Sustainability initiatives in São Paulo

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Compost organics with waste pickers in São Paulo

Catadoras and catadores lead the loop Instituto Polis and the Brasil Composta Cultiva network support community composting and organic-waste treatment, now active across ten Brazilian states, with São Paulo as a flagship hub. The 2025 regional report cites recycler participation in organic management as a top Latin American success story. What you can do - Join a compost tour or training led by waste-picker leaders in the São Paulo metro area. - Start or support a neighbourhood compost point that partners with local catadoras/es. Why it matters Organic diversion cuts methane from landfills while keeping recycler cooperatives at the centre of the system, not at its margins.

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Invite SENAI to map energy savings on your factory floor

Invite SENAI to map energy savings on your factory floor PotencializEE brings SENAI specialists into small and medium industrial plants to find cheaper, cleaner kilowatt-hours. GIZ coordinates with Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy. The programme began in São Paulo and now reaches partner states including Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina. What you can do - Inscreva sua indústria for a free SENAI pre-diagnosis visit at your plant - Walk the shop floor with the specialist: compressed air, boilers, heat pumps, refrigeration, and motors often hide quick wins - If the pre-diagnosis shows strong potential, take the subsidised deeper diagnosis (about 60% of that step's cost on published pages) and follow credit pathways (FINEP, Desenvolve SP guarantee fund where eligible) - Pass the signup link to neighbouring industrial SMEs in your cluster so the whole district gets leaner together How it works Register online. SENAI contacts eligible industrial SMEs (revenue and headcount caps are on the signup page), schedules a plant visit, and lists concrete savings measures. This pathway is for workplaces, not households. Why it matters Factories that measure and trim energy waste keep more money in the business and put cleaner production on the neighbourhood map.

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Book a SENAI PotencializEE visit for your plant

Book a SENAI PotencializEE visit for your plant Industrial SMEs in São Paulo and expanding partner states start PotencializEE online. After eligibility checks, SENAI schedules a free pre-diagnosis at your factory. How it works Submit the form on Inscreva sua indústria. Wait for SENAI contact; there is no walk-in desk. This pin marks São Paulo as the programme origin because visits happen at each registered plant. When & where - Your industrial plant in São Paulo (programme origin) or partner states listed on PotencializEE pages - Approximate pin: São Paulo city centre (-23.5505, -46.6333) - Recurring: ongoing enrolment; confirm current eligibility on the signup page Why it matters A specialist walking your machines turns energy savings into a shared plan the whole team can build. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: PotencializEE: Inscreva sua indústria. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Sao Paulo Brazil Skyline Aerial, December 2024 (CC0, Spicypepper999).

Brasil Composta Cultiva: São Paulo hub

Compost training led by waste pickers The Brasil Composta Cultiva programme, backed by Instituto Polis, hosts compost tours and trainings that centre catadoras and catadores, strengthening organic-waste management practices across São Paulo and nine other Brazilian states. Where - São Paulo metropolitan area; specific tour locations announced by organisers (approximate pin: city centre) How to join - Check the Brasil Composta Cultiva site for upcoming compost tours and municipal partnerships near you. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. - Brasil Composta Cultiva, programme · Compost tour with recyclers

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