| How to recycle in Panama? | | | | company´s produces egg cartons. And |
| Recycling is one of the best ways for you to | | | | it´s main activity is the production and sale |
| have a positive impact on the world in which we | | | | of packaging for the poultry industry in the lines |
| live. We must act fast as the amount of waste | | | | and separators kits. MOLPASA uses clean and dry |
| we create is increasing all the time. The amount | | | | newspapers, and paper for their production |
| of rubbish we create is constantly increasing | | | | process. The paper is placed in a large tank in |
| because:o Increasing wealth means that people | | | | which is crushed and mixed with chemicals and |
| are buying more products and ultimately creating | | | | water. This then passes through a cleaning |
| more waste.o Panama real estate boom and | | | | process to ensure that it does not have |
| increasing population means that there are more | | | | contaminants. Then the pulp is used to produce |
| people on the planet to create waste.o New | | | | the final product, whether dispensers for eggs or |
| packaging and technological products are being | | | | container vessels. |
| developed, much of these products contain | | | | Other important export products including |
| materials that are not biodegradable.o New | | | | recycled paper components, Toilet paper, napkins |
| lifestyle changes, such as eating fast food, means | | | | and towels are produced mainly by Papelera |
| that we create additional waste that isn't | | | | Istmeña SA. |
| biodegradable. | | | | The production process begins by placing paper |
| In Panama there is a strong demand for waste | | | | products in a large tank to which soap, water and |
| paper and cardboard for recycling, because it is | | | | bleach are added; this mix is "whipped" to obtain |
| more profitable than virgin pulp. Products that are | | | | semi consistency . Apart from waste paper, |
| recycled includes paper from excess of the | | | | around 10% of virgin Kraft paper is added to the |
| production process in plant and printers, used | | | | mixture. Different kind of papers are used, |
| office paper, newspapers, manila, portfolios, | | | | depending on the type of product that is going to |
| cardboard, paper waste mixture as lottery | | | | be manufactured. For example, to the markets of |
| tickets, Etc.. | | | | Panama and Ecuador, White paper is only used , |
| And one of the ways to recycle in Panama is to | | | | because there is no market for colored toilet |
| sell them to companies that uses and has a | | | | paper in these countries. However, it is possible to |
| strong demand on recycled resources to produce | | | | mix a certain amount of colored paper and paper |
| their products such as: | | | | products if they are sold to other Central |
| Moldeados Panameños, S.A. (MOLPASA) | | | | American markets. |
| located in Via Tocumen, recicles newspapers. This | | | | |