Friday, July 01, 2011

Recycling: an opportunity for change in Colombia


Colombians change their life and transform their family’s financial situation through a recycling project supported by the IDB


Óscar Restrepo never imagined that recycling garbage could change his life. Previously a construction worker, he now owns a small business that gives him a monthly income of US$490 a month; six years ago his monthly earnings were only US$40.

Restrepo, originally from Colombia’s Municipality of Envigado in the department of Antioquia, participates in one of 18 projects supported by the Productive Chain Program in the Framework of Corporate Social Responsibility (ProRSE).

See full Press Release.