As we well know, the effects of climate change intensify day by day: heat waves, droughts and floods are some of the most relevant problems that we see worldwide, and Chile is no exception. Although some measures have been imposed in recent years that seek to mitigate it, we must become aware - both at an industrial and personal level - about the proactive management that we all must carry out to really achieve the desired objectives.

Hoy, diversos estudios aseguran que para aminorar el porcentaje de emisiones de efecto invernadero se necesitan acciones concretas que aporten a la circular economy, pero ¿cómo lo está llevando a cabo el rubro industrial?

Juan Andrés Salamanca, gerente de Ventas y Marketing de Hidronor Chile, destaca que “el primer paso para avanzar en una dirección más sustentable es que todas las empresas y organismos se asesoren sobre las normativas vigentes que buscan aportar valor al medio ambiente y sepan cómo aminorar los efectos ambientales que causan con su actividad industrial. En el caso de aquellas que generan residuos industriales peligrosos, éstas deberán hacerse cargo de los mismos de forma responsable, tal y como lo establece la EPR Law. y el DS 148”.

To support this objective, at Hidronor we add value to the environment with our Comprehensive waste management, treatment and final disposal services, as well as the energy revaluation, recovery and recycling of the same; remediation and restoration of contaminated land; advice, analysis and characterization of waste, among others.

However, the executive adds that "it is urgent to migrate from the current linear production model to a more circular production in order to reduce the effects of climate change, and this is only possible if both industrial sectors work hand in hand to help to others".