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Generate energy from Waste
Description/achievement of initiative

We created the Zero Landfill concept that refers to projects that integrate the application of innovative equipment and the management of processes, through ethical, economic, sustainable and visionary goals, aiming at total reuse of waste, that is, no grass of waste sent to landfills.

Implementation methodologies

Definitive disposal: environmentally safe technique of total waste disposal; Reduction of atmospheric emissions; Sustainable tool for waste management; Replacement of non-renewable energy resources; Reduction of extractive activities and their negative impacts; Provides Circular Economy.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

The management process to achieve the goals of Zero Landfill has the following steps: Mapping of waste generation Assessment of possibilities for prevention and / or reduction of waste generation Study of the possibility of reuse of the waste generated Classification, codification and registration of waste Identification, sorting, storage of residue Evaluation of environmental partners and recycling companies Final provision Monthly waste management report With this concept, we contribute to the concept of circular economy, reducing the impact of waste on the environment, which, in addition to not being landfill or irregularly disposed, becomes renewable fuel.

Partner(s)

Salmeron Group
Progress reports
Goal 7
Goal 12
12/2019
Reduction of waste shipment to landfill of 30,000 tons per year
Other, please specify
12.000.000 CO2 reduction per year to the atmosphere

Basic information
Time-frame: 05/2017 - 05/2030
Partners
Salmeron Group
Countries
Contact information
José Carlos Silvestre Filho, Mr, carlos.silvestre@gruposalmeron.com.br
United Nations