Glass Hub by ReciVeci O-I Cridesa

Start date:

September 2023

End date:

Country:

Ecuador

Cities:

Quito

Project details

Status

In progress

Client

O-I Cridesa

Allies/ involved

O-I Cridesa, Better Planet Glass

Project overview

O-I Cridesa is the company that processes glass in the country and is located in Guayaquil. This made it increasingly difficult for basic recyclers and intermediaries to recover, transport and sell this material, so that in recent months it was hardly recovered in the Central-North region of the country.

This HUB now serves as a company collection center in Quito, where glass will be purchased in bulk and retail from basic recyclers, intermediaries and the general public as if they were selling it directly to him in Guayaquil.

In addition, with the opening of this HUB, four jobs are also opened, two of which are for grassroots women waste pickers who work as operators. They are Verónica Pulupa and Blanca Pulupa, both basic recyclers and members of the Grassroots Recyclers Association “Smile”; they will be responsible for receiving, helping to unload, classify and coordinate everything related to glass within the HUB.

The O-I Cridesa glass HUB managed by ReciVeci is a dream come true. This initiative demonstrates that waste management with grassroots recyclers is a viable path to improving society and the environment.

What glass is recycled in the HUB?

We remind citizens, intermediaries and basic recyclers that we will only receive glass bottles and containers for beverages and food. We do not receive windshield glass or fiberglass.

We thank O-I Cridesa and Vidrio Mejor Planeta for entrusting us with this mission, and we celebrate these alliances that translate into concrete actions to build together truly inclusive recycling and contribute to a circular economy.

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