Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
The main benefits of this system are to close the waste cycle at local level, and to use
energetic and economic benefits from waste use for energy purposes. Furthermore the
disposal of wastes at a local level means a reduction of costs, as otherwise transport costs,
eco-tax and local duties must be introduced.
C
ONCLUSION
Because of the continuing increase in population, the resources of our natural
environment are limited: most of the materials we use to create products come from natural
sources, and several production systems stil require virgin products rather than recycled ones..
To overcome the crisis of waste management, it is necessary to introduce a
Zero Waste
strategy
.
This consideration involves rejecting the whole notion of waste, and moves the
problem towards the starting point of an industrial eco-system [18].
The traditional industrial system is based on a unique direction:
take-transform-dump
Materials are taken from the earth's crust, moved to firm, used to produce finished goods and
waste, destined to the disposal or waste to energy plant. Extraction, production, transport, and
removal of resources are causes of environmental destruction and global heating.
It is necessary to revise the unidirectional industrial system and form a closed circular
one by recycling the resources dumped from community to industries. The economic and
social system must know that the circular course of nature is the most efficient, less expensive
and more profitable, and avoids the environment's deterioration.
In the end, it is important to integrate the responsibilities of community, industry and
government in order to make a zero wastes strategy feasible.
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