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Isabel Guerra

In a ceremony held yesterday at Association of Exporters (ADEX) at San Borja, the recycling forum was formed, and its members are the Ministry of  Environment, recycling workers associations, solid waste recycle companies, municipalities, the civil organization Ciudad Saludable, and the financial company Caja Nuestra Gente.

Albina Ruiz, executive manager of Ciudad Saludable, informed that Peru produces around 20,065 tons of domestic waste, of which 25% is reusable.

At present, only 15% of this is being recovered, and under inadequate conditions for  recycling workers and other people involved.

Representing the companies, ADEX President, Jose Luis Silva Martinot, said the formalization and association of recycling workers will allow for a direct deal with private companies, which will avoid intermediaries, thus allowing for more profit for recycling workers.

"Nowadays, Peru exports between 10 million and 12 million of PET products or plastic by-products, but it could be done in a better way, and with more profits," said Silva.

Vice-Minister of Environmental Management, Ana María González del Valle, stressed that the recycling campaign is one of the priorities in her sector and added that the regulations of recycling workers.

100,000 families are dependent on recycling activity, according to a study made by Ciudad Posible.

1,800 tons of garbage is the amount of waste they manipulate.

17 municipalities out of 43 hire landfills in Lima.

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