Investment and Objectives
The Head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada Molina, has delivered 50 new waste collection trucks to the city’s boroughs. This investment, totaling nearly 200 million pesos, aims to strengthen and deepen a sustainable waste separation model. By 2030, the goal is to transform and recycle 50% of the waste that reaches transfer centers, reducing environmental impact and fostering a circular economy.
Reciprocal Responsibility and Citizen Participation
Brugada Molina emphasized the need for shared responsibility among citizens, waste management workers, and the government in managing the city’s 8,500 tons of daily waste. She stressed that her administration aims not just to collect garbage but to transform it, with a commitment to ensure 50% of the city’s waste is transformed and recycled by 2030.
Investment in Waste Transformation
An investment of 170 million pesos in machinery at Bordo Poniente will enable the transformation of organic waste into high-quality compost. However, she urged citizens to classify waste at the source—homes, schools, and workplaces—to ensure successful recycling efforts.
Technological Pillars for Waste Reutilization
- Tire Transformation: Acquiring machinery to convert used tires into impermeabilizing material for schools.
- Asphalt Recycling Plant: Utilizing material removed during repaving for patching tasks.
- Rubble Recycling: Establishing the “City of Mexico’s Paving Stone Factory,” a public company that will manufacture paving stones from construction waste.
Collaboration and Recognition
Brugada Molina praised the borough leaders, especially Álvaro Obregón’s initial investment led by Alcalde Javier López Casarín, which received 10 additional units after purchasing the first 10 vehicles. She reaffirmed her administration’s pledge to double local efforts.
Message to Waste Management Workers
She addressed waste management workers as the crucial link in this system, proposing a mass meeting to motivate and elevate their roles in this sustainable phase. Brugada Molina emphasized the shift from viewing waste as “garbage” to treating it as resources through circular economy principles.
Additional Insights
- Green Bond Issuance: The Secretary of Administration and Finance, Juan Pablo de Botton Falcón, announced the largest green bond in city history to finance Cablebús lines. Public investment increased by 55% compared to the previous year, totaling 10 billion pesos annually through infrastructure and mobility trusts.
- CO2 Emission Reduction: The Secretary of the Environment, Julia Álvarez Icaza, defined this moment as the start of a circular economy in Mexico City, highlighting finite planetary resources. She mentioned the creation of the Integrated Waste Management Agency and reminded residents to separate organic waste for the “Organics Tuesday” initiative.
- Sindicate’s Support: Hugo Alonso Ortíz, General Secretary of the Mexico City Workers’ Unique Section 1, celebrated the transfer of workers from “Nómina 8” to secure social certainty. He noted that the city recycles only 15%-18% of its over 10,000 daily tons, proposing collaboration with market and tianguis administrators to improve source separation.
- Alvaro Obregón’s Progress: Alcalde Javier López Casarín announced the purchase of 10 new trucks, supported by the central government, resulting in 20 units to modernize a fleet including vehicles from 1971. He highlighted the “Guardianes de Barrancas” program, which has removed over 4,500 tons of solid waste in Alvaro Obregón since April, protecting local micro-ecosystems.
