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Recycling and Composting Plant Opens in Francisco Dumont, Northern Minas Gerais, and Promises to Create Many Jobs

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published on 11/12/2020 at 10:44
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This Thursday (10), the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, and the Vice Governor of Minas Gerais, Paulo Brant, attended the inauguration ceremony of a sorting plant that promises to create many job opportunities in 2021.

A Sorting and Composting Plant was inaugurated in Minas Gerais, in the northern part of the state, in the municipality of Francisco Dumont, and it promises job opportunities in 2021. The inauguration ceremony of the plant took place on the morning of Thursday (10) and was attended by the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, Vice Governor of Minas Gerais, Paulo Brant, and other authorities.

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The municipality of Francisco Dumont in Minas Gerais invested about R$ 170,000 in the construction of the plant, and according to the City Hall, it is estimated that at least 21 tons of waste will start to be properly directed each month, thus increasing job opportunities for the local population.

Prior to the inauguration of the Plant, Minister Ricardo Salles participated in a press conference at Montes Claros airport and spoke about the federal government’s support for small municipalities in waste treatment and the rehabilitation of contaminated areas.

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According to the North Minas Environmental Development Consortium, the expectation is for the generation of more job opportunities in the first half of 2021, as well as the closure of over 22 open landfills.

In Francisco Dumont, the Sorting and Composting Plant was built on an area of 500 square meters along a rural road, where the city’s landfill used to operate; the opening of this Plant aims to create more job opportunities for the population.

Valdemar Medeiros

Graduated in Journalism and Marketing, he is the author of over 20,000 articles that have reached millions of readers in Brazil and abroad. He has written for brands and media outlets such as 99, Natura, O Boticário, CPG – Click Petróleo e Gás, Agência Raccon, among others. A specialist in the Automotive Industry, Technology, Careers (employability and courses), Economy, and other topics. For contact and editorial suggestions: valdemarmedeiros4@gmail.com. We do not accept resumes!

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