Waste management has always been a problem in Latin American cities, but many people have decided to launch technological initiatives to help improve the quality of the environment on the streets of Latin America’s largest cities.

In this case, the capital of Colombia, Bogotá, was the city that benefited from these reasons. For example, Amazoniko is a recycling app that managed to attract the attention of 8,000 citizens who now manage their waste more efficiently. More aware and cooperative.

In addition to the application On the website, citizens of Bogotá can schedule a collection of usable waste and observe how these processes affect their carbon footprint.

But despite these types of reasons, waste treatment remains a problem in major cities around the world, specifically in Bogotá, according to the city’s environmental observatory. The Doña Juana landfill received 3 million tons of waste in 2021, almost 600 thousand tons more than the previous year.

Of course, city dwellers are the most determining factor in the effectiveness or failure of plans to improve pollution levels, for example in the capital of Colombia According to the Waste Observatory of the Special Administrative Unit of Public Services of Bogotá City Hall (UAESP), A significant amount of waste that reaches the city’s landfills is potentially usable.

However, the application responsible for helping the inhabitants of the Andean city has managed to expand its operations to more sectors, neighborhoods and districts, especially in the cities. Engativá, Teusaquillo and all the districts of Suba.

The director of the project, Daniel Rodríguez Paredes, explains that the purpose of this type of work in the city is to strengthen the circular economy by constantly informing citizens so that they carry out an adequate separation of waste, promotion of recycling, as well as respect and dignity of professional recycling.

Daniel also adds: “Part of our goals are related Appreciate the hard work of collectors, that they receive usable material of good quality and in adequate conditions to minimize the loss of potentially usable materials”.

This organization, like many others dedicated to caring for the environment, started in 2017 in the Suba sector and gradually spread to Usaquén, Chapinero and Barrios Unidos. And now that his operations have moved to other locations, he hopes to collect the recyclable waste of many more residents.

Anyway, in the city of Bogotá, for several years now, various initiatives have been implemented to educate and encourage people to classify their garbage and recycle usable materials, in fact it has worked well and there are many houses. Promoted better use of materials that can be reused.

However, “there are still citizens who continue to put all their waste in the garbage collection truck, on time and in time for the collectors to do their work,” explains Catalina Arias, the project’s Director of Sustainability and Special Programs. .

Similarly, the expert says the following: “We try to compare the routes with the historical routes that recyclers have for collecting usable waste, thus avoiding the loss of materials suitable for re-entering the recycling chain and the collectors. You have to dig through the garbage to find them, and much of this material is not obtained because it is contaminated.

Finally, by logging in and registering on the Amazonico website, You’ll be able to get a digital recycling kit and have the option of a free collection route, measuring your carbon footprint And get points for recycling them, which can later be redeemed on the virtual store site.

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