BVRio, in partnership with the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), is strengthening health and safety standards in six waste picker cooperatives in Rio de Janeiro. The initiative is key to promoting a safer and more professional recycling sector in Brazil, protecting workers and consolidating the foundations for long-term operational sustainability. BVRio’s circular economy team […]
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As part of its efforts to strengthen inclusive waste recovery solutions in Brazil, BVRio is supporting cooperatives with targeted infrastructure improvements and training. One such initiative is the installation of a new vertical baler at Coopama, a waste cooperative supported by BVRio through the ‘Cooperate to Recycle’ project, with funding from Petrobras’ socio-environmental programme. Located […]
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Two of the nine waste cooperatives that BVRio is supporting in service improvements have started to receive critical logistics upgrades, including new collection trucks and equipment, and training to digitise waste flow, part of a capacity-building project funded by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Since the beginning of this project phase in August 2024, […]
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