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Minister Aldo Prieto announced concrete actions in transportation and telecommunications to reduce emissions, modernize the vehicle fleet and recover waste.The Minister of Transport and Communications, Aldo Prieto Barrera, participated in the VIII International Circular Economy Forum, where he highlighted the sectors commitment to the transition towards a sustainable mobility and connectivity model. During his intervention, he maintained that Peru is moving forward with a solid agenda on circularity, aligned with the National Roadmap for Circular Economy to 2030.
Prieto announced that the MTC has begun the process to prepare its own Circular Economy Roadmap for the Transport sector, which will be supported by the KfW Development Bank, with a view to strengthening sustainability actions in the coming years.
The development we long for will only be possible if we move forward together: public sector, private sector, academia and civil society. Together we can promote the country we dream of and deserve, said Minister Prieto Barrera.
He added that the sector implements a clear approach to promote circularity: removing pollutants, recovering materials and replacing obsolete technologies with clean solutions. This includes traceable scrap programs to remove old units, the recovery of steel and other inputs for industrial reintegration, as well as the progressive incorporation of electric buses.
Likewise, he specified that vehicle approval is being strengthened to prevent the entry of obsolete units and standards are being developed for the second life of batteries. In the field of telecommunications, he highlighted that between 2024 and 2025, more than 700 illegal devices were removed from the radio spectrum, classified as electronic waste for recovery, contributing to the reduction of waste and the strengthening of legality.
Finally, Minister Aldo Prieto assured that the circular economy represents an opportunity to modernize transportation, strengthen the communications sector and contribute to a more sustainable, competitive Peru aligned with the objectives towards 2030.
