Solid Waste Logistics
The Ecozinha Institute seeks the most professional and efficient solution for each waste stream generated by its associates, maximizing the collection and recovery of post-consumer waste and optimizing the correct destination for recycling in the circular economy. It is responsible for managing the solid waste logistics involved in the collection and final destination of organic waste (leftovers and food scraps), glass and dry recyclable waste.
- Creation of solid waste logistics with the private sector, which did not previously exist in Brasília;
- Ecozinha has helped in the creation of new composting yards in the DF, to treat organic waste from bars and restaurants, thus stimulating composting companies;
- It pioneered the implementation of glass collection, for this it was necessary to manufacture specific containers for glass storage and make commercial agreements with glass haulers for recycling.
- At the beginning there were many difficulties due to the lack of service providers in the area. For this reason, Ecozinha has established a network of Intermediary Agents responsible for the collection, processing and routing (for reuse) of each waste stream.
- To scale up, a technological tool is needed to monitor the collection, transportation and final destination of waste through specific data in order to estimate how much is being diverted from the landfill and to prove to entrepreneurs that their efforts and resources are paying off.