- The new SCRAP aims to give new impetus to the circular economy in Spain by working on improving the recyclability of packaging and waste management processes to recover more and better quality materials.
- Procircular is driven by Reclay, a company specialized in extended producer responsibility, with more than ten years of experience in the Iberian market and twenty years operating PROs in several European countries.
Madrid, March 16, 2023.
Procircular today presented its collective system of extended producer responsibility (PRO) aimed at producers using all types of packaging: household, industrial and commercial. The new PRO, operated by Reclay Iberia, is set up to support producers in complying with more stringent legislation and to give new impetus to the recovery of packaging waste in response to the industry’s growing demand for high quality recycled raw materials.
”Secondary raw materials are the future: from Procircular we want to recover more packaging and with better quality,” said Carmen Sanchez, President of the Board of Procircular. The entry into the Spanish market of a PRO such as Procircular brings a new approach to packaging management that will boost the recovery of new fractions from the yellow container and implement innovations from other countries where the Reclay group is present. The President of the Board of Procircular pointed out that “we have a long way to go to improve our country, and we will do it hand in hand with producers and administrations to make better use of waste and recover plastic fractions that are not yet recovered in Spain, such as polypropylene”.
The Procircular model
Producers participating in Procircular will be able to solve their Extended Producer Responsibility needs in a single place, providing for the first time in Spain a solution for household, commercial and industrial packaging from a single PRO. Procircular’s waste management model, with an open and transparent governance system, will encourage the active participation of all producers in decision-making.
Procircular believes that it is time for the circular economy to take a step forward in Spain. To achieve this, the system will work throughout the entire life cycle of the packaging: from design to waste management. The new system brings to the Spanish market the Reclay’s knowledge and experience in sorting and recycling processes to achieve a better use of materials. With more than twenty years of experience operating competing systems, the group currently manages nine PROs in several countries in Europe and America.
About Procircular
Procircular is a PRO for household, commercial and industrial packaging powered by Reclay, a leading company in the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Europe. Procircular relies on the international experience of the Reclay group, which has more than 20 years of experience in the implementation of PROs for waste in other European countries, including Germany, Austria, and France.
More information at procircular.es
About Reclay
Founded in 2002, the Reclay is part of the Raan Group and is an internationally focused service provider in the field of extended producer responsibility and solutions for the closure of the raw materials cycle. With more than 200 employees, the company has more than 3,000 international customers in industry, distribution, and trade that it supports in meeting their environmental challenges and fulfilling producer responsibility. Reclay’s team of experts covers the entire value chain of waste management and recycling in order to develop solutions tailored to each customer.
More information at reclay-group.com