The federal government launched this Wednesday (13), in a ceremony at Palácio do Planalto, the Recicla+ Program, which establishes the Recycling Credit Certificate (CCR). The measure, formulated by the Ministries of Economy and Environment, intends to stimulate private investments in the recycling of products and packaging discarded by consumers. At the event, President Jair Bolsonaro signed the decree that regulates the certificate.
The government estimate is a potential investment of R$ 14 billion per year in the recycling sector. The calculation takes into account how much the country fails to earn annually by not recycling a large part of materials and packaging discarded after consumption.
Through the Recycling Credit Certificate, collectors’ cooperatives, municipalities, consortia, private initiative and individual micro-entrepreneurs will be able to request the credit certificate, based on the electronic invoice issued for the sale of recyclable materials. This document is the guarantee that packages or products subject to reverse logistics were, in fact, returned to the production cycle.
According to the government, all invoices used to issue the recycling credit will undergo a rigorous approval process, carried out by an independent verifier, who will attest to the veracity, authenticity and uniqueness of the invoice, in addition to the traceability of the material collected. There is also the guarantee of the return of the mass to the productive sector, carried out by the final recycler. Each ton is equivalent to a credit, which can be sold to companies that need to prove that reverse logistics goals are met.
Currently, Brazilian legislation requires that manufacturers, importers, distributors and traders of various types of products, such as tires, lamps, oils, pesticides, electronics, plastic, glass or metal packaging, among other materials, promote the collection and disposal for recycling after consumption. This is called reverse logistics. According to the government’s calculations, around 1 million recyclable material collectors in the country will be able to benefit from the CCR, in addition to the companies themselves, which can achieve their reverse logistics goals in a faster and less bureaucratic way.
“This program, in fact, certifies the 800 thousand simple Brazilians, they become recycling agents. And, on the other hand, these companies acquire recycling credits. The cost will drop around 80% for private companies that do their own reverse recycling logistics. And, at the same time, we will be able to transfer R$ 200, R$ 250 to each of those 800 thousand Brazilians who already have an average salary of almost R$ 1 thousand. So, an increase of 20 % to 25% in the salary of the most humble Brazilians”, highlighted the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes.
“We are going to work with all the links in the chain, with special attention to garbage collectors, who become recycling agents. The collection of separate waste in each house, each building, will be a complementary activity and an extra income for these garbage collectors. garbage”, said the Minister of the Environment, Joaquim Leite.
National Plan
During the ceremony, President Jair Bolsonaro also signed the decree establishing the National Solid Waste Plan, an instrument provided for by the federal government’s National Solid Waste Policy, created by Law 12,305/2010. Awaited for more than a decade, the plan establishes guidelines, strategies, actions and goals to improve solid waste management in the country. In addition to closing all dumps, already provided for by law, the plan foresees an increase in waste recovery to around 50% in 20 years. Currently, only 2.2% of urban solid waste is recycled.
According to the Ministry of the Environment, the plan also foresees an increase in the recycling of civil construction waste to 25%, encourages the recycling of materials, contributes to the creation of green jobs and enables compliance with international commitments and multilateral agreements signed by the Brazil.
