Juan Ángel Martín es director de Comerso Iberia
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Juan Ángel Martín

DirectorComerso Iberia

Why fighting against waste can be profitable for a company?

10:53·3 April 2025

This article was automatically translated from its original Español version. Read the original

Juan Ángel Martín is the director of Comerso Iberia, a company that helps others in the fight against waste through a digital and logistical platform that revalues unsold or unsellable products.

After eleven years in France, Comerso has been operating in Spain for two years against waste, both food and non-food. Their work consists of helping other companies to conceive a zero waste model, providing a social, environmental, and also economic opportunity.

“Many companies have implemented practices against waste, but the vast majority do very little or nothing on this issue,” states Martín, who recalls that in Spain between 4 and 7 million tons of food are thrown away each year. “It is improving, but there is still much to be done,” he argues.

By handling the administrative and logistical aspects, Comerso promises the companies they work with to recover up to 40% of the value of unsellable products, while also contributing to reducing their carbon footprint and optimizing resources.

María Díaz Valderrama
impact.info journalist
Published on 3 April 2025
Photo credit — D.R.