RCD recycling model

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RCD recycling model
RCD recycling model
Collection, recycling and manufacturing of concrete and pre-manufactured materials from construction and demolition waste.
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Infrastructure
Waste Management
Business Model Description

>Invest on plants that collect, separate and treat construction and demolition waste (RCD) which can be transformed and reused as raw material in the manufacture of new products that can be sold back to construction developers as substitutes of natural inputs.

Expected Impact

This initiative intends to improve sanitary conditions and reducing the impact of the construction industry in pollution.

How is this information gathered?
Updated: 4 Aug, 2021 Date of Production: 1 Oct, 2020
Colombia
Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
> 25% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Medium Term (5–10 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
> USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
> USD 10 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12)

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Sector Sources
  • 1) El Nuevo Siglo (2020) -Requieren $342 billones para cubrir necesidades de infraestructura. Accessed February 8th 2021 2) Financial Times (2020) - Colombia pushes ahead with ambitious infrastructure plan. Accessed February 8th 2021 3) ANI (2020) Audiencia Pública de Rendición de Cuentas 4) DNP (2018) Objetivos de desarrollo sostenible. Accessed February 8th 2021 5) Procolombia (2019)OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE IN COLOMBIA. Accessed February 8th 2021 6)DANE (2018) Mujeres Rurales en Colombia
IOA Sources
  • 7) Castaño et. al (2012) – Waste management from construction and demolition (RCD) in Bogota: prospects and limitations. Accessed May 25 2020 8) Suarez-Silgado et. al (2017) - Diagnosis and proposals for the management of construction and demolition waste in the city of Ibague. Accessed May 25 2020 9)DNP (2017) – Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 10) Portafolio (2017) Las oportunidades en el aprovechamiento de residuos solidos. Accessed February 9th 2021 11) R. Misle y L. Lasso (2012) “Evaluacion Tecnica, Economica e Institucional de la Gestion de Residuos de Construccion y Demolicion en la Ciudad de Bogota”, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. Accessed May 14 12) Castaño, J. O., Misle Rodríguez, R., Lasso, L. A., Gómez Cabrera, A., & Ocampo, M. S. (2013). Gestión de residuos de construcción y demolición (RCD) en Bogotá: perspectivas y limitantes (link) 13) Semana (2020) A comprometernos con el manejo de residuos sólidos. Accessed February 8th 2020 14) DNP (2018) Objetivos de desarrollo sostenible. Accessed February 8th 2021 15) El Tiempo (2017) - La contaminación le cuesta a Colombia el 4,1 por ciento del PIB. Accessed May 14th 2020 16) DNP (2017) – Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2018-2022. Accessed May 2nd, 2020 17) MADS (2019) – Estrategia Nacional de Economía Circular. Accessed May 2nd, 2020 18) Ministerio Vivienda (2014) Guía para la elaboración del Plan de Gestión Integral de Residuos de Construcción y Demolición (RCD). Accessed May 2nd, 2020 19) Ministerio del Medioambiente (2017) – Resolución 0472 para la reglamentación integral de la gestión de RCD. Acceso Mayo 2, 2020 (link) 20) DNP (2016) Documento Conpes 3874. Accessed February 8th 2021 21) Función Pública (n.d.) Decreto 605 de 1996. Accessed February 8th 2020 22) Programa Ventures EPM (2020) – Inversiones. Acceso Mayo 2, 2020 (link) 23)El Tiempo (2019) - Incentivos para la construcción sostenible en Colombia. Accessed February 8th 2021 24) CCCS (2018) La sostenibilidad integral ya tiene incentivos. Accessed February 8th 2021 25) Afrik21 (2019) - Pilot Project for building a road out of recycled plastic. Accessed August 2020 "26) UNDP (2018) - Aportando soluciones para la gestión integral de residuos sólidos para el desarrollo sostenible inclusivo. Accessed August 20th 2020 " 27) Caracol (2019) ¿Cuánto se recicla en Colombia?. Accessed February 8th 2020.