Diagnóstico sobre el aprovechamiento de residuos plásticos en Bogotá dentro del entorno de economía circular

Abstract

Context This study is developed under the context and information available to the city of Bogotá, oriented to its management of plastic waste, the management and use of these, and the way in which support to the sector plays a preponderant role in improving quality. of life. as well as the importance of the implementation of the sustainable development goals and the concept associated with the circular economy, as well as the challenges that the industry and citizens will have to face to achieve the district's commitments, as well as the reduction of pressure on resources natural and environment. Object Present a diagnosis of the current situation of the management and handling of plastic solid waste in the utilization chain in Bogotá, framed in the concepts of the Sustainable Development Goals and the National Circular Economy strategy. Analysis In Bogotá, the daily production of solid waste per inhabitant is 0.85 kg, which is equivalent to a production of 6.868 tons / day for the total population of Bogotá. Organic solid waste occupies 53% of the total solid waste, followed by plastic waste that produces 17% of the total. Which indicates that these 2 wastes added are 70% of the total waste generated in the city, the difference is that the former have the facility to degrade between 4 and 6 months after being discarded, while the plastic waste that is produced made from synthetic polymers, they can take between 100 and 1000 years. Applied methodology Various methodologies and frameworks were applied, including PESTLE for its acronym in English, DOFA, to achieve a Value Proposition that allows reviewing each process of the life cycle of the container or packaging and determining a set of strategies to achieve the objective of the Diagnosis. . Conclusions As part of the analysis process, using the data and information available, the results made it possible to identify 5 five factors that affect the fulfillment of the SDGs, which are considered fundamental and constitute a work base on which to develop B2B business models between interested organizations; The best articulation of these business models is presented with other results of this diagnosis, where the proposal of 3 business opportunities associated with the 5 factors is evidenced and 8 guidelines were generated to implement the circular economy