Global Waste

Stop managing waste.

We can’t recycle our way out of this.

We produce 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste / year.

Only 19% is looped back (thanks to composting & recycling).

The rest is lost forever, with consequences for our health, planet, and the economy.

Instead of trying to recycle everything, we have to design out waste.

Here are the key tools to get us there:

– full producer responsibility
– deposit refund schemes
– ecodesign
– eliminate
– reduce
– reuse
– collect
(and only then, recycle)

Recycling is important, but only a small part of the story.

The best waste is no waste.

Source:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vojtechvosecky_wastemanagement-recycling-circulareconomy-activity-7325071839146242057-BvTf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAtGGkQBsxwMBmX3lEJO8btihnfBCaHqTz4