Prolata's results continue to rise. Between April and June 2022, the association recycled more than 17,000 tonnes of steel cans, registering an increase of 9% compared to the same period of the previous year. The regions that most recycled were Paraná (4,733), São Paulo (3,847) and Pernambuco (3,049).
Prolata's work has four very important pillars: support for waste pickers' cooperatives; partnerships with warehouses and mechanized centers; points for receiving post-consumer steel cans and environmental education.
Currently, Prolata has partnerships with 70 cooperatives in 18 states, totaling 1,761 members. It also has 36 partner warehouses, support and participation of 14 steel can manufacturers, 28 paint manufacturers, 11 food manufacturers, 37 retail chains and 3 steel groups, which are responsible for the revaluation and recycling of the material.
To encourage consumers to correctly dispose of used cans, the association has invested in the implementation of Voluntary Delivery Points (PEVs), in partnership with retail chains. Today, there are 221 PEVs distributed throughout the country, 15% more than in the first quarter of the year.
“Our goal for this year is to revalue more than 60 thousand tons of post-consumer steel cans. All results will be submitted to Central de Custódia, our partner and independent verifier, and will undergo a third-party audit, as established by the new Federal Decree 11.044/2022.), says Thais Fagury, president of the Brazilian Association of Steel Packaging (Abeaço ) and director of Prolata.
Created in 2012 by Abeaço, Prolata aims to allow post-consumer steel cans to be disposed of correctly by consumers and revalued in steel mills, transforming them into new steel infinitely.
Source: RCW TV - 05/08/2022
