Dear Shahida Anusha Siddiqui,

Yes, for developing countries, the development of recycling and other important elements of pro-ecological activities in environmental protection, the principles of sustainable development, and the circular economy is a serious challenge. Improving recycling techniques, waste segregation technology, replacing plastic in packaging with biodegradable organic substitutes, implementing eco-innovations in commercial economic processes, shaping and activating social environmental (ecological) responsibility, increasing the scale of implementing pro-ecological reforms, implementing eco-innovations in economic processes, etc. are important factors the pro-ecological transformation of the traditional brown economy into a sustainable green economy / circular economy, which is a challenge for all countries, both developing and highly developed. However, countries with lower incomes in the public finance system have fewer opportunities to implement pro-ecological reforms, such as on implementing the principles of sustainable development into economic processes. Technological assistance, etc., is necessary for countries characterized by a low level of economic development and low income, so that also in these countries environmental economic reforms are implemented. The issue of the necessity to increase the scale of pro-ecological economic reforms is a challenge for humanity in the 21st century, because the goal is to protect nature, protect natural resources of animate and inanimate nature, reduce the scale of environmental pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, slow down the progressing global warming process, protect biodiversity of natural ecosystems, protect the biosphere and climate of the planet Earth.

Regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Yes it is a challenge as African countries are the countries having a high rate of rural to urban migration. Moreover, African countries are urbanizing faster than their infrastructure. I mean their master physical plans are very old and not able to cope with the current population in the urban areas.

Not necessarily. Developing countries are in the stage of large-scale construction and production, which will produce more environmental pollution. Reasonable control of pollution, effective use of recycling resources, technology can reduce environmental pollution. Developed countries also have the same problems, such as: the maintenance and demolition of the construction industry, will cause environmental pollution.

Yes, recycling is not only a problem for developing and developed countries.

If it can be demonstrated that recycling is financially beneficial it should not be a problem for any country. It is a problem for developing countries because few recycling endeavour is financially sustainable.

Recycling destroys pollution and therefore is beneficial for environment. In developed countries, recycling is an environmental, political and economic priority.

But for devloping countries, recycling is a challenge in particular in Sub-Saharan African countries where waste accumulation is a major problem. Rubbish should be considered as a resource to be valued rather than waste without value. However, this requires financial capacity because recycling is expensive.

Dear Shahida Anusha Siddiqui,

Yes, for developing countries, the development of recycling and other important elements of pro-ecological activities in environmental protection, the principles of sustainable development, and the circular economy is a serious challenge. Improving recycling techniques, waste segregation technology, replacing plastic in packaging with biodegradable organic substitutes, implementing eco-innovations in commercial economic processes, shaping and activating social environmental (ecological) responsibility, increasing the scale of implementing pro-ecological reforms, implementing eco-innovations in economic processes, etc. are important factors the pro-ecological transformation of the traditional brown economy into a sustainable green economy / circular economy, which is a challenge for all countries, both developing and highly developed. However, countries with lower incomes in the public finance system have fewer opportunities to implement pro-ecological reforms, such as on implementing the principles of sustainable development into economic processes. Technological assistance, etc., is necessary for countries characterized by a low level of economic development and low income, so that also in these countries environmental economic reforms are implemented. The issue of the necessity to increase the scale of pro-ecological economic reforms is a challenge for humanity in the 21st century, because the goal is to protect nature, protect natural resources of animate and inanimate nature, reduce the scale of environmental pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, slow down the progressing global warming process, protect biodiversity of natural ecosystems, protect the biosphere and climate of the planet Earth.

Regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dear @Shahida Anusha Siddiqui,

Hello and thanks for the question.The answers are pretty good,and I would like to see more threads like this but they don't mention that it is all in theory (as we don't have enough data).There are probably more qualified people to answer but I'll add a short input by mentioning how recycling is challenge for every country unless there is adequate budget but it can actually prove beneficial.It is more a challenge when there is unstable public policy as is for developing countries.Developed ones are threatened by extreme capitalism,however they have safety measures for this.

Before I end this,I would like to remark that it was a pleasure to answer this and I wish it was helpful.

Yours sincerely,

Salianji Anna-Maria,Industrial Engineer & Manager IHU

Recycling is a challenge, but because developing countries try to emulate practices in developed countries. We need to take the opportunity to develop a Circular Economy where waste is a resource and develop applications and technologies to developing economy solutions. Conventional waste collection and management does not and will not work in developing economies where we have neither the infrastructural capacity or resources to implement conventional collection and landfill systems. We are also too far from markets to develop only conventional mechanical recycling systems. For this, and other reasons, waste management is problematic across the developed world. We need to look at circular models where waste is separated and valorised at a local scale by local communities. Waste then becomes nutrients (food security), infrastructure (green building materials) and energy (small-scale systems in pyrolysis, gasification, digestion). If we emulate the western world we will fail

In my opinion, yes. Recycling could be the solution to the problem of lots of rubbish near to the beach. In my country, the recycling is just starting.

Most developing countries, even if they have the will, they are still struggling with delivery of basic services and so recycling tend to be a tertiary issue. We have managed to register measure of breakthrough through a phased-approach with local authorities. And so, yes they are struggling.

The situation in South Africa is that urban waste recycling is largely an informal activity. This happen because of several factors: The waste (eg:: glass, plastic, aluminium) has value at recycling centres. Couple that with high unemployment, and the collection, sorting, and transport of urban waste becomes an opportunity for economic survival. This informal system is so effective that government efforts at urban waste collection will fail - the formal waste collectors take too long to reach each house and the best value items are long gone when they arrive. The informal system is widespread, has no capital input or organisational overheads and removes all the value out of the urban solid waste stream within minutes of deposition. Formal recycling of the urban solid waste stream is therefore a dead loss from an economic, organisational and operational viewpoint.

(Just one perspective from one part of the world in one waste stream.)

Yes, it's a challenge for developing countries. But if it can be done, it would be beneficial for the country.