Circular Economy: Proposals of Candidates for Mayor of Bogota

A circular economy is understood as a model of production and consumption that focuses on the use of resources, representing the reuse and recycling of materials and products as fundamental axes. The system seeks to extend the life cycle of the material and improve the economic model in line with the current environmental crisis the planet is going through.

The study seeks to show how the proposed projects address factors such as the use of tools to promote the development of public policies and urban activities focused on the development of a circular economy. Also included in the analysis are strategies to encourage candidates to create circular businesses in the city.

According to the study, circular economy is understood in each campaign as follows:

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CARLOS FERNANDO CALAN

The neoliberal candidate named his government plan ‘Bogotá going safe’. There, the circular economy is understood as an approach to reduce pollution, protect nature and reduce emissions. For this purpose, some specific measures proposed are:

• Ensure public health care in five exclusive service areas in Bogotá and reduce 100 critical waste points.
• Improving the final disposal and treatment of waste through technology that allows the use and production of energy from the Dona Juana landfill.
• Ensure minimum conditions for carrying out recycling works
• Encourage the use of organic waste by integrating land points and community gardens.

Galán proposes “incentives and programs to strengthen the competitiveness of companies and initiatives that include eco-design, the use of sustainable materials and technologies, and the creation of products based on biodiversity.”

Gustavo Bolivar

In the government plan of the candidate of the historical agreement, the ‘Agreement for the Future of Bogotá’, the candidate states, “It is necessary to increase productivity and decent employment again, to promote a local, circular and sustainable economy with social justice.”

For Bolivar, sustainable urban development is the goal to achieve. For this purpose, the promotion of renewable energies, the protection and restoration of green areas and water systems, as well as measures to reduce and reduce the level of air pollution in the city, the development of sustainable drainage systems and the development of sustainable transport systems and the restructuring of the Zero Waste program, among other topics.

The Bolivar Government Plan seeks to promote and affirm the rights of public recyclers, promote improvements that strengthen the recycling chain, and, to do so, seek the participation of the private sector, community organizations, and recyclers’ associations.

Juan Daniel Oviedo

In the government plan ‘Con todo por Bogotá’, Oviedo mentions “circular economy, recycling, environmental protection and waste management” as strategic and fundamental axes of job creation.

There is a need to work with the private sector, civil society organizations and academia in promoting circular economy and sustainable development projects that increase the capacity of ecosystems to provide wealth, employment and supply.

With the recycling population, Oviedo proposes a project aimed at improving their living conditions and strengthening their capacities to provide public health services in the utility component.

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Diego Molano

The candidate states that he wants the city to be an example of circular economy and climate resilience, contributing to the mitigation of global warming in the government’s plan to ‘rebuild Bogotá’.

To this end, Molano proposes strategies to improve air quality, in addition to the conservation and restoration of the city’s own ecosystems such as wetlands, green corridors and the development of efficient drainage systems, and research developments applied to environmental education and the bioeconomy.

For the transition to a circular economy proposed in his government program, the candidate seeks to “improve the useful life of materials and products, deepen recycling, raise awareness among residents about its importance, create a system of incentives for recyclers, and develop various solutions. Challenges in waste management, work with companies to achieve the reorganization of their production processes. and promoting a shift from consumer to user.”

In this sense, it proposes the creation of a circular economy policy with the aim of “maximizing the value of products within production cycles and, consequently, reducing the pressure exerted on ecosystems in the demand for goods and services”. Pressure was put on them by creating waste”

Rodrigo Laura

In the ‘Live Bogotá’ project, the circular economy is directly linked to the proper management of waste to promote conservation of natural resources for environmentally friendly development. s. Its main priorities include the recovery and cleanup of the Bogotá River and the creation of green spaces around the watershed.

Laura also mentions a mitigation plan to reduce noise and air pollution.

The candidate proposes efficient and dignified waste management, involving all participants in the waste management chain, “from separation at source to final disposal, reuse and recycling.”

Jorge Enrique Robledo

In his proposal ‘It’s Time for Bogotá’, the candidate does not mention in his proposal specific strategies related to the development of the circular economy, but rather says that he will “draw a plan for the city towards a basic model”. Sanitation and waste management include high-quality solid waste, low-cost, and efficient recyclers, robust source separation and composting programs, capitalized waste-to-energy utilization, and a circular economy.”

It is proposed to improve public health care with a focus on the circular economy and the participation of public institutions and recyclers. In particular, the candidate seeks to create a high-quality public entity to manage these services once the current offerings expire.

Some Conclusion From Sebre’s analysis, they are

• Although all government programs mention the need to take into account various aspects of the assessed factors, only a few of these justify their importance or promote the topic by proposing specific strategies or actions.
• Some candidates recognize the importance of a nurturing approach as a means of creating employment, relating only to the activity of using waste through recycling.
• No candidate presents specific strategies for the development of an “upstream” circular economy approach, through actions that allow the consumption of virgin materials (ecodesign) and the reuse, repair or remanufacturing of materials as services of interest to economic development. In fact, the potential to encourage development through support for the development of circular business models, such as regulation, infrastructure, technology transfer or the creation of financial/marketing incentives, as drivers of local economic development has not been identified.

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