# Report: International Best Practices in Waste Sorting and Recycling Systems

## Introduction
This report provides an overview of successful waste sorting and recycling practices from various countries around the world.

The information presented is intended to inform the development of improved waste management and recycling systems for a U.

S.

county government.

The report highlights specific countries, their successful practices, implementation experiences, and the role of government in these initiatives.

## United Arab Emirates

### Successful Practices
The UAE has implemented several innovative waste management solutions, particularly in the emirates of Sharjah and Dubai:

1.

**Waste-to-Energy Conversion**: The Sharjah Waste-to-Energy facility, the first of its kind in the Middle East, represents a significant achievement in environmental protection and sustainable economic development.

**Organic Waste Recycling**: The UAE launched the region's first project for recycling organic waste and utilizing it to produce animal and fish feed through insect-based processing.

**Large-Scale Waste Treatment**: Dubai's Waste Treatment Center in the Warsan area has the capacity to process 5,666 tons of municipal solid waste daily.

### Government Role
The UAE government has fostered strong cooperation between government entities and the private sector to implement innovative projects that enhance the recycling industry.

This collaboration aligns with the circular economy approach, transforming waste into energy and other useful products.

## Egypt

### Successful Practices
Egypt has undertaken a comprehensive national approach to waste management:

1.

**Integrated Waste Collection and Sorting**: The waste management system begins with comprehensive collection of all waste materials, followed by burial in sanitary landfills away from residential areas.

Workers then sort waste by type (solid materials, plastics, etc.

**Large-Scale Recycling Facilities**: Egypt has implemented multiple recycling factories across different governorates, including facilities in Minya, Sohag, Menoufia, and South Sinai.

A notable facility in Sandub, Dakahlia has a processing capacity of 1,200 tons per day.

**Historical Waste Remediation**: The country has addressed accumulated waste problems by removing approximately 45 million tons of waste over the past year and a half, including 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical waste accumulations.

### Government Role
The Egyptian government, through the Ministries of Environment and Local Development, has launched a massive national project for waste management focused on maximizing profitability from waste.

The government has coordinated with the "Decent Life" initiative to establish waste collection and recycling companies across Egypt's governorates.

The Arab Organization for Industrialization has also contributed by removing approximately 500,000 tons of waste from 39 sites in various provinces.

## China

### Successful Practices
China has demonstrated significant achievements in environmental management:

1.

**Industry Regulation for Pollution Control**: China has shown a unique ability to implement strict environmental measures, including temporarily shutting down industries to address pollution, as demonstrated before the Beijing Olympics.

**Climate Change Solutions**: China has developed practical and internationally recognized solutions for addressing climate change issues.

### Government Role
The Chinese government has implemented sustained, long-term efforts to combat pollution and address climate change.

As a developing country that has achieved success in tackling climate issues, China is positioned to share its experiences with other developing nations facing similar challenges.

## Denmark (Copenhagen)

### Successful Practices
Copenhagen has implemented innovative urban planning approaches:

1.

**Bicycle Priority Infrastructure**: The Danish capital has prioritized bicycles over cars, resulting in more cycles than people in the city.

**Carbon Neutrality Goals**: Copenhagen has set an ambitious goal to become carbon neutral by 2025.

### Government Role
The Danish government has supported Copenhagen's transformation into a sustainable city through policies that prioritize alternative transportation and establish clear environmental targets.

## France (Paris)

### Successful Practices
Paris has implemented several measures to address pollution:

1.

**Vehicle Restrictions**: The city bans cars in many historic central districts on weekends and implements odd-even bans on vehicles during high pollution periods.

**Public Transportation Support**: During polluting events, Paris makes public transportation free to encourage its use over private vehicles.

**Alternative Transportation Promotion**: The city encourages car-bike-sharing programs to provide sustainable transportation options.

### Government Role
The Paris municipal government has implemented these measures as part of a comprehensive approach to reducing pollution and improving urban livability.

## Netherlands (Amsterdam)

### Successful Practices
Amsterdam has taken decisive action on transportation emissions:

1.

**Fossil Fuel Vehicle Phase-Out**: The city will ban petrol and diesel-fueled cars and motorcycles from 2030.

### Government Role
The Amsterdam municipal government has established clear timelines for eliminating fossil fuel vehicles, demonstrating a long-term commitment to sustainable urban transportation.

## United States

### Successful Practices
The U.

S.

has seen various innovations in waste management technologies:

1.

**Enzyme-Based Plastic Recycling**: Birch Biosciences has developed a recycling approach using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, beginning with non-bottle PET plastics.

**AI-Enabled Sorting Systems**: Glacier has developed AI-powered robots that automate waste sorting, making recycling more cost-effective and efficient for facilities of all sizes.

**Glass Recycling Innovations**: The Glass Packaging Institute is working to improve glass recycling feasibility in underserved areas, while Ground2ground Glass is processing glass into natural sand substitutes.

**Anaerobic Digestion Solutions**: The Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association has developed engineered solutions using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel.

**Recycled Product Development**: Book Hill Group is designing products specifically to utilize recycled content, creating market demand for recycled materials.

### Government Role
While specific government initiatives are not detailed in the provided documents, these innovations demonstrate the potential for public-private partnerships and government support for technological advancement in waste management.

## Key Insights and Recommendations

1.

**Integrated Systems**: Successful waste management requires integrated systems that combine collection, sorting, processing, and market development for recycled materials.

**Public-Private Partnerships**: Cooperation between government entities and private sector organizations is crucial for implementing innovative waste management solutions.

**Technology Investment**: Advanced technologies like AI-powered sorting and enzyme-based recycling can significantly improve recycling efficiency and expand the range of recyclable materials.

**Policy Frameworks**: Clear government policies, including vehicle restrictions, recycling requirements, and carbon reduction targets, create the framework for successful waste management.

