Bogotá
Local Government, City Government, Supranational / Intergovernmental Institutions, Private Sector, NGO / Philanthropy, Community / Citizen Group
Inner City
Ongoing since 2011
The Zero Waste Program aims to reduce waste & increase recycling of waste by community & work force participation and is supported by education & training programs.
Every day the City of Bogota collects 6,500 tonnes of waste. At the Dona Juana waste disposal, 65% of the waste is classified as organic waste. Approximately 16% of the waste is collected and recycled by informal workers. In 2011, the Constitutional Court determined that informal workers should be incorporated into an improved and sustainable waste management system moving forward.
The Zero Waste Program was established to encourage community and corporate participation in reducing waste, increased recycling of waste and enhancing the social, environmental and sustainable development of the City of Bogota.
The inclusion and acknowledgement of waste pickers as a paid labour force in delivering this new model of waste management is vital to the long term success of the program. Efforts to record activities in this area have been made and reveal the following statistics:
The Special Administrative Unit Public Services is leading the initiative and both the public and private sector are involved as stakeholders.Educational opportunities are provided for the community and corporate organizations while training programs for waste picker organizations and employees are held regularly.
This project was shortlisted for the 'Guangzhou Award' in 2014 in the following category: Deserving Initiative.
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