Circular Economy
Sustainability optimizes the current system,
but does not lead to a change in the system.
An economy without waste - the idea is worthwhile!
The much-discussed circular economy model promises to reward environmentally friendly business practices not just with karma points, but with hard economic facts. Have we found the blueprint for a fair economy that combines economic, ecological and social profit?
It has become established in our society to associate sustainable action and economic activity with renunciation and inefficiency. The European Commission, on the other hand, estimates that successful implementation of the circular economy EU-wide savings of 600 billion euros and two million new jobs by 2030 would entail. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation even anticipates savings of 630 billion euros by 2025. Even if there is no clear consensus on the exact extent of the benefits, everyone agrees that the circular economy is a Great economic opportunity for companies and closely linked to the leasing economy.
Profit is no longer generated solely from the sale of the first edition, but also from the range of services offered.
Circular Economy - by PAPACKS®
Our initial idea is that every product (especially packaging) is a material depot - a supply of raw materials for the future. To ensure this, we need a fundamentally different organization of our economy, starting with new business models, different product design and consistent registration of materials. Unlike recycling and initiatives such as the Green Dot, we are convinced that the key to change lies with the companies themselves.
The principle of the circular economy is based on the idea of a completely regenerative, global supply and trade chain that does not require the consumption of finite resources. The aim is to keep the utility and value of all products, parts and materials at the highest possible standard so that they can be repaired, refurbished and reused instead of ending up in landfill.
This principle is supported by the three R strategies:
Reduce Reuse Recycle
The guiding principle
Around 43 years ago, the Swiss architect Walter Stahel presented the solution to today's problems of our linear society and the exploitation of natural resources in his book "Wirtschaften in Kreislaufen". In 2019, Walter Stahel's concept - now a long-standing advisor to the EU Commission - was recognized as the most important pillar in the structural change of our society. European Green Deal (European Green Deal).
The linear manufacturing company is like a riverIt lives from the sale of its goods and is driven by fashion, emotions and progress; its success is measured by the flow rate and is recorded in national statistics down to the smallest detail.
A circular economy is like a lakeIts engine is the optimization of benefits, its success is measured by the increase in the quality and quantity of manufactured goods and natural, human and cultural capital, which are still hardly recorded statistically.
This concept is also supported by the guiding principle of the Managing Director of PAPACKS, Mr. Tahsin Dag: "There is always a solution! Everything that is conceivable is also feasible."
Do you have natural residues from the actual production of your products
for the production of our packaging for you?
EU Case Study
PAPACKS® / COTY INC.
Replacing plastic trays with molded fiber trays made from secondary raw materials
Coty and PAPACKS present sustainable successes to the European Commission
What was considered impossible just a few years ago has now been proven by two innovation pioneers. Acting regionally, environmentally consciously and efficiently is not only possible, but also advantageous. Three players are focusing on the circular economy and transforming their supply systems into highly efficient cycles that enable multiple use of the raw material.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG ENVIRONMENT MARCH 2020
Effectiveness of the Essential Requirements for Packaging and Packaging Waste and Proposals for Reinforcement, Appendices - Contract No ENV.F.1/FRA/2014/0063
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Advantages of optimization
Fiber depot/procurement
Modern fiber casting solution in which secondary natural fibers are shaped into various formats
Closed-loop process
Decentralized transport packaging network
Case study publication at the EU Commission on the effectiveness of the essential requirements for packaging and packaging waste
Natural fibers as a raw material
Fiber mold tray with bottles
Pallet loading with trays