Circular Economy Programne - PREVEC / "Green Jobs" - increase waste recycling rate (SDG 12)

Project details
Country: 
Colombia
Beneficiary: 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Donor organisation: 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Department: 
Integrated Solid Waste Management & Circular Economy
Project volume: 
2,339,010 €
Currency: 
€
Value of services: 
2,339,010 €
Start of project: 
August, 2020
End of project: 
September, 2023
Project description: 

In the context of continuous economic growth over the last decade, progressive poverty reduction and increasing mass consumption, the amount of waste in Colombia has grown steadily. Accordingly, the Government has developed a series of strategies focused on environmentally sound management of solid waste, promoting its reuse and recycling and thus avoid contributing to climate change.

Taking into account the orientation of the current development plan (2018-2020) towards ecological economic growth, the transition from a policy focused mainly on solid waste management towards a circular economy has begun. Specifically, an increase in the recycling rate was included in the planning of the national sustainability programme for the SDG 12 (increase from 8.6% in 2018, to 17.9% in 2030).

Service description: 

 

  • Support the relevant actors in the application of standardized data collection methods on waste materials and quantities.
  • Provide training and capacity building to enhance skills of recyclables collectors and their associations, at least two of capacity building measures for female waste pickers.
  • Promote coordination between recyclables collectors and government agencies and promote private sector participation along the value chain through consultation and dialogue formats.
  • Develop local and inclusive circular economy strategies in close coordination with the administration and private sector.
  • Implement awareness-raising measures for the relevant actors in the municipal or district administrations, private sector and general public to improve their perception with respect to a circular waste economy. 
  • Develop action plans for the implementation of digital monitoring systems.
  • Identify and develop appropriate business models to stimulate private sector investments in circular economy and design and implement appropriate "local grants".
  • Conduct market studies and analyses to evaluate the potential for recycling in Cúcuta and three other cities.

 

  • Establish and use dialogue spaces for the coordination of national frameworks and provide policy advice.
  • Support the implementation, follow-up and adaptation of the circular economy strategy at city/district level in Cúcuta including training on relevant technical issues (e.g., regulations, tariff and incentive systems).
  • Identify, develop and implement appropriate (digital) tools for data collection and processing (type & quantity of waste streams and GHG emissions).
  • Contribute to the development of a manual for the standardisation of waste data collection and analysis processes and provide input for the development of a waste catalogue.

 

  • Advise local training institutions in Cúcuta on the implementation of the circular economy and on the development of curricula for green jobs.
  • Develop qualification programmes, strengthen the implementation and cooperation skills of local actors in Cúcuta.
  • Provide at least one pilot training programm for waste pickers and two pilot training programmes for public and private sector.
  • Exchange of experiences with national actors; contributions to the national skills development strategy and knowledge sharing between cities.
Objectives: 

The programme aims to support the effectiveness of the circular economy strategy in selected urban areas, optimising various conditions for its application, as well as improving recycling in these areas within the framework of the circular economy strategy.

The GOPA Infra team contributes to achieving the objective of the module "In certain urban areas, waste recycling is improved within the framework of circular economy strategies" and of all the indicators of the objective of the module:

1. Indicator for module 1: The recycling rate has increased in the participating urban areas, 10% in Bogotá and 15% in Cúcuta.

2. Indicator for module 2: A total of 1,500 workers (at least 30% women) who previously worked informally as recyclable material collectors in Bogotá and Cúcuta, are formally included in the recycling processes within the framework of the circular economy.

3. Indicator for module 3: Private companies invest in a total of four business models for the recycling of certain waste materials in Bogotá and Cúcuta.

 

Currency: 
€