About Papa Cartão

People have the habit of discarding their personal cards in a very different way they discard any other product. The first idea is to cut in small pieces and throw away in different trashcans for the most protection of their personal information.

Papa Cartão is a selective collection system developed so that cardholders can discard their own cards ensuring their personal information is being destroyed. People can watch their cards being shredded through a transparent window. Another good thing about the machine is that does not need electricity. It only takes to insert the card in the right position, crank it, and it’s done! The card is cut in 7 pieces.

Today, there are 88 Papa Cartão machines placed in different locations throughout Brazil.

How Does It Work?

Any company, entity, organization can rent a Papa Cartão. The machine can be customized with the business logo or campaign it is promoting following the Papa Cartão guidelines.

Rules:

R.S. de Paula will be responsible for the customization of the information that goes on each Papa Cartão. We will collect the shredded material stored in the Papa Cartão and do any maintenance necessary on the machines.

Nowadays, Papa Cartao machines can be found in malls, airports, subway stations events, conventions, parks, among other locations in Brazil.

Transformation

Once the fragments of the cards are collected from the different “eco locations”, it is directed to the recycling plant. The material is weighed and after being registered goes through a screening to sort pieces that contains chip and other materials, adding more value to the importance of this recycling process and material.

Once the screening is completed, the material is shredded in smaller pieces, totally losing any remaining information, but preserving each card characteristic.

These pieces are placed in presses using a combination of timing, temperature, and pressure. The mosaic plates are the source of many different products we create.