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01 02 03 04 05
About us Our areas of Our Our commitment to Complementary
action results the future measures
06 07
DRS Conclusions
About us
1. About us
A universal, comprehensive service
FINANCING
22% 78%
EPR glass sales Green Point
contributions
Ecovidrio is mainly financed by fees paid by 8,000 packaging companies through the
Green Point network.
The responsible
Glass packaging can be 100% recycled
consumer
an infinite number of times in a perfect and HORECA
‘virtuous circle’ establishments
Retail Collection
The
Packagers
treatment
Green containers register just 2% plant
of impurities
The packaging
manufacturer
2. Areas of action: Recycling
Our commitment to municipal authorities in 2017
01 02
Direct management by Ecovidrio: Financing of the local authority’s collection:
In around 60% of Spanish municipalities, we are In 40% of Spanish municipalities, we finance the local
responsible for the containerization and collection of authority's total cost
glass packaging waste, at no cost whatsoever to the for collecting glass packaging.
local authority.
In 2017
In 2017
43 sorting systems
that guarantee the quality of the recovered material
315
Total awareness-raising
283
Local campaigns at fairs,
79%
of Spanish people
campaigns per year
aimed at young people,
children
public festivals
and retail hotspots
05 WWF reforestation
A public movement to recycle glass packaging in support of the
reforestation of the Sierra de Alcublas (20,000 hectares
devastated). Planting of 1,200 trees.
Our results
3. Our results
Shared achievements in 2017
+10 points
above EU
2. Collection from
12 MBT plants
per 213 inhabitants
500 40
400
30
300
20
200
10
100
- 0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Recogida Selectiva (t.) Tasa Reciclado
*Figure estimated by Ecovidrio
3. Our results
Shared achievements in 2017. Success stories
03 Summer Plan
- Increase of 11% in 2017 compared to selective
collection in 2016 in 80 coastal towns
- Participation of 6,300 HORECA establishments.
Provided with: 710 containers and 3,000 buckets
- Consolidated programme: increase of an average of
10% in selective waste collection for the third year
running
3. Our results
Environmental benefits in 2017
TEXTILES
GLASS
PACKAGING
URBAN
ORGANIC LIGHTWEIGHT
MATERIAL WASTE (UW) PACKAGING AND
PAPER/CARDBOARD
IN SPAIN (plastic packaging, cans,
cartons and paper/cardboard
packaging)
COMMERCIAL
PACKAGING
4. Our commitment to the future
Global challenges in waste management
01 02 03 04
Guarantee legal assurance Ensure a clear definition Harmonization of the Commitment to prevention
for the Collective System of of the roles and responsibilities calculation methods and to selective waste
Extended of all the agents involved between member states collection in order to
Producer Responsibility in waste management. and new recycling targets increase rates of recycling
(SCRAP) and reduce landfilling
05 06 07
Promotion of complementary Improve coordination Raising awareness
measures to the container and collaboration between and environmental
model to achieve greater all the agents involved education
involvement in and
commitment to recycling
4. Our commitment to the future
Ambitious objectives
Our goal is to continue complying broadly with the plans and objectives
determined by the EU in an efficient, effective and sustainable manner
01 Innovation, efficacy
and efficiency 02 Support for
sustainability 03 Improved
containerization 04 Strengthening our
campaigns to raise
in our operations from the industry awareness
01 02
Increase the volume of
03 04
Promote the implementation Increase Develop specific
of complementary measures areas managed by the level of plans for HORECA
to our model that encourage Ecovidrio. containerization. and door-to-door systems.
recycling.
05
Increase recovery at MBT
06
Improve the sustainability of
07
Increase awareness for the
plants. our processes general public and the HORECA
and the recycling chain. sector.
4. Our commitment to the future
Plan for 2016-2020
Barcelona Balearic Islands (Esporles, Valencian Community, Valencian Community Valencian Community
and San Sebastian Benissalem), Catalonia Balearic Islands (Valencia, Alicante), (Zonal Plan 1 & 2
(Miravet, Rasquera), and Catalonia Catalonia (Barcelona, El Consortium and Inland
Basque Country (Urubril) Prat de Llobregat) and Valencia Consortium), Soria
Bilbao.
Deposit Refund System
(DRS)
6. Deposit Refund System (DRS)
The DRS would only be responsible for Some glass packaging would need to be It is not widespread
a certain part of packaging taken to the container; others to in the EU
which is currently already being supermarket machines
recycled
This is not a complementary model But the final destination is the same: Only Finland, Denmark, Croatia,
the glass recycling plant Estonia and, to a much lesser degree,
Germany have implemented this
system for glass. The ECV model has
reached rates of over 90%
6. Deposit Refund System (DRS)
It is more challenging for It is more challenging for Ecovidrio’s financing and collection
the public, which may reduce retailers, especially service for local authorities would be
the rate of recycling small establishments significantly reduced if a DRS were to
be implemented
Changes of habits and Inconvenience and additional Due to the fact that Ecovidrio’s
possible rejection of recycling expense for spaces that have to available resources would drop
accept bottle returns. They would
due to lower Green Point
become waste managers.
revenue
Conclusions
7. Conclusions
Recycling today = building the future
01 02 03
Glass recycling in Spain is a fine Ecovidrio offers a universal and The Ecovidrio model is based on
example of public-private comprehensive service to local commitment and involvement.
collaboration. authorities, the general public and We get involved in designing
the HORECA sector: all kinds of and implementing plans adapted to
packaging across the whole of Spain. the needs of each individual
municipality in order to increase their
glass recycling rates.
04 05 06
Selective glass collection is The results of selective waste Ecovidrio aspires to reach 100%
high quality. Green collection are rising every year. The recycling of glass packaging in Spain.
containers register just 2% of estimated rate of glass recycling in Its Strategic Plan for 2020 envisages
impurities. Spain in 2017 was 73%. investments of more than 300 million
Euros to comfortably exceed the
requirements set by the EU.
7. Conclusions
What we need:
01 02 03
Promotion of complementary A commitment to selective waste Guarantee of legal assurance for
measures to the container model: collection: expanding selective the Collective System of Extended
taxes on landfill collection to other flows (organic Producer Responsibility
and incineration, generation- matter) and extending the SCRAP Producer Responsibility (SCRAP)
related charges, guarantee of to other waste
correct waste management in the
HORECA sector
04 05
A clear definition of roles Environmental education and raising
and responsibilities for all awareness: including environmental
the agents involved in content in the school curriculum
waste management
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