Everywhere we hear that recycling is very important. But, what place does the recycling industry occupy in your country?
Unfortunately there is no place for recycling industry in Libya
Best Regards Laura Bulgariu
Dear Laura,
Algeria, a big importer of plastic
Algeria, oil country par excellence and one of the largest consumers, still in ferocious appetite, plastic on a planetary scale? Have we thought of looking for the appropriate transition solutions to value the thousands of tons of waste and make sure that they do not end their life in the open sea anymore? Not yet.This is not, it seems, at the moment on the agenda of the economic agenda, nor one of the major priorities in the eyes of the public authorities, agree to say scientists interviewed. In the meantime, the disturbing invasion of our coastline by plastics is likely to be exacerbated and the resulting environmental and economic damage could be further aggravated. Country of all paradoxes, and it is, once again, the case to think it. About 1200 km long, the Algerian coast forms a true natural mosaic: sandy beaches lined with vegetation, rocky coves, estuaries, coastal rivers, valleys, islands, coves, peninsulas ... But in front of the millions of summer visitors that it drains every year, the variety of the landscape that unfolds will reveal itself in a much less captivating form considering the piles of rubbish and other rubbish stranded on the sand and the floating masses of plastic. assaulting beaches, wadis and rivers. A cocktail of butts, bottles and plastic bags, mostly, left on the spot or thrown into the sea, all year long, especially in summer. In addition to serious damage to the environment and the ecosystem as a whole, this waste, economically speaking, weighs very heavily. According to the latest statistics (July 2017) drawn up by scientific researchers, each year, no less than 280 000 tonnes of solid waste, of which more than half is made of plastic, are released into the wild, all over the national territory . Worse, plastic alone accounts for 60 to 80% of the waste dumped into the marine environment. Thus, the great illusion of recycling is losing at least 8.64 billion DA / year to Algeria, which, moreover, owes its very unenviable title fifth world "power" in terms of consumption of plastic bags, after the United States of America, Morocco, France and Australia, 6.5 to 7 billion plastic bags, good year, bad year, used. In short, plastic products are definitely gaining popularity among Algerians. Unfortunately, the recovery through the reuse or recycling of plastic waste should, apparently, wait a little longer. And the cheapest and easiest way to unclutter is the release in nature or at sea, this great water discharge. While having a real recycling industry would have saved millions of dollars, a significant portion of which benefits our neighbors in the East and West (imports increased from 209 000 in 2007 respectively). to 286,000 t in 2015 and from 374,000 to 421,000 for the same period :) "The simplest and most efficient way of recovering waste is through direct reuse, a step that takes place before recycling.
Regards
The steel company Necor < https://nucor.com/ > is really a recycle operation running on scrap steel and it is a dominant player in the steel market. In developed economies with large internal steel inventories, recycling becomes the dominant source of raw material. Countries like China are still increasing their steel inventory and are a major consumer of iron ore and producer of virgin steel.
Copper, brass, bronze, Ti, Mg, and Aluminum are also highly recycled.
The thermal formed plastic scrap (polyethylene, polypropylene, etc) from manufacturing where you have clean product is also recycled.
The chemical set plastics can't be easily recycled (epoxy, polystyrene, etc.).
When these plastics go into the landfill, they will effectively stay there forming a new oil/coal deposit over geological time. The cycle from oil to a landfill for disposable plastics just takes oil from the ground shifts the molecules around a bit and put it back in the ground. Unlike organic waste going into a landfill (paper products, etc.), plastic waste doesn't produce CO2 or methane or leach into the groundwater.
In theory, you could breakdown the plastic back into a crude oil equivalent and then reform the plastic, but relative to the cost of crude oil that would be too expensive and require huge amounts of energy (produce large amounts of CO2). That would be similar to starting with a lump of solid coal or peat to produce plastic (it can be done, but not economically).
Unfortunately there is no place for recycling industry in Libya
Best Regards Laura Bulgariu
In Canada recycling is big in paper, glass, metals and now plastics as well.
my country is big and vast enough and many areas is located in arid and semi-arid climate, so the recycling industry does not have problem locally. but In some coastal and forest areas we have problems. Because the water level is high and the recycling industry is not very prosperous.
In ny country there are some places occupied for recycling and the recover it by manufactroy . #Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Ghana is now waking up and considering either a ban on single-use plastics. Recycling is a big problem since the major waste recyclers have to sort the trash themselves. This leads to high cost of recycling and only a little of trash gets recycled.
