Virtuous Sardinia in separate collection, in particular that of paper and cardboard that knows no setbacks despite the uncertainties related to the last months of the pandemic.
Across the island, nearly 97,000 tons of paper and cardboard have been sorted and correctly sent for recycling, an increase of 6.2% compared to 2020 : this is revealed by the 27th Annual Report on the separate collection and recycling of paper and cardboard in Italy. from Comieco, National Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packaging.
“Although 2021 was a very difficult year, Sardinia is fully part of the positive growth trend that has affected all of Southern Italy - says the general manager of Comieco, Carlo Montalbetti -. Each Sardinian citizen collected 60.6 kilos of paper and cardboard during the year : in addition to being a result perfectly in line with the national average (60.8 kilos per inhabitant per year) it also represents the highest per capita collection in the South ".
The "level of interception of the cellulosic fraction of the total waste produced, which is 13.3%, can still be improved".
In Sardinia in 2021 Comieco directly managed 72,975 tons of cellulosic material, equal to 75.4% of the region's total collection . The 282 participating municipalities were paid fees of over 6 million euros.
All the provinces follow a positive trend with a per capita collection in line if not higher than the national average. The only exceptions are the province of Nuoro and Southern Sardinia.
Below are the data by province.
Province of Cagliari: over 25,000 tons of paper and cardboard collected, per capita of 61 kilos per inhabitant per year.
Province of Nuoro: more than 11,000 differentiated tons and per capita collection of 57 kilos per inhabitant per year.
Province of Oristano: over 9,000 tons collected, 60.7 kilos per inhabitant per year.
Province of Sassari: almost 33,000 tons collected, 68.4 kilos per inhabitant per year.
Province of Southern Sardinia: more than 17,000 tons collected, 51.1 kilos per inhabitant per year.
(Unioneonline / L)
