The recycling plant “La Metropolitana”, in San Luis, reinserted 20 tons of cardboard into the circular economy system. The province showed a strong commitment in the four Treatment and Recycling of Urban Solid Waste (RSU) plants in the district.
Each operational point, every day, receives and differentiates by origin hundreds of tons of waste from different municipalities.
Reinserted 20 tons of cardboard
This time, authorities reported that La Metropolitana, located in Dónovan, recovered 20 tons of cardboard into the system.
In dozens of bales, the recovered material was sent to re-enter the industrial circuit and be reintegrated into the recycling circuit, thus promoting the circular economy and reducing environmental impact.
The importance of recycling for the circular economy.
How is the recovery process of RSU
“The waste recovery system is key to the environmental sustainability of each region in San Luis,” they pointed out.
Every day, operators receive waste and classify it on the recovery belt, where each worker specializes in a specific material such as cardboard, PET crystal, colored PET, scrap metal, aluminum, tetra pak, polypropylene, and glass.
In general, the most common materials are cardboard, glass, and PET crystal. “Thanks to this process, it prevents waste from ending up in open dumps, reducing environmental impact and promoting the circular economy,” they stated.
“In addition to reducing visual and sanitary pollution caused by dumps, the recovery of recyclable materials helps reduce the exploitation of natural resources, lowers greenhouse gas emissions, and contributes to ecosystem preservation,” they pointed out.
Thus, the province efficiently manages waste and promotes a more sustainable future, strengthening collaboration with communities, companies, and recyclers.
The circular economy strengthens the policy aimed at caring for the environment and health. Among its many benefits, the circular model promotes preserving nature and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The key to this model is to keep resources in the economy for as long as possible, promoting the generation of waste throughout the province to serve as raw material for other industries.
Classification in the plants
The activities carried out in the four provincial treatment and recycling plants play a fundamental role, as highlighted by the authorities.
All the waste that enters is deposited in a hopper. There they undergo the initial classification, to then be transported by a conveyor belt, where they are manually sorted by the operators.
After differentiating them according to the material (glass, plastics, cardboard, and metals), they are pressed and baled through special machines to be transported and reused.
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