Bepensa, as part of its commitment to providing an effective solution for improving our environment, is redeeming points through the Bepensa Foundation for its ongoing PET collection program.
The program ReQPET is a program of the Bepensa Foundation which has been active since 2010, which promotes an ecological culture regarding the management of plastic waste, promoting responsibility for environmental care and encouraging the habit of recycling. Its fundamental axis is education on the importance of recovering and recycling plastic waste., as an effective solution for the improvement of our environment and with a circular economy approach, which strengthens sustainable management with a vision of a world without waste.
Initially, this program was only implemented in schools, but it has now grown and has been joined by companies, businesses, and civil society organizations. ReQPET has more than 445 collection points throughout the peninsula, which is compelling evidence of our shared commitment to contributing to the improvement of the quality of life and environmental conservation in Mexico. Everything the Bepensa Foundation does in this program is completely free, and participants remain voluntarily.
Among the benefits of participating in this program are prizes redeemable for points earned for recovered PET, which accumulate throughout the school year. The catalog features more than 100 items ranging from sports equipment, stationery, electronics, and educational materials, among others, with the goal of improving the infrastructure of participating schools, businesses, and associations.
In addition to the collection infrastructure and logistics, the Bepensa Foundation also offers free environmental education talks to those who enroll in the program. All of this is part of Bepensa's genuine commitment to collaborating with sustainability initiatives, caring for and conserving the environment in the communities where it operates.
Gracias a todos los que participaron durante este año, se logró evitar que lleguen al medio ambiente más de 24,000 kilos de PET, los cuales serán reciclados dentro de un modelo de economía circular, es decir, una vez que recuperamos un envase, sin importar la marca, lo reciclamos y convertimos en otro envase que puede volverse a reciclar, y así estar en un ciclo continuo siempre. Lo que hace que ya no usemos plástico nuevo como resina para nuevas botellas, evitando así la disminución considerable de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero comparado con las que utilizan resina virgen (nueva)
This school year, the 5 schools that collected the most PETs are:
- Primer lugar: A.C. Albergue una caricia humana
- Segundo lugar: Telesecundaria 122 de Castamay
- Tercer lugar: Prim. Pablo Garcia turno matutino de Seybaplaya
- Cuarto lugar: Colegio Jean Piaget de Campeche
Quinto lugar: Prima. Ulises Sansores turno matutino de Campeche
