Circular value system model for a sustainable (single use) plastic, Mexico
Summary of the project.
| Project: Circular value system model for a sustainable (single use) plastic. (Mexico) | |
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| Timeline of the Project (diagnostics and CE proposal) | January 2019-December 2020 |
| Next phase (implementation stage of the sustainable plastic model) | January 2021---in progress |
| Project Goal | To transform the current traditional economic models based on single-use plastic into a sustainable system composed of multiple business models that use plastic “waste” as an input and transform them into valuable goods. |
| Led by | SWIT Research Group of EGADE Business School, a private Company, Universidad Catolica de Chile, and the IDB |
| Country and Region of implementation of this project/initiative | Latin America with an emphasis in the central region of Mexico and the Pacific rim countries (LAC). |
| United Nation SDGs covered in this project/initiative | SDG#8: The model will create decent Work and Economic Growth, for industry and recyclers. SDG#9: The model will also generate a sustainable, and competitive business model for the plastics industry, and the creation of multiple entrepreneurships on each area. SDG#10: The design of the model is aimed to reduce the social gap that currently exists between recyclers in LACs. |
