5th RELAGRES International Seminar

12 Jun 2017 - 13 Jun 2017

Tecnocampus MatarĂ³-Maresme, MatarĂ³ (Barcelona), Spain

 

 

THE CONTRIBUTION OF WASTE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

Topics will include:

  • Waste Management Models in Latin America Cities
  • Diagnosis and context of waste management in the world.
  • Technological, economic and social challenges.
  • Challenges, opportunities and public-private collaboration.
  • Latin American and European Experiences.
  • Some details and data...:
  • 19% percentage of municipalities with solid waste management plans
  • 89% the regional average of collection coverage of RSU
  • 55% the coverage of the final disposal service (in landfills) of RSU
  • 2% estimation of RSU in which it is recycled within formal schemes
  • 34,2 average collection unit costs estimated in USD per tonne harvested
  • 20,4 average cost of final disposal in USD per metric ton
  • 4M occupied in the informal sector, through urban recyclers

 

Website URL : http://seminariorelagres2017.org/?lang=en