From January to September 2020, the Prolata Project recycled just over 2,687 tons of steel packaging in the State of Paraná, according to a survey by the Prolata association. In the last quarter alone (from July to September) 1,301 tons of post-consumer steel cans were recycled, placing Paraná in third place among the States that most recycle in the country in 2020 through the initiative.
Paraná is the state that has the most Prolata partner cooperatives: there are 20, located in the cities of Cascavel, Colombo, Curitiba, Fazenda Rio Grande, Londrina, Maringá, Reserva and São José dos Pinhais. Among them is Cooperativa Moranguinho, from São José dos Pinhais. According to Irineu Guimarães, president of the cooperative, around four tons of steel cans are collected per month, coming especially from voluntary collection points (PEVs) of large retailers and schools in the region. The State also has three Prolata warehouses, located in the cities of Londrina, Maringá and São José dos Pinhais.
Created in 2012 by the Brazilian Association of Steel Packaging (Abeaço), Prolata aims to allow post-consumer steel cans to be correctly disposed of by consumers and revalued in steel mills, transforming them into new cans or other items that use steel as a raw material.
Term of cooperation in Paraná
In 2014, Prolata signed a cooperation agreement with the Secretary of the Environment of Paraná. The term consists of the expansion of efforts in the State, including warehouses, cooperatives and the regionalization of the volume removed from post-consumer steel cans. In addition to this, the association has three other terms signed with the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), with the GAEMA of Baixada Santista and with the Public Ministry of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Prolata was the first management entity for reverse packaging logistics recognized by the MMA. “Our goal is to create conditions for the steel can recycling chain to be easily accessible and reach most of the population, involving can manufacturers, product manufacturers, cooperatives, end consumers and the steel industry”, explains Thais Fagury , president of Abeaço and director of Prolata.
Throughout Brazil, Prolata has a partnership with 47 cooperatives, 18 warehouses and two steel mills, in addition to 46 PEVs, which accumulate more than 12 thousand tons of recycled steel cans from January to September 2020. “Our goal is to reach 55 cooperatives and 25 partner warehouses by the end of 2020. All material collected and sold is linked to sales invoices between cooperatives and steel mills, ensuring the traceability of post-consumer steel packaging”, concludes Thais.
About Prolata
Prolata is a non-profit association, created in 2012, by the value chain of steel can manufacturers in Brazil. Initiative of the Brazilian Association of Steel Packaging (Abeaço) and coordination and sponsorship together with the Brazilian Association of Paint Manufacturers (ABRAFATI) for compliance with the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS), Law 12,305/10, and other policies federal, state and municipal levels, Prolata obtains resources from its associates and investor partners, which are fully applied in the maintenance and development of its objectives.
Source: RedePRESS - 10/20/2020
