The association Circularis, formed by Urbaser, FCCenviro, PreZero, and Valoriza, plans to invest over €12 billion to improve waste management in Spain. Its goal is to reduce landfill deposits to 20% by 2030 and achieve 60% recycling.
The association Circularis, driven by Urbaser, FCCenviro, PreZero, and Valoriza, has been established with the aim of improving municipal waste management in Spain, according to information published by expansion.com. To achieve this, it estimates that an investment of over €12 billion is necessary.
The Circularis plan includes reducing landfill deposits to 20% by 2030 and less than 10% by 2035, as well as reaching 60% recycling by 2030 and 65% by 2035, in line with European objectives, given that Spain did not meet the targets set for 2020.
This initiative seeks to promote a model of circular economy, where waste is turned into resources, and create a competitive green industry. The president of Circularis, Ricardo López de Haro, emphasized that “almost half of municipal waste goes to landfill, wasting resources that should return to the economy.”
The association will focus on three priorities: source separation, increasing recycling to 60%, and developing new recovery plants for the extraction of non-recyclable waste. López de Haro highlighted that “it’s not about recycling or incinerating, it’s both,” citing examples from countries that have successfully implemented these systems.
Circularis aims to transform the linear consumption model and move towards a regenerative economic model, which has not only economic implications but also geopolitical ones, in line with the EU Council's strategy for Europe.
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