The accelerated increase in tourism on the beaches of Palomino, in La Guajira, triggered the problem with solid waste, each year this activity leaves about 600 tons, so through a project they seek to take advantage of 100 tons of waste.
According to the calculations of the project, which are supported by the PGIRS 2016 of the municipality of Dibulla, 280 tons have the potential to be used through the recycling activity.
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The first 100 tons are expected to be collected in April, the date on which the project completes its first year.
The initiative seeks to consolidate an effective solid waste management model to remedy the environmental needs of the Palomino district, in the Dibulla jurisdiction, derived mainly from tourism.
Installing a circular economy model in the community that is sustainable and has an impact on the generation of income for professional recyclers.
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All actors in the area participate
To achieve the objectives set, Dow as a sponsor and Carvajal Empaques, as a leader in the implementation of circular economy projects, joined forces to co-create value chains under premises of social inclusion.
“We want coastal communities, whose main economic activity is tourism, to apply sustainable practices through usable waste management models,” says Nicolás Sarria, director of sustainability at Carvajal.
All this around the use of inorganic waste generated by tourists and locals such as cardboard, metal, paper, plastic and glass, among others.
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We work with all the actors in the area, natives, hotels, commercial businesses and educational institutions, generating awareness processes to direct efforts that allow the strengthening of the Palomino Recyclers Association.
A model initiative like this can be
validated and subsequently replicated
The project links the community in three different ways, one of them is through education, as a dynamic element around the treatment of solid waste, linking the population in general and educational institutions, which helps to generate habits.
Another component is raising awareness in which all the actors participate through activities such as beach cleaning, contests and playful strategies.
To date, 1,879 people from the corregimiento and other nearby territories have been sensitized with training and workshops, the goal is to impact 3,000 people.
But none of this would work if there is not a collection route with an organization of professional recyclers in the region, which is being strengthened in terms of infrastructure, accompaniment and training.
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Carolina Jaramillo, representative of the Foundation for recyclers of Palomino, Fundarapa and Rubén Meryteran, a member of the group, highlight the project’s dignification of the professional recycler and the generation of opportunities.
“Having a model initiative like this on the Colombian Caribbean Riviera, which can be validated and subsequently replicated, reinforces our commitment to contribute to waste management and close the plastic cycle,” says María Paulina Sandoval, sustainability manager of the Dow Plastics and Packaging business.
According to the Tourist Information Center of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, since 2016 Palomino has registered an average of 25,000 annual visits from non-resident foreign visitors, which has positively impacted the region.
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