Recycling in Brazil

[2] Main businesses in Brazil are taking a lead role in organizing recycling collection in the country's major cities.

[5] In 1992, private companies from various areas established the Brazilian Business Commitment for Recycling (CEMPRE), a nonprofit organization work for the promotion of recycling within the scope of comprehensive waste management as an initiative to build a better environmental image for their associates.

[2][5][6] CEMPRE tries to increase the community's awareness of recycling and other solid waste issues through publications, technical research, seminars, and databases.

[8] According to research conducted by Abrelpe in 2019, recyclable materials that go into landfill improperly resulted in a loss of R$14 billion reais annually.

[9] In Brazil, the main materials for reprocessing are aluminum, steel, glass, paper and plastics.

[13] In 2006, Brazil recycled 3.9 million tons, or 45 percent, of the paper materials produced that year.

[18] In Brazil, used tires are applied to make artificial reefs in the sea, to increase fisheries production.

[18] Brazil is the 4th largest producer of plastic waste in the world, behind only the United States, China and India.