**Economic Approaches**: Viewing waste as a resource that can generate economic benefits, as demonstrated in Egypt and the UAE, can provide sustainable funding for waste management systems.

**Community Engagement**: Successful waste management requires public participation and education, as highlighted in the "Clean, Green, and Safe Approach" applicable to both rural and urban settings.

**Comprehensive Strategy**: Long-term strategies that incorporate research, advocacy, capacity building, communication, and intervention are essential for sustainable waste management.

## Conclusion

The international examples presented in this report demonstrate that successful waste sorting and recycling systems require comprehensive approaches that combine technological innovation, supportive government policies, public-private partnerships, and community engagement.

By adapting these proven practices to local conditions, U.

S.

counties can develop more effective waste management and recycling systems that contribute to environmental sustainability and economic development.

# Report: International Best Practices in Waste Sorting and Recycling Systems

## Introduction
This report provides an overview of successful waste sorting and recycling practices from various countries around the world.

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Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Remaining soft plastics recycling facilities inundated after REDcycle collapse as councils pick up the slack

Australia's remaining soft plastics recycling services are struggling to meet a huge surge in demand following last year's collapse of the scheme run inside Coles and Woolworths.
It's prompted extreme measures to limit how much waste the facilities receive, with one council-run service now checking recyclers' driver's licences before they can drop off their plastics.
It comes after the nation's largest soft plastics recycler, REDcycle, which collected soft plastics from Woolworths and Coles stores around Australia, was forced to halt collections last November when huge stockpiles of soft plastics were discovered in its warehouses.
On Friday, Coles and Woolworths struck a deal with the NSW EPA to clean up thousands of tonnes of the material in an attempt to avoid it being consigned to landfill, but the future of soft plastic recycling by the supermarket giants remains unclear.
Environmentally conscious shoppers have been scrambling to find an alternative destination for their plastic waste since REDcycle's collapse.
In Sydney's north, the Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre saw the amount of soft plastic it was accepting more than double in a matter of weeks, as people reported travelling from all over the North Shore to use the free service.
Operated by Hornsby Council, the recycling centre has been collecting an array of hard-to-recycle goods without restrictions for more than three years, but has now restricted soft plastic recycling to residents only.
Workers at the centre are checking users' driver's licences or rates notices.
The volume of soft plastics residents can drop off has also been restricted to one 40cm by 40cm shopping bag per week.
Despite the new restrictions, Hornsby Council estimates it will accept around 50 to 80 tonnes of soft plastic material in the next 12 months.
"We are delighted that so many people want to care for the environment by seeking opportunities to recycle soft plastics," a Hornsby Council spokesperson told 9news.com.au.
"However, there is currently significantly more soft plastic waste being generated than the processing and manufacturing capacity of the small numbers of factories in Australia that recycle it."
With supermarkets no longer an option, many more councils are starting up similar programs.
In Melbourne, Monash Council began accepting soft plastic waste from its residents last December in direct response to REDcycle's collapse.
These are recycled by Melbourne-based company APR Plastics, which converts them into fencing, boardwalks and other outdoor furniture.
In Sydney's eastern suburbs, the Randwick Recycling Centre in Matraville is now accepting soft plastics again after being forced to halt operations with REDcycle's collapse.
Within a few days of launching on February 10, almost 100 residents had made use of the service.
"Randwick had been looking at soft plastics recycling ahead of (REDcycle's) collapse, but once that happened there was an overwhelming desire from our community," mayor Dylan Parker told 9news.com.au.
"Even my landlord was chewing my ear off saying, 'what are you doing about it?'.
"We can't just leave the community in the lurch."
The mayor says he's reasonably confident their partnership with recycling firm Plasmar can accommodate local demand within their council, but it remains a small-scale stop-gap measure.
He is pushing for a national and state government approach to the problem.
It's a view that's shared by Eugenie Alonzo, who heads up Recycle Smart - an organisation that does home pick-ups of soft plastics as well as other items like old clothes and e-waste.
"Amongst all the items we collect, soft plastics are the one thing that crystalises everything," she said.
"It is the one thing that keeps on showing up because it is really hard to get rid of in your household."
Recycle Smart pick-ups are currently available in 16 councils across NSW and South Australia, with the soft plastics then sent off to APR Plastics in Victoria.
Alonzo says Recycle Smart is all about making recycling as easy as possible for Australians, but remains a small operation, with plans to ramp up operations to collect around 15 tonnes each month.
Their partner, APR Plastics, can currently process around a tonne of soft plastics per day.
By contrast, there are currently 5200 tonnes of soft plastics collected by REDcycle sitting in warehouses in New South Wales alone, with similar stockpiles in other states.
This means it would take an operation the size of APR Plastics 14 years to process the current NSW stockpile, assuming they worked 365 days a year and no other new waste came in.
"The reality is that state and federal governments are going to need to come up with a national solution working alongside major supermarkets in order to take soft plastics out of supply chains," Parker said.
"This is bigger than any one council or community."
But for now, it will be up to Coles and Woolworths to find a destination for the warehouses full of floor-to-ceiling plastic.
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Industry is the major source of greenhouse gases that are harmful to the environment and human health because it contains toxic substances and hazardous materials. Mercury, lead, and even arsenic, which are found in e-waste and released into the environment, can cause serious illnesses and harm to those who are exposed to them.

80 percent of children working on waste sites in Bangladesh suffered from respiratory illnesses, lung diseases, and high levels of lead in their blood (ILO).

Scavenger Children working on waste sites will come into contact with these hazardous elements on a daily basis for extended periods of time. The longer and more consistent the exposure, the more likely they will become ill.

Bangladesh's urban areas generate approximately 25,000 tonnes of solid waste per day, which equates to 170 kg per capita per year.

