While collecting containers and plastics without reaching the goals set by the community institutions, the same thing does not happen with glass. The selective collection of glassware through the green pot reaches a “historical record” of over 939,000 tons in 2022, It’s 6.2% more than the previous year, according to the latest report by Ecovidrio, the non-profit organization responsible for managing the recycling of such materials in Spain. The recycling rate of this material in our country already exceeds 72%.
Also, when glass collected in containers (approximately 74,000 tons more, not properly separated at source) was added to glass collected at Urban Waste Facilities, more than one million tons were recovered for the first time, saving more than 100,000 tons. 723,000 MWh, equivalent to around 150 million Euros.
With these figures, Spain recycles close to 9 million containers per day, more than 6,000 containers per minute, thanks to more than 245,000 igloos distributed throughout Spain. The Spanish average is 19.8 kg/inhab, which means around 68 containers per person.
By city, the most committed to recycling are San Sebastián (38.6 kg/inhab), Pamplona (36.6), Bilbao (26.11), Palma de Mallorca (25.8) and Girona and Barcelona (both 23 with ,8).
72.5% recycling rate
ecological glass Eurostat’s latest data corresponding to 2020 Recycling rate in Spain 72.5% with what. Forecasts by the end of the fiscal year 2022 indicate that the country will already exceed the 70% recycling targets set by the legislation for 2025.
Thus, he describes the production chain of glass containers as follows:a socio-regional backbone across national geography” has the capacity to produce nearly 8,000 stable and quality jobs both directly and indirectly. This value chain consists of more than 200 collection companies, 15 glass container treatment plants, 13 glass factories and 3 container factories.
Hospitality and decarbonization
CEO ecological glassJosé Manuel Núñez Lagos stated that “these results cannot be achieved without the commitment of the hospitality industry”, in which this organization has invested up to 26m euros in 2022 “providing it through infrastructures and private collections”.
According to the report, selective collection and processing of packaging “reaches all cities and towns” through services “run by local companies”, contributing to the reduction of polluting emissions and supporting local development.
Therefore, the recycling of this material “A key element in tackling climate change and decarbonizing our economy” as well as “transition to a more circular development model”.
In this sense, it has been possible to save more than 587,000 tons of CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to 149 worldwide trips by plane across the Earth’s equator, as well as saving on raw material extraction.
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