Sustainability / Recycling
In the recycling society, the pulp and paper industry plays a leading role. Paper-based products are 100% recyclable and paper is the most widely recycled material in Spain.
We collect 4.6 million tons of used paper and board for recycling, which represents 71.9% of all the paper and board we consume. That figure means that we remain in the 70% Club, which we joined in 2009 and where we stand alongside world leading nations in paper and board recovery.
The Spanish paper industry recycles over 5 million tons of used paper. This figure places us at the top of the recycling ladder in Europe, second only to Germany in terms of recycled paper volume.
Paper and board recycling in Spain is a clear success story. It is the success forged from the joint efforts and commitment of private citizens, government administrations and the paper industry itself.
ASPAPEL has developed a programme called Tu Papel Es Importante (Your Paper is Important) to encourage and enhance paper recovery, with which over 130 town councils throughout Spain now collaborate, enthusiastically supported by their citizens, a clear example of collective commitment.
We citizens can be sure that our efforts, our collaboration, are worthwhile. They know that if we drop the newspaper we read this morning into the nearest blue bin, next week it will be back on the newsstands. And the cardboard box or paper bag that we take to the bin when se have finished with it will soon return to our shops converted into new packaging.
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Recycling: the challenge of improving on success
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