Medellin and South Korea Sign Agreement to Transform Waste Management
This Thursday, a cooperation agreement was signed between Medellin and South Korea for 14.6 million dollars to transform Medellin's solid waste management model between 2026 and 2031.
TL;DR
- Medellín and South Korea signed a $16.4 million cooperation agreement to transform solid waste management from 2026 to 2031.
- The agreement involves South Korea contributing $11.2 million and Medellín contributing $5.2 million.
- A new organic material processing plant with a capacity of 10 tons per day will be built at the La Pradera landfill.
- The project also includes a new selective collection system for organic waste and strengthening inorganic waste utilization.
- An interactive room at the EPM Water Museum will be created to educate the public on proper waste management.
- Medellín was chosen due to its public policies, experience in international cooperation, and project viability, following a two-year evaluation process.
- This is Medellín's second major cooperation agreement with South Korea, the first being for approximately $14 million during 2016-2019, which resulted in the Integrated Traffic and Transport Center (Citra).