Based in Peru

sinba

A For-profit with social mission

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Organization Details

Sinba is a social enterprise and Certified B Corp, whose purpose is to work for a #sinbasura (without waste) world, where nothing is left over, and no one is left out. The Sinba Cycle provides a service so that companies and households can manage their waste sustainably. Most notably, Sinba recycles 100% of organic waste into animal feed and fertilizers, in addition to recovering inorganic recyclable materials (plastic, cardboard, bottles, metals) in collaboration with formal recyclers through a socially inclusive model. In this way it manages to reduce wasted waste and associated pollution by up to 90%, strengthening local economies and generating a positive impact on society and the planet.

Impact Story

We can divide those impacted into 4 categories:

1) Companies, organizations and homes. Our goal is that eventually, recycling organic waste becomes the new norm, so that no food will end up in a landfill. The program includes training for staff. To date we have trained over two thousand people in best practices in waste management. Through the program we help identify and reduce their food waste, thus making them more efficient, and to recycle the waste that is created, greatly reducing their ecological footprint by reducing the waste taken to landfills by up to 90%.

2) Urban Pig Farmers: In Lima, there are an estimated 8200 urban pig farmers, mostly on the periphery of the city, who use mixed trash to feed pigs, creating serious health and environmental problems. Our goal is to work with them to transform their farms into suppliers of local, sustainable food. We are already working with 12 such farms, who not only replace mixed trash with our processed feed, but also to train them on best practices for the sustainable and productive management of their farms.

3) Cooperative of urban recyclers: a key aspect of Sinba is our partnership with cooperatives of recyclers. We pay them to operate pick-up routes and give them access to inorganic recyclable materials from participating business, creating a stable and substantive source of income. They have been able to purchase 2 trucks for this work, each of which services about 25 locations daily.

4) Communities affected by contaminated meat and air pollution: as mentioned, contaminated meat products currently enter the market unchecked, and air pollution is extremely high in areas with urban farms, due to the burning of trash which is prevalent in these areas, which are predominantly poor, peripheral neighborhoods.