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SELECTIVE COLLECTION
WITH SIGNIFICANT RESULTS
RESULTS FROM THE INVESTMENT IN EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES AND COMMUNICATION
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Between 2016 and 2021, Valorsul’s investment plan amounts to
45 million euros, with the aim of improving the public waste management service
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he results of 2019 are already impressive – selective collection is increasing the
cardboard, plastic, metal and glass. This improvement in the region’s environmental performance is due to
a greater environmental awareness, strong investment in new recycling banks, vehicles and sorting centres, and campaigns encouraging recycling, which Valorsul and the municipalities have been developing together.
Between 2016 and 2021, Valorsul’s investment plan amounts to 45 million euros, with the aim of improving the public waste management service provided by the company, of which
16 million are investments in selective collection and sorting of recyclables. In addition to the environmental benefits, the increase in selective collection also represents actual savings for the 19 municipalities. Thus, around 16,000 ton of additional recyclables (triple flow) will
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recycling curve, as a result of the investment made in equipment and vehicles, but also through the alliance between integrated communication and the collection services. There are many examples that demonstrate a management dynamic that knows how to make the most of the best the Group has to offer.
RECYCLING INCREASES 21%
AT VALORSUL
Valorsul expects to collect around 91,000 ton of recyclable materials in its municipalities by the end of this year. Compared to the amount of material collected in 2017, there was a significant growth, of about 21%, in the separation for recycling of paper,