For over forty years Comieco has been the reference point for paper and board recycling and recovery in Italy, a major player in a cultural transformation that turned our Country into a circular economy leader in Europe.

The Digital Historical Archive was established to protect and make this history accessible through a collection of publications describing the journey of Comieco, from its first challenges in the 1980s to today’s achievements.

It is not just a document repository, but also a live memory and a testimonial of the change that innovation, collaboration, and sustainability have brought about in our way to manufacture, consume, and think. Annual reports, studies, special projects, and cultural initiatives build a unique heritage, available for online access, reflecting the role of Comieco as a promoter of separate collection as a daily habit, crucial for recycling. Separate collection is what allowed Italy to move from the era of landfills to a virtuous system capable to transform waste into resources and to generate environmental and economic benefits for communities and companies.

This archive is conceived for those that wish to learn about the origin of a “small Italian miracle”, for those that search for data and analyses, as well as for those that seek an inspiration in a vision and a practical approach. Because protecting the past means nourishing the future: the Comieco Archive is where tradition meets innovation to continue to write new stories on sustainability.