Recycling und Entsorgung

All of the innovative solutions to produce more environmentally-friendly alternatives or boost recycling won?t stop some plastic from still reaching the environment. RiverRecycle also a top innovator in the Global Plastic Innovation Network aims to capture low-value plastic waste from rivers before it reaches the ocean.

 

For more than 70 years Cairo?s zabbaleen (Arabic for waste collectors) have been gathering and recycling the city?s rubbish with an efficiency that would be the envy of most professional waste management companies. Yet their pivotal role in the city?s circular economy has gone largely unrecognized.

 

Recycling metals eliminates waste generated during the production process. Additionally carbon dioxide emitted during production of copper could be reduced by up to 85% through recycling. Unfortunately recycling processes are difficult to manage and monitor however. Approximately 64 million tons of electronic products containing a high ...

 

To scale recycling in the region there must be investment in infrastructure technology and processes. However it is not enough to follow the footsteps of the global north as the region of Latin America and the Caribbean has unique socio-cultural conditions that must be considered for recycling solutions to work.

 

Considering the EPA hasn?t released an updated report on the state of recycling and waste since 2018 it can be difficult to get an idea of how the recycling industry has changed in the past few years. Luckily we have compiled the most recent statistics on plastic paper aluminum glass electronic and food recycling for 2022.