(Adnkronos) - A Reggio Emilia gli Stati Generali delle aziende attive nella riparazione, riutilizzo e gestione dei pallet
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00:00A health sector that has generated a turnover of more than 1.7 billion euros, with 2,300,000 tons in consumption, with a variation of 2.89% compared to 2023, and almost 184 million pallets, with a variation of 2.33% compared to the previous year.
00:29And how much has emerged from the general status of the companies involved in the repair, reuse and management of pallets, which took place in Reggio Emilia, to focus on regulatory evolutions, technical innovations and sector development opportunities.
00:42The event, promoted by CONLEGNO, a consortium that has been protecting biodiversity and forest heritage for 25 years, in collaboration with ERILEGNO, the National Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Wood Pallets, represented a moment of comparison on the growth of the sector, drawn from sustainability and the introduction of new certifications and the adoption of circular economy processes.
01:05Last year we exceeded 900,000 tons, which amounts to about 70 million pallets regenerated and put back on the market, so it is a very important economy. There are thousands of jobs that are taken care of by these companies, these companies, both small and large, which therefore help in the environmental sustainability of the entire wood packaging sector in Italy.
01:32In Italy we have two green mines, the Italian forest underutilized and the wood recycling and reuse sector, declared by Massimiliano Bedogna, president of CONLEGNO. We must work together to reduce waste and promote technological innovation.
01:46From the 2.2 billion cubic meters that are consumed today worldwide, we will reach a consumption of 3.2 billion cubic meters worldwide, and in this the recycling will play an increasingly important role. So we must also be good at trying to replace, where possible, virgin wood material with recycled material.
02:09The importance of the EEPAL system, the Euro pallets, for the brand industry and Italian logistics is also emphasized, with its network of 207 dedicated companies and about 400 million movements in Italy.
02:23I must say that the EEPAL sector arrived before all the other pallets to manage the new European regulation. Already 20 years ago, when it started, EEPAL had already thought that the circular pallet was reused and created very little waste. According to my point of view, EEPAL is at the forefront on this European regulation and we can already say that we are already operational.