There has been some progress but it must be emphasized even further especially in rural areas of the USA. Education is the key and a rigorous recycling campaign is required (not just lip service).
Dear Colleagues and Friends from RG, Yes, the issue of improving waste segregation techniques and the development of recycling is important because for many years the consumption of clean water and minerals of energy raw materials and strategic industrial raw materials such as metal ores necessary for various branches of the production industry has been growing at a geometric rate. On the other hand, there is also an increase in environmental pollution, degradation of the natural environment through mines that extract energy minerals. There is a growing amount of waste in heaps of unsorted waste and garbage that pollutes the natural environment. More and more plastic waste floats in seas and oceans. The scale of environmental degradation by human civilization development is increasing.
Unfortunately, waste management in my country is not fully developed. Waste segregation into several fractions has been taking place recently and many municipal and industrial enterprises do not use modern technologies in recycling processes. Therefore, the waste segregation and recycling development system is insufficient and does not meet social needs. The opinion of experts in this field is that in my country the level of development and implementation of eco-innovations is very poor. In addition, funding from the state public finance system sources for the development and implementation of ecological innovations, including in the field of improving waste segregation techniques and the development of recycling is too low. It is necessary to enforce funds for the development of these eco-innovations from industrial enterprises that contribute the most to waste. For example, why packaging companies selling their products sold on the market wrapped in plastic packaging do not bear the costs of the necessary segregation of waste, only these costs are charged to citizens and / or the state from the funds of the state budget co-finances municipal economy, waste management systems operated by local government units? In society there is a lack of awareness of the growing problem of environmental pollution and the problem of inefficiency of the financing system mainly from public finance sources.
The purpose of counteracting these unfavorable processes of human civilization activity is necessary to carry out pro-ecological reforms in the energy sector consisting in the transformation of classic energy based on the burning of minerals for the construction of new power plants producing electricity and heat from renewable energy sources. Energy reform is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the increasingly rapid global warming process. It is necessary to develop ecological innovations thanks to which plastic in packaging will be replaced with materials that are quickly biodegradable and / or fit for consumption. Waste segregation systems and electromobility should be improved. Greater amounts should also be allocated from state public funds for the implementation of pro-ecological reforms of the reclamation of the civilization-degraded natural environment and the implementation of nature protection programs, natural ecosystems and biodiversity.
However, all these pro-ecological measures necessary to carry out the reform will not ensure global achievement of fully sustainable pro-ecological development if the consumption of natural resources, in particular water and energy and other minerals contained in the earth's crust, necessary for various branches of the manufacturing industry in subsequent years. In view of the above, for the implementation of fully sustainable ecological development to be possible in the future, the increase in the exploitation of natural resources, primarily non-renewable natural resources, should be significantly reduced.
The lack of necessary financial expenses, the lack of investment in the development of modern forms and instruments for environmental protection, including modern, automated waste segregation systems, the lack of control instruments, not developed recycling concepts cause the increase of environmental pollution and devastation of natural natural ecosystems. The opinion that pro-ecological reforms should be implemented faster and with greater financial involvement, including with greater financial involvement from public finances, is already prevailing. This is necessary because the global warming process is progressing faster, and humanity has less and less time to introduce the necessary pro-ecological reforms, primarily reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving waste segregation and recycling, developing energy based on renewable energy sources, replacing plastic with biodegradable materials, development of electromobility, protection of biodiversity of natural and natural ecosystems, etc.
Humanity should do everything it can regarding the implementation of the principles of sustainable ecological development, including the necessary ecological reforms, primarily in the energy sector by developing renewable energy sources, electromobility, development of organic farming, improving waste segregation techniques, recycling, etc. These environmental reforms implemented in accordance with with the green economy philosophy they are necessary to at least partially slow down the global warming process. We owe it to next generations, we owe it to our children and grandchildren. One of the key elements and goals of the green economy philosophy, i.e. primarily the implementation of pro-ecological reforms consisting in the implementation of the principles of sustainable pro-ecological economic development, is nature protection, protection of natural biological ecosystems, protection of terrestrial biodiversity and its preservation for future generations. Therefore, protecting the environment, natural ecosystems and biodiversity should be an integral priority of the concept of sustainable ecological development. In some countries, the concept of sustainable pro-ecological economic development is being gradually implemented, primarily in the field of renewable energy sources, improvement of waste segregation techniques and the development of recycling. However, in many countries these issues are still underdeveloped.
Best wishes
Dariusz Prokopowicz
There are different industrial recycling areas that have been prepared in Algeria
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