WEAKENING ENVIRONMENTAL BACKPACK: WEAKENING ENVIRONMENTAL BACKPACK:

A CHALLENGE FOR A BETTER LIFEA CHALLENGE FOR A BETTER LIFE

Broke into the market

Led by people aged 25-40

Inclusion economic model

Virtuous ring of employment

PyME´s = SME’s

SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTREUSINGREUSINGRECYCLINGRECYCLINGREDUCING USE OF ENERGYREDUCING USE OF ENERGYPRODUCTION WITH LITTLE PRODUCTION WITH LITTLE

CONSUMPTIONCONSUMPTION

NEW WORDS IN LEXICON

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL RESEARCH IN SAN FERNANDO

INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

WOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH

WASTE CLASSIFICATION

Waste sent to landfill : yellow containers

Hazardous waste : red containers

Domestic waste : black containers

Fulfil environmental regulations

Interested in exporting

No waste classification

Only one big container

All waste intertwined

Waste disposed every fortnight

BIGOTE Carpentry

WOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH

WOOD INDUSTRY

SCREWS

VARNISH

PAINTING

NAILS

ADHESIVE

WOOD

WOOD BOARDS

ELECTRICITY

INPUTS

DUST

REMAINS OF ADHESIVE

REMAINS OF PAINTING

REMAINS OF VARNISH

WOODTRIMS

REMAINS OF WOOD

OUTPUTS

WOODEN PRODUCTS

AND

HANDICRAFTS

WOOD LIFE CYCLE: ENVIRONMENTAL BACKPACK

FORMALDEHYDE

A flammable gas

Combined with urea form a water soluble polymer

Becomes a highly pollutant substance

Breakdown products

-VOCs Formic acid

- VOCs Carbon monoxide

CHIPBOARD

Planks of pressurized wood clippings, usually veneered

PLYWOODSingle sheets of veneer glued together

TYPES OF WOOD TO MANUFACTURE FURNITURE

C

H

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HOW IS CHIPBOARD PRODUCED?

Respiratory diseases- Asthma

Irritation of eyes

Carcinogen effects - Nose cancer - Throat cancerIrritation of nose, throat, eyes and skinAsthma

WHICH HEALTH PROBLEMS CAN BE CAUSED BY FORMALDEHYDE?

AND BY SAWDUST?

Urban solid waste compacted by heavy machinery

Building the depressed zone

High-density polyethylene bed

SANITARY LANDFILL

OUR PROJECT SOLUTION STARTS HERE

Caritas

Don Orione Work

Nosotros Foundation

Contacting NGOs

HOW CAN WE LEAD STAKEHOLDERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE FROM THEIR STRENGTHS ?

To participate in the National and International Market

To increase income and social welfare

To promote sustainable development

To avoid social exclusion and discrimination

Enterprises organizations

SME’s

Government Institutions

Civil Society

Preventive Environmental Strategies

Recycling woodReducing waste treatmentDecreasing environmental impact

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Your beliefs become your thoughtsYour thoughts become your words Your words become your actionsYour actions become your habitsYour habits become your values

Your values become your destiny

Mahatma Gandhi