Paprec

The group was founded and has been headed since its creation by Jean-Luc Petithuguenin. Paprec Group has become the hyper-specialist in recycling. In 25 years, it has grown from 45 to 4,500 employees, and now operates from around 110 sites in France and Switzerland. Paprec Group reported revenue in excess of €950 million in 2016, having collected, recovered and recycled more than 7 million tonnes of waste during the year. Since the group was founded in 1994, it has averaged 25% year-on-year growth in tonnage and revenue. As France's leading independent recycler with an involvement in all existing channels, the group leads the market in the recycling of plastics, paper, cardboard and building waste, and in sorted household waste collection. It is the market number two in the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment, and number three for organic waste, wood and biomass. Throughout its history, Paprec Group has been known and acknowledged for its commitment to promoting diversity and secularism, and for taking a zero tolerance approach to any form of discrimination within the company. In recognition of this commitment, Paprec Group received the AXA global award for responsible companies in October 2016. And in November 2016, Jean-Luc Petithuguenin was named as Entrepreneur of the Year at the BMF Business Awards.