What Colombians did to introduce the circularity of waste
The circular economy has become part of the life of Colombian citizens with the aim of protecting the environment, the population and its territory. One year after the start of the project, we see the work done over a year.
Colombia is the sixth country in Latin America as a territorial extension and the fourth in population, counting about 42 million inhabitants and has decided to embark on a virtuous path towards a national circular economy , involving mayors, companies, recyclers, universities and all those social forces in the area that can join this cause.
The aim of this project was to push the transformation of national and agricultural production systems from a circular economy perspective and to start a path of sustainability of cities in economic, social and technological innovation terms.
This strategy involved six judah lines:
This great project was not brought down from above and imposed on the population and industrialists, but started with the involvement and collaboration of all the forces in the field. For this reason, the regions met with which specific agreements were made.
At the same time, social work was also carried out, as local meetings were organized in which citizens were made aware of what changes would have occurred in their relationship with domestic and industrial waste and which lifestyles would have been modified to move towards an international model of circular economy.
Specifically, during the first year of activity the following results were achieved: