(Adnkronos) - ‘Alluminio: il riciclo infinito che trasforma i rifiuti in risorse’. E’ questo il titolo della conferenza stampa organizzata alla Camera dei Deputati a Roma, nell’ambito della settimana europea per la riduzione dei rifiuti. Presenti all’evento illustri personalità del settore che hanno discusso sul tema, tra cui anche il direttore generale del Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi Alluminio - CiAL, Stefano Stellini.
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00:00In the context of the European Week for the Reduction of Waste, the Chamber of Deputies
00:10held the press conference entitled Aluminium, the infinite recycling that transforms waste
00:15into resources.
00:16Also present at the event was Stefano Stellini, General Director of the National Consortium
00:21for Aluminium Packaging, Cial, who spoke about the infinite recyclability of aluminium
00:25as a durable and permanent material.
00:28Today, compared to aluminium packaging, it cannot be defined as a disposable use,
00:36but it is a use and recycling.
00:38It is not a single use, but it is an infinite use, precisely for those that are the characteristics
00:43of metal, recyclable completely, infinite times.
00:47This is a naturally important aspect, because it guarantees that the packaging remains,
00:54and therefore the aluminium from the packaging is reused within the industrial systems
01:00of aluminium recycling in an indefinite way, with also an important benefit in energy terms,
01:07because we remember that recycling aluminium requires only 5% of the energy necessary
01:14to produce it, starting from the raw material.
01:16So the saving is as if the aluminium packaging contained in itself the energy to be recycled
01:23and reborn several times.
01:24The performance of aluminium in recycling is very evident in the packaging department,
01:29which Cial has been dealing with in the last 5 years.
01:32In fact, with an average recycling rate of 70% of aluminium packaging,
01:36Italy has exceeded the goals by 2030, but it is placed in the first place in Europe
01:41with 10 percentage points above the average of other countries.
01:44The efficiency of the Italian system is even more evident if we analyze the split
01:48of the recycling rate for aluminium milk for drinks, equal to 93.8% for 2023.
01:55President Stellini then explained the meaning of aluminium as prevention.
02:00Prevention, because it is easy to collect, it is easy to recycle,
02:03the volumes in play are particularly reduced and the use of aluminium
02:07occurs only where it is needed, so there is no excess, there is no overpackaging.
02:12But aluminium contributes to the prevention, the formation and the refusal,
02:16in particular also with regard to organic waste,
02:19precisely thanks to its main feature, the so-called barrier effect,
02:25therefore the ability to protect the product contained in the packaging
02:29from the light of microorganisms or bacteria.
02:31This guarantees, within the packaging material market,
02:37the longest shelf life possible.
02:40Italy is the leading recycling country in Europe
02:43and the institutions are also active on the subject of energy transition.
02:47It is clear that the transition towards decarbonization, the green transition,
02:53brings with it enormous problems related to the production of energy,
02:58in particular for countries such as Italy, which are closely linked to gas.
03:03We are working a lot in this direction, with various measures,
03:07it is clear that it is a long journey, certainly, and tiring.
03:11During the event, it was asked to the institutions to continue
03:15in the policy of reporting the slave competition.
03:18Third countries, where strong quantities of aluminium are imported,
03:23not only in raw materials, but also in finished products,
03:26where there are practically no environmental links,
03:31the energy cost is much, much lower and also the cost of labor.
03:37Let's say that the aluminium industry in Italy and in Europe,
03:41especially the Italian one, is really, really virtuous
03:46and I have to give credit to the Italian entrepreneurs,
03:49who are of the highest class,
03:52for being able to keep the industry so alive, so innovative.