PreZero International GmbH (PreZero) is a Germany-based environmental services and recycling company within the Schwarz Group (owner of Lidl and Kaufland). Headquartered in Neckarsulm, it operates across multiple European markets, providing waste management solutions to municipalities, commerce, and industry with a focus on closing material loops.
PreZero’s activities span collection, sorting, and processing of municipal and commercial waste; operation of sorting plants for packaging streams; and treatment of organics. Through PreZero Polymers, the company mechanically recycles post‑consumer plastics (e.g., PE, PP) into recyclates for use in packaging and other applications. In Germany, PreZero Dual functions as a producer responsibility system for sales packaging (EPR/compliance). The company also handles paper, glass, metals, and wood, and offers advisory services on packaging design for recyclability and circular economy solutions.