The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) reported that it began to carry out auctions of recyclable material such as plastic, aluminum, covers, ferrous material and iron, for give sustainable treatment to those goods that It was previously destroyed.
According to the information released on Tuesday (24.05.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX), “this change is in line with a greater commitment to caring for the the environment and according to the precepts of the circular economy".
Products found in the country's various customs offices, whether confiscated or abandoned, can be auctioned or donated. However, the agency stated: "when this is not possible, they must be destroyed, which generates high environmental costs because they are carried out by incineration or burial in landfills once they have been dismantled."
Given this situation, the DGA stated how to minimize the impact: "the necessary prior step so that these goods can be recycled is its "dismantling of the tariff position". For this, he pointed out that "Each product must go through a process so that its original function is rendered useless. From there, Its only possible destination is recycling of the material it is made of”.
With this new modality, the Customs may make available, either through donations or simultaneous auctions in various parts of the country, inputs such as plastic, aluminum, covers, ferrous material or iron, which will be available to recycling cooperatives or companies certified for this type of sustainable destruction.
Finally, the agency recalled that in the event that the option followed by recycling is an auction, these are carried out through a "virtual modality that allows interested parties from various points of the country to participate."system. (DGA press release)
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