SIGRE Competitors

Ecoembes is a non-profit public limited company whose corporate objects include the design and organization of an Integrated Management System (SIG) for the selective collection and recovery of packaging waste for subsequent treatment, recycling and upgrading. Ecoembes was incorporated in 1996. Since then, more than 12,000 companies have joined the SIG. Its shareholders include 57 companies and groups comprising all of the sectors which participate in the management of packaging, from manufacturers and packagers to distributers, manufacturers of raw materials and recyclers. In 1998, when Ecoembes started to operate, household packaging recovery and recycling rates were 5% and, 16years later, more than 70%. This data have enabled our country in 15 points exceed the objectives set by the European Union in the field of recycling of packaging (55%) Since 1998, we have avoided more than 12.8 million tonnes of packaging ending up in landfill sites. This has allowed a reduction in emissions to the atmosphere of 12.6 million tonnes equivalent of CO2, and a reduction of energy consumption (14.5 million MWh) and water (343 million cubic metres of water).

Ecovidrio es el único SCRAP especializado que gestiona sobre el terreno la recogida selectiva y da respuesta a la sostenibilidad de los envases de vidrio desde el origen. Desde 1997, tras la aprobación de la Ley de Envases y Residuos de Envases y el arranque de sus operaciones en 1998, Ecovidrio trabaja para hacer realidad la transformación de nuestros pueblos y ciudades ante los retos de la economía circular, para que el esfuerzo de empresas, administraciones y comunidades prospere gracias al conocimiento, dedicación y capacidad de innovación de la entidad. A lo largo de más de 25 años, Ecovidrio ha diseñado un sistema de reciclaje eficaz, eficiente y sostenible; que cuenta con el compromiso y la confianza de casi 6.000 compañías envasadoras que hacen posible el reciclaje de vidrio a través del Punto Verde. Este sistema ha permitido que, hoy en día, se reciclen en España siete de cada diez envases de vidrio.

Ecología y Desarrollo (ECODES) is an independent not-for-profit organisation, founded in 1992 to develop, manage, and promote sustainable development projects and corporate social responsibility in Spain and Latin America. The organisation develops research initiatives on sustainability and social responsibility, including reports, briefs, articles, studies and best–practice manuals on environmental and social issues. It also designs, develops and manages innovative demonstration projects to show how changes in actions and behaviour (consumption patterns, investments, resource utilisation) can lead to significant environmental and social change. ECODES provides technical assistance and consultancy services to public and private organisations and assists organisations in implementing environmental and social policies.