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Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals
ODS 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
ODS 11: Sustainable cities and communities
ODS 12: Responsible consumption and production
Recircular
Incorrect waste management releases toxic substances that can pollute both water and air.
In Recircular, they analyze the characteristics and composition of the waste and investigate the best way to reuse it. Thanks to the development of their own methodology for measuring impact, they are able to measure the value of the waste; they measure the impact that is avoided when the waste ends up in the landfill or is incinerated, the impact of substituting virgin raw materials and take into account the impact of transport and intermediate processes. Within its online platform, companies can learn and connect with other companies; They can register the waste, by-products or production surpluses and materials in stock (resources, for us) that they have available. The algorithm developed informs about the identified recovery opportunities and automatically connects with other companies that are potential consumers. It also calculates the potential impact of the different options and we connect all the necessary agents within the system. According to Patricia Astrain, founder and director of the project, Recircular was born from the reflection on how to introduce sustainability and social innovation in industrial environments.