Catalogue of Local Inclusive Public Policies

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Recycling for a Better Playa del Carmen

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Playa del Carmen - Mexico

Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Range of Demographic Size
100,000 to 499,999 inhabitants (large intermediate)

11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums.

11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.

11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.

11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage.

11.5 By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations.

11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management.

11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.

11.a Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning.

11.b By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels.

11.c Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials.

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American Convention on Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Summary

The Honorable Municipality of Solidaridad, through the Office of Sustainable Environment and Climate Change, is implementing efforts focused on the sorting of recyclable solid waste, such as “Reciclatón” and “Kilo Verde.” Given their positive reception and the active participation of the citizenry as a result of different workshops on environmental education, these programs have remained in force for thirteen years.

 

“Reciclatón” is a program of recyclable urban solid waste collection, carried out every first Friday of the month on thirteen collection centers distributed across Playa del Carmen. For its part, “Kilo Verde” seeks to exchange recyclable urban solid waste for native plants simultaneously in two subdivisions every third Friday of the month, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Implementation Date:

Start: 07 / 7 / 2008

End: End: Currently in force

Enviroment - Urban solid waste management
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The municipality of Solidaridad has a municipal sanitary landfill composed of six cells and leachate pools. Because of the great amount of residue dumped into the landfill every day (550 tons on average), its capacity is progressively decreasing.
Creating efforts that contribute to the proper final disposal of recyclable urban solid waste generated in the municipality of Solidaridad and, at the same time, promoting citizen participation through the exchange of waste for native plants.
generated waste in the municipality of Solidaridad through the sorting, classification, and proper final disposal of recyclable solid waste, the Honorable Municipality of Solidaridad, through the Office of Sustainable Environment and Climate Change, coordinates the “Reciclatón” and “Kilo Verde” programs, which have their own respective goals, activities, and results. During five municipal administrations, the “Reciclatón” program has remained in force thanks to one of its main features: all materials are donated to participating recycling businesses, allowing for any given business with the necessary permits for waste management to participate in the programs.
The Honorable Municipality works in tandem with the General Secretariat and the General Office of the Institute of Sport, which authorize public spaces for this activity. For its part, the Office of Citizen Participation offers voluntary staff for collection points; the Secretariat of Municipal Public Services offers vehicles and personnel for waste collection; the Office of Institutional Image and the Office of Municipal Communication and Government Publicity create designs and manage publicity across institutional social media; and the Office of General Services offers furniture. Parque La Ceiba, SAC TUN, Promotora Ambiental de la Laguna S.A. de C.V. and Asociación de Colonos de Puerto Aventuras are each in charge of a collection point. Centro Comercial Centro Maya, Chedraui, and the Federal Commission for Sanitary Risks Protection (Cofepris) offer space in their facilities to perform collection activities. Recyclable waste collection companies also participate in the programs, such as Grupo Maremex, Centro de Acopio “Gallardo”, Centro de Acopio “Reciclemos”, Reciclaje Electrónico de México (RELMEX), Reciclables, Publimedia S.A. de C.V., Ecolsur S.A. de C.V., and Recicladora Alimak S.A. de C.V. The companies Ingredientes y Materias Primas del Norte S.A. de C.V., Vivero Bromelias, Mundo Botánico, and Carrera distribute raw materials for the “Kilo Verde” program.
General Law for the Prevention and Integral Management of Waste; Law for the Circular Economy of Waste; and the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection of the Municipality of Solidaridad.
Society in general
Creation of entity/plan/programme
“Reciclatón” is a recyclable solid waste collection program—PET plastics, HDPE plastics, paper, cardboard, glass, metals, electronics, home appliances, toners or cartridges, vegetable oil, car oil, medicines, and alkaline batteries—in twelve collection points distributed throughout the municipality of Solidaridad. “Kilo Verde” fosters citizen participation in the identification, classification, and separation of (recyclable) urban waste and, at the same time, raises awareness over the importance of care of the native flora through the exchange of (recyclable) urban solid waste. Plants and trees offered in the “Kilo Verde” program are donated and acquired through environmental compensation according to determining factors. During the activities, citizens are explained the importance of recycling and native flora in the cultural and ecological aspect of the city, as well as the benefits they offer. Likewise, talks are given on sorting, classification, and appropriate final disposal of waste in schools and parks across the municipality’s subdivisions.
The Honorable Municipality of Solidaridad is aware of this significant concern over recyclable urban solid waste and therefore has two municipal recycling programs in force: “Reciclatón” and “Kilo Verde.” These programs contribute to two main issues: 1) reducing waste in the sanitary landfill and, at the same time, greenhouse gases, focusing on a circular economy; 2) encouraging reforestation of the region’s species across the city each time the flora is affected by population growth, seeking to counterattack heatwaves and loss of carbon sinks. These actions are also linked with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda goals and objectives, as well as environmental culture and education of a circular economy.
Environmental education is offered through talks. It is an experience inspired by the quest for a solution to waste generation, given that, from the start, its main goal is the proper final disposal of waste through strategic collection points, later channeled for recycling. These actions have been adopted by other municipalities in the state of Quintana Roo under the same name, taking the experience in Playa del Carmen as an example.
Budget is guaranteed by the local government.
Different waste collection formats are proposed and submitted to establishments to process their environmental operation permit issued by the Office of Sustainable Environment and Climate Change. Waste is weighted across all collection points registered under different formats to be later gathered together from each of these collection points. The total sum of each residue is recorded on a database in an Excel table. In “Kilo Verde,” the procedure is similar, with the only difference that the plants for donation are requested on demand. The species are selected depending on the municipality’s subdivisions, and are obtained through a process of environmental compensation. Authorized plant nurseries are in charge of vegetable extraction and have special permits. A database is set up to monitor results.
Local goverment
Table 1 shows collected waste through “Kilo Verde” from 2008 to 2021, whereas table 2 details the tons of waste collected from 2007 to 2021. Table 1. Tonnage collected – “Kilo Verde” YEAR COLLECTED MATERIAL (T.) 2008 32.90 2009 57.30 2010 44.60 2011 47.50 2012 61.40 2013 166.60 2014 306.70 2015 321.00 2016 322.2 2017 389.60 2018 400.60 2019 365.70 2020 185.90 2021 352.20 Total 3054.20 YEAR COLLECTED MATERIAL (T.) 2008 3.9 2009 2.3 2010 1.3 2011 1.3 2012 7.0 2013 14.10 2014 18.70 2015 11.80 2016 16.20 2017 12.40 2018 20.30 2019 26.00 2020 11.30 2021 11.90 TOTAL 158.50

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11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums.

11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.

11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.

11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage.

11.5 By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations.

11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management.

11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.

11.a Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning.

11.b By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels.

11.c Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials.

N/A
American Convention on Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Location

Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Range of Demographic Size
100,000 to 499,999 inhabitants (large intermediate)

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