Paper and Board Collection, Recycling, and Recovery in Italy in 2013

Whether it’s a bread bag or a fruit bag, when it’s made of a single material, it always goes in the paper collection! Before throwing it away, make sure there are no pieces of food inside!

For example, the chip bag, the popcorn container, or the fried fish container? If food residues cannot be removed, they cannot go in the paper. They must be thrown in the organic waste if they are certified compostable.

Papers for gastronomic use are among the types of paper that we handle most in everyday life: think of the paper to wrap focaccia or sliced pizza, or that for the packaging of cold cuts, cheeses or fishery products. Often and willingly, however, we are unsure about their correct destination in separ...