The Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries (Abicalcados) has been working with associates to adhere to the agreement for reverse packaging logistics. With more than 50% of the associated companies engaged, the association has an adhesion goal of at least 80% of them by the end of March, when the deadline for adherence to the term of environmental cooperation agreed with the Public Ministry of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul ends. The project, presented to the MEP/ MS in December last year, provides partnerships with waste picker and similar cooperatives, non-generation stimulus program and waste reduction, stimulus program to the use of recycled packaging, voluntary delivery points (PVEs) and environmental education. The company data will be collected annually until March 31 of each year, as a way of calculating the results of reverse logistics in the previous period and from the amount of pairs sold in the area of coverage. Source: Abicaladas