(Adnkronos) - Il Consorzio nazionale imballaggi - Conai ha presentato a Milano il suo Rapporto di sostenibilità 2023, nel quale spicca come nel corso dell’anno i soli ricavi da Contributo ambientale Conai sono stati pari a 718 milioni di euro: ciò significa che ogni euro di contributo ambientale ha un moltiplicatore pari a 4,6 in termini di valore generato per l’economia italiana, evidenziando come l’uso di materia di secondo utilizzo in sostituzione di materia prima vergine abbia ripercussioni importanti sul sistema economico italiano.
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00:00In 2023, only the revenues from environmental contribution with AI were equal to 718 million euros,
00:12which means that every euro of environmental contribution has a multiplier equal to 4.6 in terms of value generated for the Italian economy.
00:20This shows how the use of second-use materials in exchange for raw materials has significant repercussions on the Italian economic system.
00:28This is the main data that has emerged from the new Sustainability Report of the national packaging consortium CONAI,
00:34which, as every year, quantifies the economic and environmental benefits of packaging recycling in Italy.
00:40I think that the circular economy will be the founding actor of the West and of the whole world.
00:49Today we have an index of circularity of 18%.
00:55In Europe we are in second place, but considering the objectives we have at the general level,
01:01considering the world of packaging, packaging in Italy, packaging waste in Italy,
01:05today it is 8% of the total waste, but we do a lot because 75% is already recycled,
01:12and this means raw material that is saved.
01:16What is shown in this integrated Sustainability Report is precisely the economic, social and environmental value
01:23of the circular economy, although limited to a sector of packaging waste, which is smaller than the others.
01:30So the invitation to what we should do, like all of us, is to turn to increasing the circularity of our economy.
01:37There is still a lot to do in many sectors.
01:40The new Sustainability Report of CONAI clearly describes how the circular economy,
01:45applied to the correct management of packaging, represents a value for the entire national economy.
01:50When we talk about circular economy and when we talk about sustainability,
01:54our main task, as CONAI, is precisely to guarantee the correct achievement of environmental goals,
02:01and therefore of what are the positive outcomes for the environment,
02:05of properly managing, through reuse and recycling,
02:09the packaging that is used by our companies and by all of us in our daily lives.
02:15Well, we have been able to calculate that in just 2023, thanks to reuse and recycling of used packaging,
02:22it has been possible to save a huge amount of CO2,
02:27equal to what would be consumed to make 8,000 flights around the world.