A1 |
Increase the fleet (trucks, motorcycles, and ecobikes) |
Insufficient fleet to expand collection actions in new neighborhoods; limited resources to buy new fleets. |
Prioritize the allocation of resources to buy new vehicles; reprogram existing vehicle routes. |
Structural |
A2 |
Build new eco-stations and eco-points |
The existing eco-stations and eco-points are not enough to serve the entire population. |
Carry out gravimetric analysis (the study of waste composition by neighborhood) in potential neighborhoods for expansion. |
Structural |
A3 |
Add new neighborhoods to the project |
Difficulty in expanding the project to hard-to-reach places. |
Look for alternative ways to get to these places. |
Structural |
A4 |
Train employees for different activities |
There is opposition from employees to qualify; |
Provide professional qualification courses presenting employees the advantages to increase income and improve their quality of life. |
Procedural/Attitudinal |
A5 |
Provide appropriate resources for employees to work |
Opposition from employees to use PPE and use new tools. |
Promote knowledge on the importance of using PPE; Provide new work tools that allow the restoration of materials, and sufficient PPE for safe activities. |
Attitudinal |
A6 |
Use management tools in the work environment |
There is not a continuous improvement policy in the cooperatives; Opposition to changes in the work environment. |
Provide lectures and courses to internalize the need and importance of improving internal processes. |
Procedural/Attitudinal |
A7 |
Acquisition of modern machinery |
Employees unable to operate modern machinery; resource limitation. |
Prioritize resources for process modernization; Train employees to use the new machines. |
Procedural/Structural |
A8 |
Conduct employee training for sorting activities |
Opposition to change activities/processes they are used to do. |
Promote knowledge on the advantages of improving internal processes in financial, ergonomic and operational terms. |
Procedural/Attitudinal |
A9 |
Home visits to raise community awareness |
The community does not recognize the value of household solid waste; The community lacks communication with the government sector about the participation in the systematic solid waste management. |
Keep communication with the community presenting the advantages of sorting collection and their role in the systematic solid waste management. |
Attitudinal |
A10 |
Increase the number ofpurchasing industries |
The volume of collected waste nowadays does not allow expanding the number of partners. |
Increase the volume of collected waste to be able to supply more recycling industries. |
Structural |
A11 |
Negotiate with purchasing industry for more attractive prices |
The quality of the sorting material collected nowadays does not enable to negotiate higher sale prices. |
Improve the quality of the sorting material collected (within specifications) to be able to charge higher sales prices. |
Attitudinal |
A12 |
Adapt to the guidelines of the NSWP |
The NSWP does not incorporate the social and economic characteristics of the different regions of the country, which hinders its application. |
Seek an integrated relationship with stakeholders of the systematic solid waste management (manufacturers, retailers and traders, community, cooperatives, and the recycling industry) through a shared responsibility considering the regional aspects. |
Attitudinal |