Machinery for the circular economy

Efficient cleaning to reuse more and better

More than 40 years designing machinery for recoverers, logistics centers, and circular operators, with systems that ensure total waste elimination, comply with health regulations and extend the lifespan of your returnable containers.

Key benefits for circular economy operators

EKINSA industrial cleaning systems are an essential tool for companies working with reusable containers, returnable packaging, and reverse logistics. They are designed to ensure validatable cleaning, traceability, and real operational savings.

Validatable cleaning for safe reuse

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Reduction of waste and extension of the life cycle

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Operational savings and hygienic control by batch

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Compatible with technical detergents, hot water, or steam

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Integration with return systems and traceability

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Compatible with cleaning control software, RFID tags, or internal batches.

Cleaning is integrated into your circular chain, it does not disrupt your operations.

Real applications in industrial recovery and reuse

EKINSA cleaning machinery is designed to work in demanding processes of packaging recovery, technical reconditioning, and reverse logistics, ensuring that each container returns to use in optimal sanitary and operational conditions.

Industrial cleaning of GRGs, drums, and returnable boxes

Exterior and interior washing of:

Solutions adapted to food, chemical, oily, cosmetic, or neutral waste.

Recovery of reusable logistic packaging

Automated cleaning of:

Designed for logistical pools, internal or external rotation circuits, and rental of returnable containers.

Cleaning in technical reconditioning plants

Equipment installed in centers that recondition containers for:

Allows reconditioning for new use while meeting cleanliness and safety requirements of the final customer.

Integration with reconditioning lines or reverse logistics

Machinery compatible with:

Easily integrable in industrial circular economy processes without interrupting logistical or operational flows.

Success story: efficiency and security in container recovery

Technical comparison: EKINSA vs. manual or non-specialized methods

Cleaning systems specifically designed for recovery and reutilization allow for process automation, ensure hygienic quality, and reduce the cost per reused unit, something that manual or non-adapted methods cannot offer consistently or documentably.

Criterion EKINSA – Tailored Industrial Cleaning Manual / Non-Specific Cleaning
Time per unit or batch
2–5 min per GRG / 200-400 boxes/hour
10–20 min per unit / variable output
Water and product consumption
Optimized: -40% in water and -30% in chemicals
High, poorly controlled
Required personnel
1 operator supervising
2-3 people handling
Level of cleanliness
Validatable, homogeneous, repeatable
Irregular, dependent on the operator
Container rejection
<5% per cycle
>20% due to residual contamination or poor rinsing
Record and traceability
Digital or batch (integrable into ERP)
Non-existent or manual, non-documentable
Regulatory compliance
CE, ISO, HACCP, demanding end clients
Not applicable / risk in audits
Return on investment (ROI)
<12 months in operations with 1-2 shifts
No direct return, cumulative cost

Industry validated trust in reuse and refurbishment

Certifications and technical compliance

More than 40 years designing machinery for industrial cleaning and efficient reuse of materials

EKINSA systems clean drums, GRG/IBC containers, logistics crates, bins, bin carriers and reusable transport packaging, providing an essential solution for companies involved in reverse logistics and industrial container reconditioning.

Yes. The equipment removes physical, chemical and biological residues, ensuring safe container reuse without cross-contamination, even in highly regulated industries such as food processing, cosmetics and chemicals.

Yes. The machinery integrates seamlessly with return management and traceability systems, as well as with reconditioning and reverse logistics lines. It is also compatible with batch-by-batch and individual quality control procedures.

Yes. The equipment is compatible with industrial detergents, hot water and steam, allowing it to adapt to the specific requirements of each cleaning and reconditioning process.

The validated cleaning process allows containers to be reused more safely and more frequently, extending the service life of returnable packaging while reducing waste and delivering measurable operational savings for every processed batch.

With more than 40 years of experience, EKINSA has been designing cleaning equipment for recycling companies, logistics centres and circular economy operators. Its systems ensure the complete removal of residues while complying with current hygiene and safety regulations.

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Castejón · Navarra · Spain

The investment project “Expansion of facilities” has been co-financed through a grant from the Government of Navarra under the 2022 call for Aid for investment in industrial SMEs

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This company has received a subsidy from the Government of Navarra under the 2021 call for grants to improve competitiveness.

This entity has received assistance from the Government of Navarra co-financed at 40% by the European Regional Development Fund through the FEDER Operational Program 2021-2027 of Navarra.

The innovation project Methodology Development Engineering 5.0 has been subsidized by the Government of Navarra under the 2025 call for grants for innovation projects in industrial companies.