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What is waste, and how much waste is out there?
War on Waste
- By-product of activities
- Unavoidable, sometimes unusable, unwanted
- Solid, industrial, agricultural, hazardous
- 2,2 billion tons solid (55%)
- 360 tons of plastic annually
Sources
https://www.earthday.org/how-our-trash-impacts-the-environment/
https://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/ecological-footprint/
https://news.un.org/en/tags/waste
https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/CH08.PDF
https://www.un.org/en/observances/zero-waste-day
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1110982
Why is waste a problem?
- Worsens the clima crisis
- 20% of methan emissions
- Negatively impacts ecosystems & wildlife
- Pollutes oceans and landfills.
- Environmental Contamination; Diseases
What can YOU do?
Current case:
Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment
- 87,000 tonnes PPE (March 2020- november 2021)
- Majority became waste
- 140 million test-kits, 731.000 chemical.
- Focus: Quality and Quantity PPE
- Shadow: Safe, sustainable waste management
- Sustainable solutions, recycling, reusing, recognising
- Ecological footprint:
- Consumation, waste vs regeneration, absorbation
- Spread information, social media.
- Change routines, mindset
"I'm only one person, what difference do i make?"
Said 8 billion people
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