By means of Resolution 1344 of December 24, 2020, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable modified Resolution 2184 of 2019. Said modification extended to July 2022 the term for adopting the white, black, and green color code for waste separation. 

The new color code for the classification of waste (white (recyclable material), black (no recyclable material) and green (organic)) must be gradually implemented in the waste management plans of the different economic sectors.