Dhaka generates one-quarter of the country's urban waste. Due to high population growth and increased per capita waste generation, total urban solid waste is expected to reach 47,000 tonnes per day by 2025. Bangladesh's annual per capita plastic consumption in urban areas tripled to 9kg in 2020 from 3kg in 2005, according to World Bank.

Every day, millions of bags are dumped in four rivers around the Dhaka city, with a large portion of them ending up in drains, lakes, and rivers. Again, toxic chemicals and radioactive materials can be found in hospital and clinical waste.

In Bangladesh, the city corporation is primarily responsible for waste collection and management. Despite limited waste management services, door-to-door community waste collection from households to local trash cans is regarded as a success.

Informal waste recycling systems are also extremely beneficial in terms of waste recycling and job creation for the poor.

To achieve the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development Goal, urban local governments must design proper waste disposal methods and invest adequately over the next decade.

According to the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 11, we must "make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable."

One of the major areas that needs significant improvement to achieve this goal is safe waste disposal. Add to that the climate change impact of methane and CO2 from poorly managed waste: within ten years, dumpsites could be responsible for up to a tenth of manmade greenhouse gas emissions.

Bangladesh should implement a long-term strategy (consisting of five interconnected strategies research, advocacy, capacity building, communication and intervention strategies) of Climate Change and Solid Waste Management Programmes under the City Corporation.

This strategy would include a mission, vision, and theory of change, and it would be a living document that would evolve and improve over time.

Effective climate change education should be provided through a suitable and low-cost environment friendly waste management system that linked the local government and private sectors for the benefit of scavenging children and a sustainable environment.

The climate smart community's goal is to use climate adaptation and mitigation technologies with the goal of eventually converting a community to be climate-smart, which focuses on maximizing the use of natural resources without depleting the community's natural systems' capacity to be sustainable.

City Corporations have been working on another unique approach known as the 'Clean, Green, and Safe Approach,' which is applicable for both rural and urban settings, as well as in both community and schools, to ensure that children, community are sensitized to ensure that the environment is clean, green, and safe for all.

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (3R) approach is an important component of modern waste reduction.

Collecting recyclable materials that would otherwise be considered waste, sorting and processing recyclables into raw materials such as fibers, manufacturing raw materials into new products, and purchasing recycled products are all examples of recycling.

Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) -City Corporations should take the issue of ISWM very seriously, strengthening operational procedures, adopting innovative technologies, and involving local communities, NGOs, and private sectors in proper solid waste management.

A scientific system for organic waste collection from home to home has been established. Composting organic waste is available in some facilities across the country.

Furthermore, some farmers have joined forces to improve and expand the use and production of compost across the country. Instead, if this organic waste is composted, it could be a great source of organic fertilizer.

Anaerobic digestion is used in biogas systems to recycle organic materials, converting them into biogas, which contains both energy (gas) and valuable soil products.

Anaerobic digestion occurs naturally, in landfills, and in some livestock manure management systems, but it can be optimized, controlled, and contained with the help of an anaerobic digester.

Once capital costs are addressed and climate change adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable waste management technologies are in place, the proposed effective intervention will be self-sustaining.
Muzammel Haque, Consultant and Development Practitioner

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CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Bio Waste : New Composting Consortium aims to advance composting infrastructure

The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners announced the launch of the Composting Consortium, together with Founding Partners PepsiCo and the NextGen Consortium. PepsiCo and the NextGen Consortium, which is composed of Starbucks, McDonald’s and other foodservice brands, are joined by Supporting Partners Colgate-Palmolive, The Kraft Heinz Company, Mars, Incorporated, and Target Corporation, as well as Industry Partners the Biodegradable Products Institute and the U.S. Plastics Pact. The Consortium brings together leading voices in the composting ecosystem in the United States to identify the best path forward to increase the recovery of compostable food packaging and drive toward circular outcomes.

These key stakeholders are uniting at a critical time as the landscape around compostable packaging and composting infrastructure rapidly evolves. Currently, the demand for alternatives to traditional fossil fuel-based single-use plastic packaging is rising, and the market for compostable packaging is poised to grow 17% annually between 2020 and 20271. Compostable packaging presents potential environmental, economic and social benefits, diverting food packaging and food scraps within the packaging toward composting infrastructure, and mitigating the greenhouse gases emitted when these otherwise end up in landfill. To meet the growth in compostable packaging, there needs to be more widely available composting infrastructure to fully recover the value of these materials.

The Composting Consortium recognizes the current challenges in this growing packaging sector and calls for unity and clarity across stakeholders. New compostable materials need to be researched with diligence and deployed strategically as one line of defense against waste. There is no quick fix to a complex global waste challenge, and the Consortium looks to chart a clear pathway forward for the industry.

The Consortium will work across multiple workstreams to identify best practices for consumer understanding of compostable packaging labeling and collection; establish when compostable versus reusable or recyclable packaging applications are most appropriate; collaborate on best practices to inform policy making; and build an investment roadmap for expanding composting infrastructure to recover compostable packaging and food scraps. It brings together leading voices in the composting ecosystem in the United States to increase the recovery of valuable resources otherwise lost to landfill. Consortium Advisory Partners include Compost Manufacturing Alliance (CMA), Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI), Google, ReFED, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), TIPA Corp Ltd., University College London and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

About the Composting Consortium

The Composting Consortium is a multi-year collaboration across the entire value chain to pilot industry-wide solutions and build a roadmap for investment in technologies and infrastructure that enable the recovery of compostable food packaging and food scraps. The Composting Consortium is managed by Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy. PepsiCo and the NextGen Consortium are founding partners of the Consortium. Hill’s Pet Nutrition parent company Colgate-Palmolive, The Kraft Heinz Company, Mars, Incorporated, and Target Corporation joined as supporting partners, and the Biodegradable Products Institute and the U.S. Plastics Pact joined as industry partners. Our advisory partners include Compost Manufacturing Alliance (CMA), Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI), Google, ReFED, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), TIPA Corp Ltd., University College London and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Learn more about the Consortium here.

