Waste recovery in Brazil is lower than in countries with the same level of development, like Chile, Argentina, and South Africa, where the percentage stands at 16 percent.
In Brazil, 79 million tons of urban solid waste were produced I 2018—an increase of less than one percent from the previous year. Of this total, 92 percent (72.7 million) were was collected—up 1.66 percent against 2017.
The amount of waste sent to garbage dump saw an increase for the second consecutive year in Brazil. A survey released Friday (Sep.
From June 5 to 7, Brasília is slated to host the first edition of the International Zero Waste Cities Conference, a chance for great names from Brazil and the world to unveil better practices and state-of-the-art technology in solid waste management from across the globe.
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