Published on June 17, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chile became the first\nLatin American country with an \u201cecological overdraft\u201d, classified as such in May 2020 according to data\nprovided by the Network\nGlobal Footprint\nEcological In practical terms, it means that our country ended\nall your renewable natural resources available for this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sum of the crisis for which\nacross the country, both health (COVID-19) and economic, and the impacts\nenvironmental effects that are evidenced in the last time caused by the\nclimate change, the degradation of ecosystems, among others, makes us reflect\nregarding our consumption, life model and linear production system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Observatory Report\nof Sustainability 2019 \"Chile and its regions\" (Faculty of Economics and Business\nfrom the University of Chile) our country has the highest per capita rate of municipal waste by\nperson from Latin America, with a total of 418.7 kilos per year. By 2020, the\nRecycling Promotion Law (Law\nREP), an economic instrument for waste management in Chile, has formulated goals\nrecycling and,\nTo improve them, the Council of Ministers for Sustainability has approved\nsome pertinent modifications during the last weeks regarding\npercentages and deadlines in the recycling of cardboard, plastic and glass containers. With\nThese changes are expected to avoid 7.7 million tons of waste, which\nIt implies an important contribution to the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Hidronor we invite you to\ncitizens and companies to support these challenges and go one step further, aiming\nto a circular economy that is also restorative and regenerative to add\nvalue to the sustainable development of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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