Tetra Pak to Continue Beverage Carton Recycling Collaboration with Lucart

In early October, a delegation from Tetra Pak visited the Lucart plant in Diecimo to experience beverage carton recycling first hand. The delegation, made up of managers and directors from various European countries was led by Sara De Simoni, vice president of equipment engineering, Tetra Pak

In its plant Lucart produces Fiberpack, the paper obtained from the recycling of beverage cartons with which the company produces high quality paper products for hygiene use which are certified EU Ecolabel and FSC™, and a material composed of polyethylene and aluminium called Al.Pe. that Lucart uses for the production of dispensers that provide toilet paper or paper towels in public bathrooms and pallets for the transport of its goods.

The recovery of beverage cartons and the creation of these two new materials are the result of a project launched in 2010 in collaboration with Tetra Pak which has taken the name of "Natural". Thanks to this project -- which enabled Lucart to recover more than 4.4 billion beverage cartons between 2013 and 2018 -- the Group fits perfectly into the concept of a circular economy defined by the EU Commission and the new directives on the subject, and in particular the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) No. 17, aimed at triggering a global partnership for sustainable development.

"We are very pleased with this visit by the representatives of Tetra Pak, to whom I would like to express our heartfelt thanks," commented Guido Pasquini, chief sales & marketing officer of Lucart. “This meeting was an important moment for us to exchange information and expertise and continue to progress the strategic partnership undertaken with Tetra Pak, with which we share values and a common vision of the future, is fundamental in achieving one of our main objectives: the promotion of sustainable growth and a circular economy aimed at ensuring respect for the environment and the well-being of people. I am sure that from this meeting further joint initiatives will emerge in the future".

“Our work in promoting and facilitating recycling spans the entire recycling value chain, from consumer awareness, collection and sorting to recycling and then to market, which is vital because if one element isn’t working, it adversely impacts everything else,” added De Simoni, “Our visit to Lucart aims to build on the progress made to date, deepen our collaborative working and investigate ways to improve our recycling by design principles”

The commitment of both companies to accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy and to carry out high-level projects that bring concrete benefits to the environment is also demonstrated by their membership in the CE100 Network, the pre-competitive innovation program set up by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation to drive jointly the transition from a linear to a circular economy.

Lucart, a leading company in Europe in the production of tissue paper products (paper items for daily use such as toilet paper, kitchen paper, napkins, tablecloths, handkerchiefs etc.), airlaid products and MG paper, was founded in 1953 by the Pasquini Family. The company's production activities are distributed over three business units (Business to Business, Away from Home and Consumer) operating in the development and sales of products with brands such as Tenderly, Tutto, Grazie Natural and Smile (consumer area), Lucart Professional, Tenderly Professional, Fato and Velo (AfH area).

Lucart's production capacity exceeds 395,000 mtpy of paper on 12 machines.

Since 2018, Lucart has been part of the CE100 network, the pre-competitive innovation program designed by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation to give organizations the opportunity to develop new opportunities and achieve their circular economy goals as quickly as possible.

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