Costa Rican partnership for recycling
Goal:
To increase the volume and quality of recoverable waste collected in the country.
Partners:
ALIARSE, Coca Cola FEMSA, Empaques Santa Ana, VICAL Group, Kimberly Clark, Health Ministry, and the Instituto de Fomento y Asesoría Municipal (IFAM - Institute for Municipal Advancement and Counseling).
Lines of work:
- Work in collaboration with the municipalities to support actions geared towards an integrated management of solid waste.
- Strengthen the capacities of the waste collecting centers for recoverable private and municipal waste.
- Publicize and create awareness among the different social and economic actors about the legal framework and good practices relating to recycling and integrated waste management.
Results achieved:
- Creation of a guide of good municipal practices for recycling.
- Supporting more than 300 people through capacity building for the management of 45 collection centers.
- Participation in the first feasibility study for the creation of a Transfer Center for Recoverable Waste in the country.
- Creation of the EcoPunto (EcoPoint) model: Fostering the creation of small collection centers and citizen participation in cooperation with the Municipality of San José.
- Creation of the Liberia Recyclers Association (ARELI).
- 5 Models for Municipal Management of solid waste, standardized as case studies of good practices for local governments.
Impact indicators:
- 5% increase of recycling in Costa Rica.
- 200,722 tons of recoverable waste collected by 2015.
- + 60 municipal environmental managers involved in various activities with the Partnership.
- $ 300,000 invested in innovative recycling projects.
- 150 people with higher awareness of recycling-related topics every year.