About the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners

Closed Loop Partners is a New York-based investment firm comprised of venture capital, growth equity, private equity, project-based finance and an innovation center. In 2018, Closed Loop Partners launched its innovation center, the Center for the Circular Economy, which unites competitors to tackle complex material challenges and to implement systemic change that advances the circular economy. Closed Loop Partners brings together designers, manufacturers, recovery systems operators, trade organizations, municipalities, policymakers and NGOs to create, invest in, and support scalable innovations that target big system problems. Learn more about the Center’s work here.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Nation leads regional fight to improve air quality

By Hou Liqiang (China Daily) 10:49, February 23, 2024

Workers spray water on roads in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, to suppress dust. CHINA DAILY

Buildings are shrouded in heavy, yellow smog and there is a smell in the air most likely generated by burning coal and biomass fuels.

Chu Yangxi, an associate research professor at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, remembers similar scenes in Beijing about a decade ago, which have since faded into memory.

He witnessed these pollution problems again when he was in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab Province, with two other Chinese environmental experts from Jan 14 to 17.

Local authorities invited the trio to Lahore in the hope o learning from China's successful efforts to restore clean air and blue skies over Beijing in only a decade.

Chu had previously participated in international exchange programs on air quality management. However, the trip to Pakistan was different.

"It was my first time visiting a country involved in the Belt and Road Initiative for an activity in which I'm in a position to provide scientific and technological support," he said.

China has received an increasing number of requests from developing countries to learn from the country's experiences in improving air quality, as they themselves enter a development stage China has already undergone.

What makes China's efforts appealing to them is that the country has seen its air quality improve while it has expanded its economy at a similar pace, experts said.

The different strategies deployed to control air pollution, which take into account complex national conditions, also make China a good exemplar of air quality management solutions, they said.

Sharing ideas

In November, Chinese experts were asked to speak about the country's air pollution control efforts with senior officials in Punjab via an online meeting. However, the Punjab government was still eager to arrange a field visit for them for more exchanges, Chu said.

During their stay in Pakistan, the Chinese team had exchanges with nine departments and visited industrial enterprises. They also met Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Punjab's caretaker chief minister.

Chu said Punjab has great potential to tap end-of-pipe pollution control, an approach that concentrates on effluent treatment or filtration before waste discharges into the environment. The province, for example, has not yet taken adequate measures to control sulfur dioxide emissions, Chu said.

In another example of a fruitful exchange, the research academy was visited by a group of 85 military officers from across the globe on Jan 19 who were visiting China to take part in a workshop. Zhang Mengheng, director of CRAES' International Cooperation Center, said one of the topics that interested the officers the most was Beijing's air quality management.

"Some officers said they had heard a lot about the severe air pollution in Beijing before they came to the capital city," she recalled. "They said it was beyond their expectations when they saw blue skies instead of smog and they were curious about how China managed to make this happen."

The session at the academy was scheduled to run for two hours but was extended by 30 minutes as officers kept raising questions, Zhang said. Many of the officers asked for copies of the PowerPoint presentation the academy had prepared for a lecture, which focused on China's practices and progress in environmental protection.

"China's experiences can provide useful references for other developing countries as they are at a development stage China has just gone through," Zhang said.

She added that China's experiences should be localized in other developing nations so they cater to the actual needs and conditions of those countries.

However, Zhang also believes it's relatively easy for Chinese scientists to localize the nation's solutions on air pollution control in other countries given their vast experience in coping with the problem.

"While promoting the Beautiful China Initiative, China has also called for building a global community of shared future. So we are willing to share our experiences with the international community," she said.

A worker inspects the greenhouse gas inlet at a monitoring station in Yunnan province in March. WANG CHANGSHAN/XINHUA

Alliance suggested

Rajendra Shende, the founder director of the India-based Green TERRE Foundation, said in an interview with China Daily: "In a bid to make speedy progress in economic development, every emerging country faces the problem of air pollution due to the burning of fossil fuel."

He said China, India and other emerging economies in South Asia should establish an alliance to combat climate change and air pollution and share the lessons they have learned.

Wang Shuxiao, a professor at Tsinghua University's School of Environment, said there is high demand from the Global South to learn from China's knowledge on curbing air pollution.

She helped prepare "The Air Pollution in Asia Pacific: Science-based Solutions" report for the United Nations Environment Programme, and since 2015 has collaborated on air quality management with India, the Philippines and Thailand.

The professor has seen many experts and officials from other nations come to China to learn about the country's air quality management experiences.

Wang said a major attraction of the Chinese approach was that "the country has seen rapid air quality improvement, while simultaneously its economy has kept growing at almost the same pace".

Instead of following a one-size-fits-all approach, regions have rolled out different measures based on their local circumstances, she said.

Many developing countries may still be able to find air pollution control strategies in China that will also meet some of their needs despite having different national conditions, Wang said.

What amazes other developing nations is that China has seen significant development in technologies for air quality management, which have provided solid support for the government in its drafting of air quality policies and upgrading standards, she said.

China now leads the world in developing high-resolution emission inventories and the technology for source apportionment — the practice of deriving information about pollution sources and the amount they contribute to ambient air pollution levels. In addition, China has also made great progress in air quality forecasting technologies and integrated assessment modeling.

Challenges ahead

Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a Finnish group, said that while China still has a lot of work to do to reach good air quality across the entire country, the exceptionally rapid progress made over the past decade offered important lessons that applied to most regions struggling with air pollution.

