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‘Getting organised key to waste recycling’

NEW YORK, March 31, 2016

Governments may think that the key to solving their waste problems is by investing in cutting-edge technology, but this is often a flawed assumption, said an industry expert, adding that the key is to get organised.

“In order to achieve an efficient and sustainable ecosystem where most waste is not landfilled but rather, recycled or incinerated for energy recovery, governments must first put in place the right mix of policies, tariffs, and enforcement measures. Without this structure in place, even fancy, expensive technologies will fail or prove a lot less efficient than planned,” explained Torben Kristiansen, vice-president of waste and contaminated sites at Danish consulting firm COWI.

Kristiansen divides the waste into following six bins: glass, plastic, metal, paper, compost, and residual waste. All the waste streams are recycled except the residual waste that cannot be decomposed or reused.

Denmark is endeavouring to recycle industrial waste using this method to attain near-zero waste. The rate of recycling waste is high in European countries, such as Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, and Netherlands. The waste sent to landfills by these countries was than four percent of total waste generated.

The average rate for the European Union for sending waste to landfill was 38 per cent of total waste in 2013, while the US sent 70 percent. In China, 85 percent of the waste generated was sent to waste disposal sites.

The figure is 75 percent in India and 70 percent in Indonesia.

Kristiansen will share his expertise on how Northern Europe achieved near-zero waste rates at the upcoming Macao International Environmental Co-Operation Forum & Exhibition, or 2016MIECF. He emphasized on perfecting organizational details like logistics, regulations, and financial mechanisms instead of fixating on technology.

Analysts researching on the industrial waste recycling and services industry presented thorough information of industry in research reports. Recently, ResearchBeam has added a report titled, “Global Industrial Waste Recycling and Services Industry 2015 Deep Market Research Report.”

The report provides a comprehensive analysis of current trends, revenue analysis, and industry chain structure. In addition, it assists businesses and investors by offering precise market statistics on revenue based on applications, classifications, and regions along with analysis of key manufacturers.- TradeArabia News Service




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