Mondi Co-Founds Alliance to Boost Paper Bag Circularity

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Mondi has co-founded an alliance to boost the circularity of used paper bags in the construction industry. The Spain-based alliance, called Paper Sacks Go Circular Spain comprises of 12 leading European companies. It is hosted by industry associations Eurosac and CEPI Eurokraft.

The Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) has estimated that over thirty percent of the nation's garbage is produced by construction waste. Furthermore, the recovery rate for this trash is just 48%.

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The Paper Sacks Go Circular Spain alliance will start with paper bags for construction materials. The partnership will also look for ways to work together with other waste streams related to building and demolition. It stated that the enhanced recycling of paper bags will benefit the industry's entire business plan.

In an effort to increase sector circularity, Mondi extended an invitation to other partners in the construction industry to join the alliance.

The initiative, according to Carlos Martinez Ezquerra, Circular Economy Manager at Mondi Flexible Packaging, shows the company's dedication to working with partners in the industry throughout the value chain to raise the recycling rates for old paper bags. He went on to say that it develops a scalable strategy for the remainder of Europe and other industries.