"China substantially strengthened the emissions standards for power plants and industry," he said. "This has made a major difference in air quality over the past decade."

"Most developing countries have weak emissions standards that allow more than 10 times as much emissions from power plants and industrial plants as China's current standards," he added.

To implement stronger standards China had to improve emissions monitoring and enforcement to ensure companies comply. This is an area severely lacking in most developing countries, Myllyvirta added.

Zhang Hongliang, a professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, said developing nations should not forge ahead with air pollution control measures without first considering the costs and potential impact on people's livelihoods.

While this is never easy, China's success has set an example for countries in the Global South on how to address air pollution in a comparatively short period of time.

"US and European countries took about half a century to resolve their air pollution problems. Many people hold that the process may last for a century in China, considering that the country was confronted with a much worse air pollution situation," he said.

However, China's experience has proved that "if they are determined to address the problem, they can also make it in 30 to 50 years or even a shorter period", he said.

Zhang, who initiated a China-India Association of Atmospheric Scientists in 2018, said air pollution is a problem that nobody is immune from, therefore, both the political elites and the public in developing nations should be willing to address the issue.

However, developing nations' governments still need to draw a clear picture of the measures they plan to introduce and how much they will cost.

"A key issue for developing nations is that they need to strike a balance between economic development and pollution control," he said, adding they need to ensure people's livelihoods will not be significantly affected by their air pollution campaigns.

Muhammad Zamir Assadi, a Pakistani political analyst and an editor with Internews Pakistan based in Islamabad, said he is impressed by the steps China has taken to improve air quality, including efforts to control the capacity in smokestack industries, such as iron and steel, and to promote new energy development.

Pakistan is looking forward to support from China to remove contaminants and pollutants so people can breathe clean air, Assadi stated.

He also said there is great potential for China to cooperate with other developing nations on tackling climate change.

"China, being a developing country, has had good success in tackling climate issues, so this experience can also be shared with the developing countries like Pakistan who are facing serious climate issues," he said, adding China's climate change solutions are practical and also recognized by the international community.

(Web editor: Tian Yi, Zhong Wenxing)

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Nik Nazmi (right) being briefed about plastic recycling during a tour of the exhibition area.

KUCHING (April 1): The federal government has to review its existing policies and laws to discourage the usage of single-use plastics, said federal Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

He said this includes working with local councils, and both the federal government and city halls have to work hand-in-hand to promote awareness about plastic pollution and carry out effective measures to discourage plastic waste – including at Ramadan Bazaars and night markets.

“I think a lot of what the government is talking about in terms of general policies and directions, a lot of the implementation was left to the local governments,” he told reporters after officiating a ‘Pathways to Plastic Neutrality: Collaborative Actions and Innovative Solutions’ talk at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) here today.

He pointed out the issue of plastic pollution is more prevalent than ever, including the presence of microplastics in the food supply chain, and Malaysia is regarded as one of the countries with the highest plastic pollution.

Nik Nazmi said in Selangor and Penang, pollution charges have been introduced in the past 10 years where customers would have to pay extra when requesting for plastic bags.

“In Kuala Lumpur, they are promoting biodegradable plastics but sometimes there is the issue of cost. So, we have to study what are the best solutions to overcome the issue of single-use plastics or plastics that cannot decompose easily,” he said.

On a separate matter, he said the National Disaster Management Agency is working closely with the Malaysian Meteorological Department on performing cloud seeding due to dry weather and low water levels in dams in several states.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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    What India Can Learn From Other Countries To Beat Air Pollution

    April20/ 2022

    As severe air pollution in North India has become an annual affair, the country could breathe easy by emulating policy interventions and technology employed by nations which have effectively dealt with the problem of critical air quality.

    Faced with the hazard of deteriorating air composition, many countries like China have over the years adapted to technology and strategies to counter the crisis, including energy infrastructure optimisation, coal-fired pollution control, and emission controls.

    An interesting step in that direction is a vertical forest being planted in Nanjing, eastern China, designed to absorb 25 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year and produce about 60 kg of oxygen per day.

    Another intervention in the form of an experimental over-100-metres-high 'smog tower' in northern China has brought noticeable improvement in air quality, according to researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who monitored the project.

    Bhavik Bakshi, Professor at The Ohio State University in the US, pointed out several interventions by other countries to mitigate pollution which India can experiment with.

    "These include regulations that limit the amount of pollution that point sources such as industries can emit, and requirement of technology in non-point sources like catalytic converters in cars," Bakshi told PTI in an email.

    Point sources are single-source pollutants, such as factories and refineries, while non-point sources are harder to identify and address such as construction sites, and forest lands.

    "In addition, pollution trading schemes have also been implemented where polluters need to buy permits to pollute. If they clean up their process, they can have extra permits that can be sold to entities who wish to pollute," he said.

    China was home to some of the world's most polluted cities, but many states in the Communist country have taken control of the situation over the years.

    "Beijing has achieved impressive air quality improvements in a short amount of time," Techen Tsering, Director of the Asia Pacific Regional Office, UN Environment, said in June.

    "It is a good example of how a large city in a developing country can balance environmental protection and economic growth," Tsering said in a statement.

    In 1998, air pollution in Beijing was dominated by coal-combustion and motor vehicles.Over the next 15 years Beijing implemented a series of measures focused on energy infrastructure optimisation, coal-fired pollution control, and emission controls.

    By 2013, levels of air pollutants fell and some pollutants, like carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxides, met the national standard, according to a UN Environment Programme report.

    "Understanding Beijing's air pollution story is crucial for any nation, district or municipality that wishes to follow a similar path," said Joyce Msuya, Acting Executive Director of UN Environment, in a statement.

    "China is certainly an interesting example. They have a unique ability to shut down industries, as they did before the Beijing Olympics," Bakshi said.

