, and compensation (corrispettivi) for municipalities.
• CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025CONAI coordinates the national packaging waste management system in Italy. CoReVe is one of CONAI's member consortia, responsible for glass packaging. Together with ANCI and other EPR consortia, they signed the APQN 2025-2029 agreement governing compensation to municipalities for glass collection.
• Grotte di FrasassiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Grotte di Frasassi promotes the 'Gormiti – The New Era Game' educational project together with CoReVe and other national packaging recycling consortia (Biorepack, Cial, Comieco, Corepla, Ricrea), targeting primary and secondary school students with lessons on sustainability and circular economy through the Gormiti animated characters.
• Ancitel EA (Energia e Ambiente)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Ancitel EA collaborated with CoReVe to develop the Smart Waste campane (smart glass collection bins), which feature modern design, two access hatches for accessibility, and customizable aesthetics. 1,000 units were donated to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee.
• SoldiDesigncoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024SoldiDesign, a Tuscan eco-design brand, partnered with CoReVe and Ancitel EA to create the Campane Smart Waste collection bins, combining design, functionality, and inclusivity for urban glass collection.
• Scuola.netcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Scuola.net collaborates with CoReVe on Il Circolo del Vetro educational program, hosting the digital teaching kits, competition registration, and teacher training course platform. The partnership spans school years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026.
• PeaktimeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Peaktime manages the Green Game digital format for CoReVe, organizing the interactive quiz-show events for secondary school students across Italy. The format involves live online events with a presenter and multiple-choice quizzes accessed via smartphone.
• Stazione Sperimentale del VetrominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro collaborated with CoReVe on the 'Eco-design for Recycling' project, gathering experimental evidence that modern treatment plants can effectively recognize and recover dark and thick glass, supporting CoReVe's advocacy in EU regulatory discussions on glass transmittance thresholds.
• Consorzio PromovetrominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CoReVe and Consorzio Promovetro jointly participated in the Venice Glass Week 2023 and 2024 with art exhibitions (Murano: Upcycling Glass, Glass Bateo) showcasing recycled glass artworks by Murano master glassmakers.
• MoCa (Modern Contemporary art) - Arte Laguna PrizeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023CoReVe partnered with the Arte Laguna Prize 19th edition to support the 'Arte Riuso e Sostenibilità' (Reuse and Sustainability Art) special section, promoting conscious glass recycling through contemporary art.
• AMIAT (Azienda Multiservizi Igiene Ambientale Torino)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020AMIAT, the Turin waste management company, partnered with CoReVe for the 'Sei di Coccio?' campaign during the 2019-2020 Christmas holidays, extending the HoReCa glass quality improvement project to the city of Turin.
• HERA SpAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018HERA SpA, a major waste management company, collaborated with CoReVe on a 2018 pilot project in Rimini to study the most effective formula for improving glass collection quality in non-domestic (HoReCa) settings. The project resulted in a 25-35% improvement in glass quality.
• FIPE (Federazione Italiana Pubblici Esercizi) and FederalberghicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016FIPE and Federalberghi partnered with CoReVe for the national 'Gli Intrusi' campaign (2016-2017), targeting the HoReCa sector to reduce ceramic contamination in glass collection. The campaign sent materials to over 70,000 bars and restaurants, achieving a 14.3% reduction in ceramic contamination.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Ecoembes: Spain's packaging PRO under an EPR framework similar to CoReVe's. Coordinates municipal collection and producer-funded recycling for light packaging in Spain.
• Citeo: France's principal producer responsibility organization for household packaging. Operates the same EPR/producer-fee model as CoReVe but at a larger scale and in a different national regulatory environment.
• Fost Plus: Belgian packaging PRO coordinating household PMD (plastic, metal, drink cartons) recycling. Comparable EPR consortium model to CoReVe in a smaller national market.

Direct peers

• Biorepack: Italian consortium for biodegradable and compostable plastic packaging, fellow CONAI member. Same EPR structure as CoReVe, working in adjacent packaging streams.
• Cial: Italian consortium for aluminum packaging recycling under CONAI. Directly comparable EPR consortium with parallel municipal compensation, education programs, and collection coordination.
• Corepla: Italian consortium for the recycling of plastic packaging, fellow CONAI member. Operates the same EPR model as CoReVe but for plastics — making it the closest structural peer in terms of governance, funding, and municipal relationships.
• Comieco: Italian consortium for paper and cardboard packaging recycling, also a CONAI member. Shares CoReVe's EPR funding mechanism, ANCI-CONAI framework, and municipal compensation structure.
• Ricrea: Italian consortium for steel packaging recycling, part of the CONAI system. Operates the same EPR/producer-fee model as CoReVe and shares the ANCI-CONAI 2025-2029 framework.

Others

• Verallia: Major European glass packaging manufacturer that consumes recycled cullet (MPS) supplied through the CoReVe-coordinated supply chain. Indirect counterparty/ecosystem participant rather than a direct peer.
• O-I Glass: Global glass container manufacturer dependent on recycled cullet from EPR systems like CoReVe's. Downstream ecosystem participant with overlapping interest in cullet quality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@coreve.consorzorecuperovetr
• Facebookfacebook.com/coreve.consorziorecuperovetro
• Instagraminstagram.com/coreve.consorzio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coreve

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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