Paper Packaging
In 2011, ARA AG collected 335,805 tonnes of paper packaging, which represents a decline by 6,979 tonnes (or –2.0 %) from 2010. This decrease can be explained by a lower amount of waste collected with the commercial system. With around 1,100,000 collection bins throughout the country, ARA‘s paper collection scheme is highly convenient. The containers are placed in designated public areas (bring system) or directly at the doorstep (pick-up system). A combination of the two is common practice, especially in urban areas. Paper packaging from households and small businesses is collected together with other paper products (e.g. newspapers, journals, or other print products) in colour-coded (red) containers. This allows us to optimise the collection logistics of the waste paper scheme for the specific requirements of each region.
City and municipal governments as well as waste ma...
City and municipal governments as well as waste management associations are our contractual partners in this field. ARA AG bears the share of the costs incurred by the infrastructure and collection of paper packaging. Our cooperation with municipalities in the tendering of collection services allows us to achieve cost savings while maintaining high quality standards.
In 2011, 601.674 tonnes of paper waste were collected from Austrian households, which is more than one year earlier. Packaging made of paper and cardboard is typically collected at recycling centres. As a result, the average share of paper packaging in municipal collection systems dropped from 16.7 % in 1997 to 13.1 % in 2011. This development underlines the efficiency of the separate collection service for packaging made of paper, board, cardboard and corrugated board from shopping areas and recycling centres, which was established in this period and is financed by ARA AG.
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