    While China's successful efforts to combat air pollution are a result of a sustained and long-term efforts, many other cities around the world have experimented effectively with short-term measures to battle air pollution.

    Paris, for example, bans cars in many historic central districts on weekends, and similar to Delhi imposes odd-even bans on vehicles, makes public transport free during polluting events and encourages car-bike-sharing programmes.

    Petrol and diesel-fuelled cars and motorcycles will be banned from the city of Amsterdam from 2030.

    Copenhagen prioritises bikes over cars and now has more cycles than people.

    The Danish capital plans to become carbon neutral by 2025.

    According to UN Environment, Jambi City in Indonesia has approved an emissions mitigation plan that includes reducing and capturing methane from waste, and local regulations that ban waste burning and promote planting trees.

    Zurich has capped the number of parking spaces in the city, only allows a certain number of cars to ply at any point of time, and is building more car-free areas and tram lines.

    Outdoor air pollution is among the most significant environmental threats to human health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), bad air contributed to 3.7 million premature deaths each year.

    Urbanisation, transportation, industrialisation, power-generation, and agricultural activities are the key drivers of air pollution through the release of toxic emissions.

    Bakshi says there is no doubt that technology can help reduce pollution in India.

    "It can be most effective for point sources of pollution such as power plants and industry. It can also be used to control emissions from some non-point sources such as automobiles," Bakshi said.

    However, a lot of pollution seems to come from non-point sources such as burning of stubble in farms and burning of solid waste.

    "Controlling pollution from such sources will require regulation, or a change in culture that looks down upon such activities and discourages the perpetrators," he said.

    For India, Bakshi believes, policies requiring use of technologies for controlling pollution from point sources can work.

    "Emissions trading schemes could also work, but they would require excellent government coordination and strict enforcement of regulations," he said, adding that eventually, it is a matter a political will and public pressure.

    "The solution will be found only if these two things are present," he emphasised.

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44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
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Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

**Waste-to-Energy Conversion**: The Sharjah Waste-to-Energy facility, the first of its kind in the Middle East, represents a significant achievement in environmental protection and sustainable economic development.

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Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
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9: 06 AM, Wednesday, 26 Oct 22
Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

**Organic Waste Recycling**: The UAE launched the region's first project for recycling organic waste and utilizing it to produce animal and fish feed through insect-based processing.

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44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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**Large-Scale Waste Treatment**: Dubai's Waste Treatment Center in the Warsan area has the capacity to process 5,666 tons of municipal solid waste daily.

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44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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The UAE government has fostered strong cooperation between government entities and the private sector to implement innovative projects that enhance the recycling industry.

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Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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Content: Emirates..
44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
Issam Amira
9: 06 AM, Wednesday, 26 Oct 22
Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

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Advanced recycling turns used plastic into a resource. Here's how it works and how it can reduce plastic waste.

  • Advanced technologies can recycle used plastic that traditional recycling can't process.
  • Thanks to advanced recycling, consumer food and pharmaceutical brands can now use packaging made with recycled plastic.
  • These technologies are helping create a circular economy for plastic, in which plastic is reused instead of discarded, helping to significantly decrease waste.

There's a recycling world out there that many of us have never heard of. It's called advanced recycling, and it recycles plastic that traditional methods cannot.

With advanced recycling, these used plastics can be converted into new products, which helps keep them out of the waste stream. Advanced recycling will help create a circular economy for plastic, in which plastic is reused instead of discarded.

While advanced recycling will become increasingly prevalent in the future, it's already underway. From entrepreneurs to major materials manufacturers, more and more companies are investing in these technologies. And whether they know it or not, many consumers are buying products and packaging in which advanced plastic recycling has played a role.

For example, plastic made from advanced recycling is being used to manufacture plastic containers and water bottles, tubs for cream cheese, and water bottles from Nalgene. Wendy's recently announced that it will soon use plastic made from advanced recycling in its drink cups.

How advanced recycling is different from traditional recycling

Consumers are used to traditional (mechanical) recycling, which involves sorting plastic, chopping it into small pieces, melting it down, and using it in new products like bottles, fleece jackets, and carpeting.

But some plastics cannot be mechanically recycled. These are the plastics that are ideal for the advanced recycling solution. Advanced recycling is complementary to mechanical recycling, capable of recycling more types and amounts of plastics, leading to reuse of more plastic and less waste.

Advanced recycling refers to a suite of technologies that break down plastic into usable building blocks. These building blocks are as good as the building blocks used to make new plastics and can be used by manufacturers to create new products, such as new plastics for food-grade and medical-grade packaging, something where mechanical recycling faces greater challenges.

Advanced recycling is gaining steam and has huge potential. Over the past few years, multiple advanced recycling initiatives have been announced in the US which have the potential to collectively divert at least 11.2 billion pounds of plastic from landfills annually, according to the American Chemistry Council.

"We see the role advanced recycling plays in the current recycling mix as crucial and complementary to other recycling routes as it can capture value from plastic waste streams that have traditionally been ignored or discarded," said Mark Vester, global circular economy leader at SABIC, which produces plastic from advanced recycling.

Companies contribute to a circular economy for plastics

Brand owners are increasingly paying more attention to their environmental footprint, seeking to be better caretakers of the planet. Advanced recycling can help these brands achieve their ambitious sustainability goals and create more opportunities for packaging manufacturers to access more recycled plastic for a wider variety of end-use applications.

For example, Mondelez partnered with Berry Global, a company that designs packaging for circularity and manufactures Philadelphia Cream Cheese tubs using food-grade plastic made from advanced recycling. And Berry is also working with Wendy's to create plastic drink cups using plastic made from advanced recycling, which could divert at least 10 million pounds of used plastic from landfills over the next two years.

