Impact 2025

Our footprint in 2025.

Take a look at Maritimo Recycling's 2025 Sustainability and Impact Report: how we created measurable impact across the environment, society and the economy, and what we plan next.

Maritimo Recycling Impact 2025

Environmental impact 🌱

~11.5 tonsof CO₂

emissions prevented that would otherwise have been generated by producing new plastic.

+60% compared to 2024
~2.5 tonsof plastic from the sea

collected during clean-up actions, part of which we recycled.

+500% compared to 2024
~5 tonsof plastic

collected (through donations from households, schools and institutions) and recycled.

+60% compared to 2024
3+ millionplastic caps

recycled and prevented from ending up in the sea, the environment or landfills.

+60% compared to 2024

By recycling 3 million plastic caps, we prevented CO₂ emissions equivalent to:

  • 🚗 Taking 50–70 cars off the road for one year
  • 🌳 Planting 400–600 trees

Displayed values are minimally rounded for clearer presentation.

Economic impact 📊

10people

in the team, half of whom are persons with disabilities and/or retirees.

+500% compared to 2024
4,000+products

handmade from 100% recycled plastic.

+100% compared to 2024
€59,211.31in revenue

generated through the sale of our 100% recycled products.

+100% compared to 2024
100+partners

from the public and private sectors joined us through sustainable solutions and the creation of measurable circular impact.

+200% compared to 2024

From plastic caps, we created economic value equivalent to:

  • 🏠 Renting out 4–5 apartments for one season
  • 🍽️ Running a small seasonal restaurant
  • 🎪 Building a partner network the size of a local festival

Social impact 👥

2,000+participants

took part in our workshops, clean-ups and events.

+100% compared to 2024
150+workshops

organized at our Sea Plastic Recycling Center in TUP.

+100% compared to 2024
€14,090donated

to other inspiring stories and humanitarian initiatives.

New in 2025
30+schools

joined our program through educational activities and practical environmental and circular activities.

New in 2025

Through educational and community activities, we created social impact equivalent to:

  • 🏫 Running classes for a full school year in one large school
  • 💶 Launching an incubator with 10 smaller social or humanitarian projects

Highlights ✨

✨ We successfully completed our first Kickstarter campaign in just 72 hours
🏆 We won the European Social Innovation Award SozialMarie 2025
🏠 We opened an additional facility for cleaning, sorting and shredding plastic
🏝️ We became part of Planeterra and G Adventures sustainable tourism experiences
🏦 We became part of the Erste Marc Impact Program 2025/26

Goals for 2026 🎯

🏆 Conquer the world with Floaties sunglasses
🏠 Find people, partners and investors who can help us achieve that
✨ Create 5 new recycled products
🌱 Develop new products made from biomaterials and natural materials
🏝️ Increase the number of clean-up actions and the amount of recycled plastic
❤️ Continue growing and developing as a team

Help us reach our goals faster

You can help by partnering with us, making a donation or buying our products.