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News Cementos Argos saves waste with recycled bags

Cementos Argos saves waste with recycled bags

Written by Global Cement staff 10 February 2020
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Colombia: Cementos Argos has announced that its Green Bags initiative has seen the production of over 5 million bags from recycled paper, of which 808t was saved from going to waste. Cementos Argos supply chain manager David Restrepo that the initiative provides an alternative to ‘the felling of over 8000 trees and use of 64,000m3 of water, the equivalent of 26 Olympic swimming pools.’

Last modified on 12 February 2020
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