In 2019, Berry committed to the goal that 100% of its consumer goods packaging would be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025.

"None of our sustainable packaging commitments are achievable without close partnership with our customers and brand owners and access to the latest resin materials that help everyone across the value chain unlock the potential of a circular economy," said Robert Flores, vice president of sustainability for Berry Global. "Achieving these bold goals just really wasn't possible before advanced recycling. The technology itself, just the fact that it came on board, is what's going to allow us to meet that goal."

Vester shared that SABIC is working with numerous brands to incorporate advanced recycling plastic in packaging. For example, a project announced in November 2020 with Sealed Air, Plastic Energy, and UK retailer Tesco, demonstrated that they could recycle flexible plastic into food-grade packaging.

"We have already helped a number of leading brand owners to launch such consumer products in the last year, including Magnum and Knorr, both part of Unilever, Origins from Estée Lauder Companies, and Mars Incorporated," he said.

Advanced recycling powers a more sustainable future

There is currently a greater demand for recycled plastics than supply. Much of this demand can only be met by advanced recycling, based on the products and processes we have available today. Fortunately, supply capabilities are ramping up to meet that demand, as the technologies improve and become more widespread.

Advanced recycling significantly increases the types and amounts of plastic suitable for recycling, while making it possible to use recycled plastic in new products and packaging, like plastics approved for use in food-contact and pharmaceutical applications.

This results in higher overall recycling rates and less waste going into landfills and the ocean. And it helps create a greater opportunity to create a truly circular economy for plastic.

Learn more about the impact of advanced recycling here.

This post was created by Insider Studios with American Chemistry Council.

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CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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This collaboration aligns with the circular economy approach, transforming waste into energy and other useful products.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Plastics2Olefins project officially launched

Arttic Innovation GmbH participates in a new Horizon Europe project which recycles plastic waste into high-value materials.

The Plastics2Olefins project (Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials- Closing the Loop) has been selected for the European Union’s Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon Europe with a budget of €18 million and a duration of 5 years. The project has now officially started.

In line with the European Green Deal goals, the European Commission has set a concrete action plan to transform the European economy towards a sustainable and circular economy to become climate neutral by 2050 and to take global leadership in climate-friendly technologies. In this connection, one cross-cutting action plan to drive the transition is through research, innovation, and digitalization. Typically, one promising technology to recycle unsorted heterogeneous plastic waste is pyrolysis, i.e. the thermal degradation of plastic waste in the absence of oxygen.

Today, about 4-8% of annual global oil consumption is associated with plastics, according to the World Economic Forum. Plastics2Olefins aims to demonstrate a novel plastics recycling process based on high-temperature pyrolysis, as the main product will be a gas stream instead of a liquid, so it will reduce the lifecycle GHG emissions by more than 70% compared to existing plastics recycling processes for unsorted plastic waste. It also will reduce by more than 80% compared to the current end-of-life options for these wastes, i.e., incineration.

The project will realize this in a two-step approach: first by adapting and testing a scaled pilot plant at Repsol Technology Lab to optimize the components and process conditions and finally, a pioneering full-scale industrial demonstration plant at Repsol’s petrochemical site, which will be finally operated in a six-months validation campaign. To optimize the carbon footprint of such a plant, the project will design and construct a plant that can be fully electrified by renewably generated electricity.

The project will validate Technology Readiness Level 7 (out of 10) and aims to:

  • Define an optimal pre-treatment process and heterogeneous plastics waste streams to ensure a high yield of olefins during production.
  • Optimize the pyrolysis downstream process to achieve quality products and valorize the outputs in the different markets (circular plastic/textiles, low carbon footprint solid fuel).
    Design, build and run a demonstration plant for recycling of unsorted plastic waste at Repsol’s petrochemical site (Spain), which will run on 100% renewable (electric) energy and be digitalized to achieve system integration and optimization.
  • Develop the concept for scalability and replicability of the technology in Europe and other geographic regions (ASEAN countries).
    Co-create replicable learning modules and train current and future workforce at the local and regional levels.

The project involves 13 partners from 7 different countries, for a 5-years project duration (2022-2027). Its total budget is EUR 33,258,033 and it will receive funding from the EU of EUR 18,084,895.

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## Egypt

### Successful Practices
Egypt has undertaken a comprehensive national approach to waste management:

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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Content: Emirates..
44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
Issam Amira
9: 06 AM, Wednesday, 26 Oct 22
Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

**Integrated Waste Collection and Sorting**: The waste management system begins with comprehensive collection of all waste materials, followed by burial in sanitary landfills away from residential areas.

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

Workers then sort waste by type (solid materials, plastics, etc.

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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'CircularOne' Thailand's first AI-enabled reversed vending machine

THURSDAY, September 22, 2022

CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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**Large-Scale Recycling Facilities**: Egypt has implemented multiple recycling factories across different governorates, including facilities in Minya, Sohag, Menoufia, and South Sinai.

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

A notable facility in Sandub, Dakahlia has a processing capacity of 1,200 tons per day.

Title:

Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

**Historical Waste Remediation**: The country has addressed accumulated waste problems by removing approximately 45 million tons of waste over the past year and a half, including 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical waste accumulations.

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

### Government Role
The Egyptian government, through the Ministries of Environment and Local Development, has launched a massive national project for waste management focused on maximizing profitability from waste.

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
Issam Amira
9: 06 AM, Wednesday, 26 Oct 22
Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

The government has coordinated with the "Decent Life" initiative to establish waste collection and recycling companies across Egypt's governorates.

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Mohamad Elbaz
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Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

The Arab Organization for Industrialization has also contributed by removing approximately 500,000 tons of waste from 39 sites in various provinces.

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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Content: Emirates..
44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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## China

### Successful Practices
China has demonstrated significant achievements in environmental management:

1.

