Facts & Figures

  Population

  47 million inhabitants (2010)

Inhabitants incorporated for selective collection

46.1 million inhabitants in paper/cardboard selective collection and more than 45.8 Million inhabitants for lightweight selective packaging collection.

Gross domestic product

 1,051 billion € (2010)

Total packaging on market 

8,006.1 million tons (2010) including wood, "other" materials and glass.

Household packaging recovered 

1,307 ktons + 712.2 ktons glass (2010)

- ECOEMBES (2010):
1,214.7ktons recycled
92.2 ktons energy recovered

- ECOVIDRIO (2010): 
712.2 ktons glass recycled

Member companies 

- 12,155 companies licensed to ECOEMBES (2010)
- 2,620 companies licensed to ECOVIDRIO (2010)

Turnover 

- 410 million Euros ECOEMBES (2010)
- 74.8 million Euros ECOVIDRIO  (2010)

Types of packaging 

Household packaging. Commercial and Industrial packaging is accepted under voluntary agreement provided that Local Entities collect it.