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Reunión sobre sostenibilidad

CITRUS MARKET OUTLOOK FORUM3rd & 4th March 2020, Melbourne

“Meeting environmental demands of consumers while maintaining packaging quality”

Speaker: David Porta

Giró is the world’s leading company in

systems and solutions for the fresh

product’s packaging. It is based on the

design, production and distribution of

packaging machinery and consumables.

Our wide range of products allow us to

satisfy all the market needs.

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1 INTRODUCTION

3 ECOGIRÓ RANGE

2 IS PLASTIC THE CULPRIT?

4 GIRO’s RECOMMENDATION

THE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS COMPANYWorldwide Coverage

Giró offices

Area Manager 1Area Manager 2Area Manager 3Area Manager 4Distributor

Headquarters

Sustainability pervades everything.

There is a widespread demand fora more sustainable world

There is ever increasing concern about conservation and the environment; especially against single-use plastics

such as bags, bottles, food containers, cutlery, trays, etc.

The problem exists and, as a society, we must be aware of it.

PLASTIC PERSECUTION

We need help in order to make possible a business

model based in plastic recycling ensuring an

efficient waste collection, classification and

recycling processes in order to achieve a circular

economy.

The answer is NO. But we all need to educate consumers for an intelligent disposal of the plastic.

Materials are not “good” or “bad”… materials are used in the “correct” or “incorrect” way.

IS PLASTIC THE CULPRIT?

Lack of infrastructure for selection and recycling in many countries around the world

WHICH IS THE EXISTING PROBLEM?

Many countries are not ready yet (Australia for example)

There is not a unified criteria in how to classify waste.

Sometimes even between different municipalities

HOW ARE THE SUPERMARKETS REACTING?

As a result of a lack of infraestructures and a not unified criteria, there is a lot of confusion, and we

are receiving different demands from supermarkets.

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

▪ Small packages

▪ No plastic packages

▪ BIO ranges

ANGLO-SAXON COUNTRIES

▪ No paper solutions (Higher CO2 )

▪ No compostable solutions ( + contamination/ + price/ + CO2)

▪ Focus on lightweight and 100% recyclable packages

HOW DOES GIRÓ SOLVE THESE DEMANDS WHILE MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT?

Is the brand through which Giró expresses its compromise

with the environment and sustainable development.

As market leader in packaging solutions, Giró must

provide solutions in order to satisfy all the market needs.

Because of that, Giró has a 100%

Compostable packaging program

But…

Giró’s recommendation is

to produce:

1. LIGHTWEIGHT

2. RECYCLABLE PACKAGES

3. IMPLIES LOWER CO2

HOW TO BE SUSTAINABLE?

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EXTRUDED ULTRABAG119-360

KNITTED ULTRABAG119-360

KNITTED ULTRABAG90-300

Net weight= 10,35 grFilms weight= 7,79 gr

TOTAL PLASTIC WEIGHT= 18,14 gr

Net weight= 2,38 grFilms weight= 7,79 gr

TOTAL PLASTIC WEIGHT= 10,17 gr

ECOLIGHT net weight= 1,75 grFilms weight= 4,51 gr

TOTAL PLASTIC WEIGHT= 6,26 gr

ECOLIGTH NET

2. The administrations need to create efficient

waste collection & recycling infrastructures

1. Producing lighweight, 100% recyclable

packages is the right direction.

3. We have to educate consumers on

responsable use and waste classification

SOME CONCLUSIONS:

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2020 CITRUS MARKET 3rd & 4th March 2020, Melbourne

“Meeting environmental demands of consumers while maintainingpackaging quality”