{"id":11692,"date":"2022-02-07T12:51:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T12:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/sustainability\/economia-circular\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:56:27","slug":"circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/en\/sustainability\/circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;110121&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1641383552522{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; 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shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/6&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;145764&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-wayh&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;209330&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Objective<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-wayh&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;103803&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Own-brand packaging to be recyclable[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;108489&#8243;]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">compostable or reusable by 2025 and will incorporate an average of 30% recycled material and, by 2028, reduce food waste from our operations by 50% compared to 2020.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-rgdb&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;635348&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;]<div class=\"advantage-text-image text_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item__title font-sonae\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPerformance\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOver the past year, we have made progress in terms of the eco-design of our packaging with the aim of eliminating unnecessary use of resources, ensuring that the materials used in the different packaging components are compatible with each other.\r\nMechanisms to accelerate product turnover and the surplus donation programme have prevented around \u20ac76 million worth of food waste.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item__advantages\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage__counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter-prefix text-color-wayh-color thin\">90,1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter text-color-wayh-color\" data-val=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter-suffix text-color-wayh-color thin\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecyclable plastic packaging \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"advantage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage__counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter-prefix text-color-wayh-color thin\">85,3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter text-color-wayh-color\" data-val=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter-suffix text-color-wayh-color thin\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWaste recovered\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item__picture\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"owl-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/desempenho_economia_circular@2x-min.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading underscore=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-dark-grey&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-sonae&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;387831&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Projects[\/vc_custom_heading]<div class=\"miew-projects-slider owl-carousel\" data-titles=\"[&quot;\\u00abEco Spot\\u00bb&quot;,&quot;Recicla+&quot;,&quot;Zero Waste Range&quot;]\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider\" data-hash=\"project-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__accordion-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\u00abEco Spot\u00bb<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__picture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"owl-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ecodesign_economia_circular@2x.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"project-slider__title font-sonae\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00abEco Spot\u00bb\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"project-slider__subtitle font-sonae\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResponsible waste disposal\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"project-slider__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA new concept where MC store customers now have an innovative and convenient space for the responsible disposal of various types of waste, including packaging covered by the SDR, batteries, light bulbs, corks, coffee capsules, used cooking oil and textiles, ensuring that they are correctly sent for recycling. This new space also includes an area dedicated to raising awareness of sustainability. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__advantages\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage__counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter-prefix text-color-wayh-color thin\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter text-color-wayh-color\" data-val=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter-suffix text-color-wayh-color thin\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"project-slider\" data-hash=\"project-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__accordion-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Recicla+<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__picture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"owl-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/desempenho_economia_circular@2x-min.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"project-slider__title font-sonae\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecicla+\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"project-slider__subtitle font-sonae\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSustainable Plastics\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"project-slider__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPart of the \u2018Sustainable Plastics\u2019 agenda of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), Recicla+ is a project developed by a consortium of five national companies, including MC. The initiative aims to structure an innovative model for the collection of post-consumer coffee capsules and develop a pilot recycling line capable of transforming both the plastic from the capsules and the coffee grounds into new sustainable products, such as liquid biofertiliser. In 2024, the roll-out of collection points across MC's entire operation was completed, enabling more than 70 tonnes of coffee capsules to be sent for recycling.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__advantages\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage__counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter-prefix text-color-wayh-color thin\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter text-color-wayh-color\" data-val=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"counter-suffix text-color-wayh-color thin\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"advantage__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"project-slider\" data-hash=\"project-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__accordion-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Zero Waste Range<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__picture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"owl-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iconografia_economia_circular@2x-min.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"project-slider__title font-sonae\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZero Waste Range\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"project-slider__subtitle font-sonae\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProducts too good to throw away\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-slider__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"project-slider__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnder the slogan \u2018products too good to throw away\u2019, MC has launched a new range of off-calibre fruit and vegetables or those with minor imperfections, 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href=\"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/en\/sustainability\/climate-action\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stamp__picture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"owl-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/eixo_acao_climatica@2x-min.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stamp__content style-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stamp__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Climate Action<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stamp__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"listing_text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stamp__button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/en\/sustainability\/climate-action\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"linker\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"stamp-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stamp is-active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  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