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Every year, an estimated 11.2 billion tonnes of solid waste is collected worldwide and decay of the organic proportion of solid waste contributes about 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Poor waste management – ranging from non-existing collection systems to ineffective disposal – causes air pollution, water and soil contamination. Open and unsanitary landfills lead to contamination of drinking water and can cause infection and transmit diseases.
The way a country manages its solid waste has significant long-term implications for public health, the economy and the environment. Therefore, it is essential to promote an environmentally sound solid waste treatment and disposal programme. Investing in greening the waste sector can generate multiple economic and environmental benefits.
Greening the waste sector primarily involves the three “R’s” – reduce, reuse and recycle – with the long-term vision being to establish a circular economy in which the use of materials and subsequent waste is limited, most unavoidable waste is recycled or remanufactured, and any remaining waste is treated so as to minimize environmental damage or even create additional value through recovering energy embedded in material or products.
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Dynamic resource management under the risk of regime shifts
Anna Lora-Wainwright's co authored paper looks interesting
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Very interesting projects in India and Indonesia to capture and process 100K+ tons of plastic waste a year!
New WWF report on EPR (extended producer responsibility) for plastic packaging waste in the Philippines. Learn: - How local governments are already regulating plastics and offering economic incentives to encourage private entities to develop and practice effective solid waste management (e.g. duty reduction on imported capital equipment, spare parts, and accessories); - About a proposal for a custom EPR scheme for the Philippines; - What other countries have done, including South Africa's voluntary EPR scheme, EU's EPR scope, the Netherlands' basis of EPR fee calculation, and Chile's formalisation of informal waste pickers; and - About the Zero Waste to Nature: Ambition 2030 campaign recently launched by Philippine Alliance for Recycling and Materials Sustainability (PARMS).
Waste Summit Cambodia 2020 talks turning waste into cash -- For instance, by producing compost, households can potentially reduce their individual waste production by around 70 percent. However, further efforts will also be needed to address increasing plastic waste challenges.
A newly released report finds that the investment required in Indonesia between 2017 and 2040 for waste collection, sorting, recycling, recovery, and disposal is estimated to be $18.4 billion. It notes, however, that the public sector will not be able to cover these costs alone; it will be imperative that Indonesia takes action to attract private actors to invest in its waste management sector. For instance, Indonesia could build a market for recycled plastic through Extended Producer Responsibility fees. This system could help create rewards for companies who put easily recyclable and/or recycled packaging on the market. Fees would be lower as the proportion of recycled content increases, helping create competitiveness incentives.