Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today (August 12) that sustainable development will remain his top priority during his second term as the head of the United Nations, saying that key challenges include achieving the global poverty reduction goals and strengthening disaster risk reduction to avert crises caused by climate change.
Reusable and recyclable waste have great economic value, according to a study commissioned by the Ministry of Environment (MMA) for the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA). According to the study, the country loses about R$ 8 billion per year when it ceases to recycle the waste that could have another purpose, but is sent to landfills and garbage dumps.