Collection infrastructure in Mexico due for upgrade, says executive

An environmental manager in Mexico for Sweden-based Tetra Pak has urged elected officials in that nation to boost the recycling collection infrastructure.

According to an online news item from the Puerto Vallarta, Mexico-based Vallarta Daily, Tetra Pak Mexico environmental engineer Alfredo Román told the newspaper Mexico has opportunities in terms of recycling, but it needs an upgraded “legislative framework” and “proper waste management” systems in place.

In same cases, added Román, “laws exist but are not applied” when it comes to recycling collection. On the positive side, he said Mexico has plants such as paper mills and steel mills that can consume recycled materials

The Tetra Pak manager also expressed confidence that Mexican citizens have an environmental awareness that matches that of citizens in other nations, if they are given a collection infrastructure that is adequate.

Regarding Tetra Pak’s own efforts, Román referred to a joint venture it has with Mexico-based papermaker Bio Pappel “to install a recycling line for our packaging; the objective is to collect around 25,000 tons of packaging annually [to be sent to] one of its paper mills,” he said.