At Sika, we prioritise innovation, sustainability, and product circularity through our net-zero commitment and collaboration with suppliers who share these values.
Our packaging strategy has a clear purpose: to improve lives through genuine, measurable sustainability. By transitioning to high‑quality recycled polypropylene buckets, we’re helping channel more than R100 million back into the informal waste‑collection sector in South Africa.
With RE:MINED™ technology, choosing recycled polypropylene no longer means compromising on durability or appearance, it represents a forward‑thinking approach where product quality and environmental responsibility work hand in hand. For this reason, the RE:MINED™ mark features prominently on Sika products packaged in our new recycled plastic buckets, making it easy for customers to identify and support our journey toward achieving net‑zero emissions by 2050.
We recognise that our customers value more than just high‑performance products, they value a healthier planet. These new buckets signal a shift in mindset, a pledge to sustainable progress, and a tangible contribution to South Africa’s growing circular economy. Containing a minimum of 35% recycled material, the buckets also form part of the innovative Return the Pack programme, a transformative initiative that turns plastic waste into opportunity, empowers communities, and delivers meaningful environmental benefits.
Find out more: https://www.returnthepack.com/
The Benefits
Why Re:MINED™ Sets a New Benchmark
Engineered for High Performance
Re:MINED™ polymers are developed with precise technical controls to ensure strength, durability, and stability. This means Sika’s new recycled buckets deliver the same dependable performance as virgin plasti, without the compromises once associated with recycled materials.
Consistency You Can Depend On
Advanced automation, continuous monitoring, and robust quality checks ensure that every batch of Re:MINED™ polymer offers uniformity and repeatable quality. It’s recycled plastic refined to a professional, manufacturing-grade standard.
A True Circular Approach
The Re:MINED™ supply network is built around genuine post-consumer recovery. Material is sourced from municipal recycling initiatives, landfill diversion programmes, informal waste collectors, and community-driven clean-up projects such as Adopt a River and the Litter Boom Project. This is real circularity; waste collected, recovered, and transformed back into valuable product packaging.
Driving Social Impact Through Recycling
Every tonne of PP #5 recycled helps create meaningful employment. More than R100 million flows back into the informal waste sector each year, directly supporting thousands of reclaimers and strengthening South Africa’s recycling economy. The impact is tangible, both environmentally and socially.
Lower Carbon, Cleaner Future
By capturing plastic that would otherwise end up in landfill and converting it into high-value manufacturing material, Sika helps reduce carbon emissions, conserve resources, and contribute toward long-term environmental restoration.