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Cooperatives: An Efficient Alternative Toward Comprehensive Waste Management

Author(s)

Izarelly Rosillo Pantoja

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DOI:10.17265/1548-6591/2015.11.005

Affiliation(s)

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

ABSTRACT

To protect the right to a healthy environment is the obligation of all Mexican authorities. Therefore, it is necessary to guarantee, protect, and if necessary repair the damage to said fundamental right. National development policy should be comprehensive and sustainable, and—as stated in the Mexican Constitution—the state should make sure this is so. Environmental damages in Mexico reflect the necessity of mitigating the environmental exhaustion and degradation that both diminish the Mexican natural heritage and endanger the health of its inhabitants. In environmental matters, it is imperative to implement comprehensive waste management in an efficient manner, as waste increment is subject to patterns of production, consumption, and population growth. The informal sector in waste management is directly exposed to contaminants; the cost of recycling is disproportional to its profitability and it does not contribute to national productivity. It is necessary to consolidate actions in the way of diminishing these problems. The constitution of cooperatives for comprehensive waste management allows for the formalization of this sector, inclusive social policy, as well as for improving the model of development and application of human rights established by the Supreme Court. In a nutshell, cooperatives are a win-win path toward comprehensive waste management. This study looks at the legal and technical foundations that may justify the creation of cooperatives as a tool for mitigating environmental impacts, protecting human rights, and bolstering sustainable development.

KEYWORDS

cooperatives, Mexico, waste

Cite this paper

Journal of US-China Public Administration, November 2015, Vol. 12, No. 11, 890-898

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