Recycling and material recovery in Medellín
Explore 46 classification and material-recovery station (ECAS) records, with 23 organization names and locations in 14 urban and rural districts as published by the municipality. Inspect each organization, acronym, address and neighborhood; compare the distribution by district or organization using thematic maps and statistics.
Explore these layers ↗Municipal inventory retrieved September 28, 2026. The official description mentions 45 active ECAS in 2025, while independent count and ID queries return 46 records. All 46 are shown without asserting current operation. The queried metadata declare no update date or specific license. Several locations belong to the same organization. A location does not confirm public access, accepted materials, hours, capacity or prices; check conditions with the organization before bringing material.
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Geovisor view · Municipal Disaster Risk Management Plan scenarios, City of Medellín. Reference mapping: not alerts or events.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Recycling and material recovery include in the Medellín geovisor?
In Medellín’s Recycling and material recovery you can explore 1 layer: ECAS · classification and material-recovery stations. Each layer states its source, date and use limits.
Can I reuse the Recycling and material recovery data?
According to each layer’s published license: Inventario público municipal · licencia específica no indicada. Check the exact license on the layer record before reuse.
How current are the Recycling and material recovery data?
No dataset-wide date has been verified for these layers; check each source’s limits. Last GeoSAT verification: 2026-09-28.
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Who publishes the Recycling and material recovery data?
Layers come from Distrito de Medellín · Secretaría de Gestión y Control Territorial, Subsecretaría de Servicios Públicos · Adaptación GeoSAT: selección y normalización de atributos públicos de organizaciones y sedes; coordenadas WGS84 transformadas por el servicio de origen, sin simplificación, retrieved and adapted by GeoSAT with per-record attribution and provenance.
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Other themes in the Medellín geovisor: Metro, cableways and tram, Road infrastructure and taxi stands, and Walking and tactical urbanism.
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| Layer and source | Data date | Reuse |
|---|---|---|
| ECAS · classification and material-recovery stationsDistrito de Medellín · Secretaría de Gestión y Control Territorial, Subsecretaría de Servicios Públicos · Adaptación GeoSAT: selección y normalización de atributos públicos de organizaciones y sedes; coordenadas WGS84 transformadas por el servicio de origen, sin simplificación Municipal inventory retrieved September 28, 2026. The official description mentions 45 active ECAS in 2025, while independent count and ID queries return 46 records. All 46 are shown without asserting current operation. The queried metadata declare no update date or specific license. Several locations belong to the same organization. A location does not confirm public access, accepted materials, hours, capacity or prices; check conditions with the organization before bringing material. | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Inventario público municipal · licencia específica no indicada |
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