With the firm commitment to contribute to the mitigation of climate change, we joined forces with Sistema Verde, an important transformer of waste into fuel, in Colombia, to take advantage of nearly 27 tons of garbage generated during the Estéreo Picnic music festival, which took place between on March 21 and 24, in Bogotá.

The waste collected, which is equivalent to about 700 120-liter cans, includes plastics, Styrofoam, cardboard, paper, among other materials that are not susceptible to recycling, which will be transformed by Sistema Verde into alternative fuel to be used in our plant. Cartagena, for the operation of our cement kilns. The above, aligned with our objective of reducing the consumption of fossil fuels, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases and preventing this material from being disposed of in landfills.

“We are pleased to be part of this alliance with which we join the global need to join efforts to make adequate use of waste in a safe, controlled and clean manner. Our goal as a company is to dispose of more than 300.000 tons of waste per year and with actions like this, we continue to contribute to achieving this objective, aligned with our climate change strategy, which seeks to reduce by 2030 29% of our CO₂ emissions for each ton of cementitious material produced”, expressed Mauricio Giraldo, director of Alternative Resources.

“For Sistema Verde it is a pride to work hand in hand with organizations that, like us, believe that there are other ways to be sustainable, giving the planet a break through actions that contribute to generating significant changes.

The environmental management of the Estéreo Picnic exemplifies the importance of being responsible with the waste we generate and of carrying out adequate management so that it can be classified, transformed and used," expressed Jorge Diez, manager of Sistema Verde.

Why is the cement kiln a sustainable solution?

The combustion process carried out in cement kilns has special characteristics that ensure the complete destruction of toxic components and the use of their energy. In addition, the special equipment installed for this purpose has excellent gas filtering and cleaning systems that guarantee that waste disposal is carried out in a safe, controlled and clean manner.

Between 2019 and 2021, at our Cartagena plant, we managed to issue around 20.000 carbon credits thanks to the reduction of CO₂ emissions by this same value with the co-processing of 30.000 tons of urban and industrial waste. The transformation of waste continues to grow in this operation, closing 2023 with the correct disposal of nearly 25.000 tons of material.