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ATP IS PREPARING TO BECOME A WASTE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION

ATP announced last week that it is working on an application to become a waste management organization, similar to what Sociedade Ponto Verde does with plastic packaging. ATP is even in talks with other associations to create a joint management organization.

“Collection and sorting have to be done in a way that allows the raw material to be reused in the production chain. There is a lot of fibre in Europe that used to be wasted and now we can incorporate into production processes. It’s a new business model,” chairman Mário Jorge Machado told Dinheiro Vivo.

These statements follow the European directive that requires all countries to ensure the selective collection of textiles from 1 January. Finally, Mário Jorge Machado addressed the issue of fair competition in the sector and that the cost of collection and recycling will invariably have to be reflected in the final price of the product.

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