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The industry papelera Spanish, the second more recicladora of Europe, only by behind Germany

Spain recycles more than 5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard in 2012

Editorial Interempresas11/04/2013

The industry papelera Spanish recycled in his factories 5,1 million tonnes of paper and cardboard used in 2012, keeping in a similar level to the previous year (-0,5%), what situates us like the greater second reciclador of Europe, only by behind Germany, according to data of the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Pasta, Paper and Cardboard (Aspapel). Besides, the big development of the systems of collected and the increasing collaboration of the citizens has cushioned the effect of the fall of the consumption of paper (-4,2%) in the collected of paper to recycle (-3,6%).

In Spain the development of the systems of collected of paper and cardboard is a clear case of collective success: the collaboration of the administrations and the industry and the active and increasing participation of the citizens have made possible that in 2012 collected for his recycling 4.551.700 tonnes of paper and cardboard, more than the double that does only fifteen years. We collect already to recycle 73,9% of the paper that consume, what situates us between the dozen of leading countries all over the world that surpass the tax of 70%.

The big capacity recicladora of the industry papelera, guarantee of recycling

Supporting this success in the collected, the industry papelera Spanish has gone increasing his capacity recicladora, with new and better installations, that allow him guarantee the recycling of all the paper and cardboard that collects in Spain.

The collected selective municipal in big cities

The collected global of paper and cardboard to recycle includes: 1) the collected selective municipal, realised by the municipal services through the blue container, door to commercial door and clean points and downloaded in warehouses of recovery authorised 2) the collected realised by private operators in big surfaces of distribution, industries, printers, etc.

San Sebastián, Pamplona, Tarragona, Bilbao, Vitoria-gasteiz, León, Logroño, Salamanca, Fuenlabrada, Palma de Mallorca, Boroughs, Gijón, Alcorcón, Granada, Reus, Valladolid, Saragossa, Sabadell, Terrassa and Lleida, in the TOP 20 of collected selective municipal

The big development of the systems of collected and the increasing citizen collaboration has cushioned the effect of the fall of the consumption of paper (-4,2%) in the collected global of paper to recycle (-3,6%), that descends less than the consumption, what shows the fortress of the system and the strong rooting in the citizenship of the habits of recycling.

In the big Spanish cities of more than 100.000 inhabitants, the collected selective municipal of paper and cardboard experiences however a more accused descent that the collected global, with falls generalised in the big majority of the municipalities and a half descent of 13% in 2012.

The causes of the fall of the collected selective municipal in cities of more than 100.000 inhabitants

The cause of this fall finds in two appearances of the economic crisis and his social consequences, that have had special incidence in the collected of the paper and pertinent cardboard of the homes.

By a part, as it occurs on time in periods of crisis, the thefts of paper of the blue containers affect of significant way to the collected realised by the municipal services, especially in the big cities.

On the other hand, the total consumption of paper, considering all the types of papers (graphic, packagings, hygienic, special uses, etc.) descended in 2012 4,2%. However, the graphic papers (periodic, magazines, brochures, folios…) registered a fall of 12,2%. And precisely the graphic papers -that in the total consumption suppose 27%- represent around 60% of the collected domestic of paper and cardboard used through the blue container.

The reality is that independently of this contextual situation, the citizen collaboration keeps and even grows. But it does not fit doubt that the thefts in the containers of paper have negative effects in the services of collected selective municipal, that with so much success come working thanks to the effort of the city councils and to this collaboration of the citizens.

Reinforce the ordenanzas municipal and the services of surveillance are some of the measures that the city councils can put in practice to avoid the deterioration of the quality of the service of collected and the desmotivación of the citizens that this situation could cause.