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Overall Objectives
Recovery all the recyclable waste generated in Santa Ana
Type of Waste targeted
Household and commercial waste
Applied Results and Impact
40 Ton/month or 50% of the household wastes in Santa Ana is re-collected by the project.
The municipality has its own recovery center. APREDISPROSA has acquired experience and knowledge in the waste management and marketing of useable materials. This project demonstrated that ecological waste management is possible and that this is a wise way how handicapped people could be integrated into the society
Standards, Indicators, Criteria for Assessment
Any social or technical standard???
Institutions/Organization involved
Municipality of Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Geographic Target Areas for the Innovation
Cantón of Santa Ana is a small city of 35.000 inhabitants, about 17 Km far from San José, the Capital of Costa Rica.
>>> Is this model not applicable to other cities, regions, countries? If yes please describe the pre-conditions to take over the project idea
Expected basic Scientific Progress
Implementation of a model related to the Costa Rica idiosyncrasy (??? explain the term) and socioeconomic conditions for handicapped people.
Contribution to Capacity Building and Education
e.g. seminares for multiplyers???
Technologies applied or improved
Technical innovation not relevant for this project (correct???)
Social target groups involved
The model can be applied to many other activities for handicapped people with limited financial resources.
Publications on project results
no publication???
