Univates has had an Agreement with recycling cooperatives since 2003. Dry material such as paper, cardboard, cigarette packs, ice lolly bags, rigid plastic, plastic plates, plastic bottles, yogurt cups, plastic bags, plastic films, trays, polystyrene cups, long life packaging, and aluminium cans are collected every week and sent to Cooperativa de Recicladores do Vale do Taquari (Coorevat), a local recycling cooperative. Every week, 1000 Kg of dry material are collected, sorted and sent to reprocessors.