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Brazil’s recycling best
is yet to come
Brazil has set ambitious plans for its recycling sector in the next decade, involving a significant
increase in the country’s overall recycling rate and a doubling of the industry’s current revenue.
According to data from the
International Solid Waste Association,
Brazil’s 4% recycling rate is much
lower than that in countries with a
similar income range and economic
development such as Chile,
Argentina, South Africa and Turkey,
which recycle around 16% of their
waste.
Carlos Silva Filho, president of the
Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning
and Special Waste Companies
(Abrelpe) says: ‘We are four times less
than these countries. We have to accel-
erate. In relation to developed coun-
tries, the road ahead is even longer. In
A U T H O R Eugene Gerden
Brazil is believed to have the capacity to earn R$1 trillion from waste recycling by 2027 and reach 30 million people.
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