On October 24th and 25th, UNIDO ITPO Korea participated in the I International Symposium "Recycling towards a Circular Economy", organized by the civil association “Reciclame” and the National Society of Industries (SNI), it was a space to promote research and coordination for the development of recycling in Peru, identifying gaps and opportunities for their respective execution, encouraging the creation of a public dialogue table privately and analyzing the implementation of the shared responsibility of the producer in Peru and the world. This event took place at the Hotel Melia in San Isidro.
The open remarks of the Symposium were given by the Minister of the Environment of Peru (Minam), Ms. Fabiola Muñoz, and she mentioned that there is a multisectoral look in favor of the new environmental approach. “All sectors are involved in this new vision of the circular economy. From Minam we are promoting knowledge and actions that allow us to move to a circular economy, which has also been incorporated as a priority guideline in the National Competitiveness and Productivity Plan”, she stated.
Furthermore, she added: “The recovery of solid waste is first, but we must not fail to meet the gaps in solid waste, so to date we have 48 landfills in 19 regions, and the projection to 2021 is to have 72 landfills and 7 transitory cells in our country”.
Important speakers were present in this symposium from the National Society of Industries (SNI), GEA Group, European Union, Inter-American Development Bank, Innóvate Peru, Lima Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, the Technological Institute of Production (ITP red Cite), Banco de Alimentos del Perú, Association of Winemakers of Peru, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Production, Coca-Cola and Diageo. Internationally speakers came from: Cempre Brasil, Cempre Colombia, Ecoembes España, Ecoce México, Tetra Pak® Mexico and Owens Illinois Colombia.
Furthermore, the symposium, set industry contributions for the road map of the Industrial Circular Economy. Likewise, it will be considered to create a sensitization and dissemination process at national level of the circular economy in the industry for the care of the environment. Additionally, Mr. Cesar Llona, National Coordinator from UNIDO PCP was invited to be a moderator for a panel discussion among experts. Finally, the presence of UNIDO ITPO Korea during this event was a good opportunity do networking, meet and interact with entrepreneurs to let them know about the “Advisory Programme” and newly implemented in Peru.
For further information: https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-minam-propone-impulsar-acciones-enfoque-economia-circular-770932.aspx
https://www.innovateperu.gob.pe/noticias/noticias/item/2017-reciclando-hacia-una-economia-circular
