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Ecoembes recycled in 2005 more than 1 million tonnes of packaging
03/10/2006
on October 3, 2006
The Integrated packaging management system (SIG) promoted by Ecoembes recovered 1.245.188 tonnes of packaging during 2005, 63.8% of packaging placed on the market by the companies adhering to the GIS, avoiding so they ended up in landfills. Of this figure, more than one million tonnes of packaging, they were recycled, representing more than half of the packaging, and more than 200,000 were valued energy. By type of material, the GIS recycled 587.043 tons of papel-cartón, 12.1 per cent more than in 2004. Recycled plastic packaging - 185.519 tons - experienced growth of 22.7 per cent over the previous year. Also, is whose 221.071 tons of metals in 2005, a 7.3% more than in 2004.
Recovery and recycling of the GIS results exceed the requirements of national law (law of packaging and packaging waste) and move closer to the objectives set by Directive 2004/12/EC. According to this regulation, as of December 2008, at least 60% of the packaging of papel-cartón, 50% of the metal containers, 22.5% of the plastic and 15% of the wood must be recycled. Also the directive puts the overall objective of recycling in 55 per cent and that of recovery in 60%.
Last year Ecoembes had 12,000 companies adhering to the GIS. Also, managed packaging volume rose to 1.950.778 tonnes. Companies adhering to Ecoembes represent more than 90% of the companies that put light packaging and containers of cardboard and paper in the Spanish market and become the second in Europe to this GIS. Among affiliated enterprises, a sector with greater representation in 2005 was feeding (6.106 companies), 50.9 per cent of the total. Beverage companies stockpiled 7.6 per cent (908), the manufacturers of products for hygiene and beauty 7.3% (880) and the cleaning and maintenance 4.7% (564). Finally, other sectors are 29.5%. With regard to geographical distribution, the province with the largest number of affiliated companies is Catalonia (21,58% of the total), followed by Valencia (14,91%), the community of Madrid (11.93%) and Andalusia (10.76 per cent).
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