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COLOMBIA Cement Nobsa Cement Plant
Waste

From the table to the soil

Opportunity
The Nobsa cement plant
100% of organic waste
generated by Nobsa’s
currently generates 500 Results
kilograms of organic cement plant is treated
waste per month, which is and turned into natural
disposed of in the sanitary fertilizer to feed the soil
landfill without any instead of being disposed
treatment or use. of in a landfill.
The composter has
Solution contributed to Nobsa
A composter for the cement plant’s objective
Martin Costanian natural decomposition of of being a zero waste
CEO organic waste generated operation.
by the employee canteen.

• Investment: 8,040 CHF
• Operating cost:
210 CHF/month

Gloria Perafan
Head of
Environment

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