SANTO DOMINGO.- For the second consecutive year, the corporate volunteers of Cemex Dominicana and their families carried out the social impact program "Waste for Smiles" which this year collected plastics to be processed and reused.
Karina Cruz, Communications, Corporate Affairs and Social Impact Manager, explained that “our efforts as a company are linked to sustainability and a strong social commitment. We continue to innovate, creating effective programs that are sustainable and aligned with the circular economy. We are proud of the commitment shown by our employees and their families to building a more sustainable future.”.
During the day, participants were made aware of the importance of caring for the environment through actions that include the 4Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover) as well as co-processing as a method of valorizing solid waste.
On this occasion, employees, through corporate volunteering, collected more than a thousand pounds of rigid plastics such as HDPE, LDPE, and PP, with the aim of making 100% recycled plastic benches to be donated to schools and public parks near the cement company's operations in San Pedro de Macorís, explains a press release from the cement company.
"With these collection actions, Cemex seeks to raise awareness about the value of waste and the circular economy, actions that have gone hand in hand with the company since the implementation of the Regenera initiative, which seeks to provide circularity solutions, including the reception, handling, recycling and co-processing of non-recyclable solid waste, which allows them to replace the use of conventional fossil fuels with alternative ones, and the Futuro en Acción program," the press document states.
About CEMEX Dominicana, SA.
CEMEX is a global building materials company dedicated to building a better future through sustainable products and solutions. It has been present in the Dominican Republic since 1995, establishing itself as a leader in the cement and concrete markets and becoming the leading cement exporter in the Caribbean.
It has an annual production capacity of 2.6 million tons. It owns a cement plant in San Pedro de Macorís, three concrete plants in different parts of the country, an aggregate, limestone, and clay mine, and a gypsum mine in Las Salinas, Barahona, leased to the Dominican State. It generates 1,500 direct jobs and more than 2,000 indirect jobs, according to press reports.
