Since 2001, Cooperlínia has been dedicated to waste management, uniting citizenship, work and income, through recycling, with the hiring of recyclers, street dwellers and those sentenced in the semi-open system. The unit was the first in the sector to obtain ISO 14001 Social Responsibility Certification, which demonstrates the concern of all those involved in providing social welfare through sustainability and cooperativism. The cooperative’s values include social inclusion, training and professional benefits, such as paid leave, Christmas bonus, the Members’ Guarantee Fund (FGS), dental, transportation and food agreements. The cooperative has a partnership with Universidad Pontificia Católica (PUC), and is developing a digital administrative and financial management system and the Integrated Management System for Recycling Cooperatives (SIGESCOOP).