**Industry Regulation for Pollution Control**: China has shown a unique ability to implement strict environmental measures, including temporarily shutting down industries to address pollution, as demonstrated before the Beijing Olympics.

**Climate Change Solutions**: China has developed practical and internationally recognized solutions for addressing climate change issues.

### Government Role
The Chinese government has implemented sustained, long-term efforts to combat pollution and address climate change.

As a developing country that has achieved success in tackling climate issues, China is positioned to share its experiences with other developing nations facing similar challenges.

## Denmark (Copenhagen)

### Successful Practices
Copenhagen has implemented innovative urban planning approaches:

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Content: EU unveils plans to lead in green industrial revolution

By Philip Blenkinsop

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission presented one of the centrepieces of its strategy on Thursday to ensure its industry can compete with the United States and China in making clean tech products and accessing raw materials required for the green transition.

The EU executive's Net-Zero Industry Act and Critical Raw Materials Act, part of its Green Deal Industrial Plan, are designed to ensure the bloc is not just a frontrunner in cutting carbon emissions, but also ahead on the technology required to do so. There are signs it is lagging.

Global investment in the green transition is set to triple by 2030 from $1 trillion last year, President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday, declaring "the race is on".

The EU executive set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths it consumes, with recycling adding a further 15%, and increase processing to 40% of its needs by 2030.

The supply of minerals vital for the green transition is a challenge, with China processing almost 90% of rare earths and 60% of lithium, a key element for batteries.

The Commission said no more than 65% of any key raw material should come from a single third country.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reinforced a lesson learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely that the EU cannot rely on a single supplier for essential materials.

The EU executive would recognise firm plans to mine or process raw materials as "strategic projects", which could benefit from streamlined permits and access to financing.

In trade, the EU would seek to expand its network of raw materials partnerships and free trade agreements, such as with Australia, Canada and Chile, and forge a global raw materials alliance.

The EU is also due to set a target of producing at least 40% of the clean tech products it needs by 2030, partly by streamlining the granting of permits for green projects and by fostering investment.

The Commission will propose simpler state aid schemes, allowing subsidies to promote green technology, with the possibility of offering tax breaks using existing EU funds. ($1 = 0.9488 euros) (Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Christina Fincher)

EU unveils plans to lead in green industrial revolution

**Bicycle Priority Infrastructure**: The Danish capital has prioritized bicycles over cars, resulting in more cycles than people in the city.

**Carbon Neutrality Goals**: Copenhagen has set an ambitious goal to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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Plastics2Olefins project officially launched

Arttic Innovation GmbH participates in a new Horizon Europe project which recycles plastic waste into high-value materials.

The Plastics2Olefins project (Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials- Closing the Loop) has been selected for the European Union’s Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon Europe with a budget of €18 million and a duration of 5 years. The project has now officially started.

In line with the European Green Deal goals, the European Commission has set a concrete action plan to transform the European economy towards a sustainable and circular economy to become climate neutral by 2050 and to take global leadership in climate-friendly technologies. In this connection, one cross-cutting action plan to drive the transition is through research, innovation, and digitalization. Typically, one promising technology to recycle unsorted heterogeneous plastic waste is pyrolysis, i.e. the thermal degradation of plastic waste in the absence of oxygen.

Today, about 4-8% of annual global oil consumption is associated with plastics, according to the World Economic Forum. Plastics2Olefins aims to demonstrate a novel plastics recycling process based on high-temperature pyrolysis, as the main product will be a gas stream instead of a liquid, so it will reduce the lifecycle GHG emissions by more than 70% compared to existing plastics recycling processes for unsorted plastic waste. It also will reduce by more than 80% compared to the current end-of-life options for these wastes, i.e., incineration.

The project will realize this in a two-step approach: first by adapting and testing a scaled pilot plant at Repsol Technology Lab to optimize the components and process conditions and finally, a pioneering full-scale industrial demonstration plant at Repsol’s petrochemical site, which will be finally operated in a six-months validation campaign. To optimize the carbon footprint of such a plant, the project will design and construct a plant that can be fully electrified by renewably generated electricity.

The project will validate Technology Readiness Level 7 (out of 10) and aims to:

  • Define an optimal pre-treatment process and heterogeneous plastics waste streams to ensure a high yield of olefins during production.
  • Optimize the pyrolysis downstream process to achieve quality products and valorize the outputs in the different markets (circular plastic/textiles, low carbon footprint solid fuel).
    Design, build and run a demonstration plant for recycling of unsorted plastic waste at Repsol’s petrochemical site (Spain), which will run on 100% renewable (electric) energy and be digitalized to achieve system integration and optimization.
  • Develop the concept for scalability and replicability of the technology in Europe and other geographic regions (ASEAN countries).
    Co-create replicable learning modules and train current and future workforce at the local and regional levels.

The project involves 13 partners from 7 different countries, for a 5-years project duration (2022-2027). Its total budget is EUR 33,258,033 and it will receive funding from the EU of EUR 18,084,895.

Partners involved: Repsol, Técnicas Reunidas, ETIA, VTT, Lafarge Holcim, PreZero, Ciemat, Smart Innovation Norway, Arttic Innovation GmbH, Denmark Technical University, SCGC Chemicals, Universidad Castilla La Mancha. This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101058032.

The information and views set out in this press release are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Arttic Innovation GmbH has been advising research and innovation projects for more than 33 years. As project management and communication partner, we make sure that our projects run successfully and that project results and events are disseminated in the best possible way. Arttic is a subsidiary of the PNO Group, one of the largest consultancies for publicly funded projects in research and development. For more information, please visit www.arttic-innovation.de.

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### Government Role
The Danish government has supported Copenhagen's transformation into a sustainable city through policies that prioritize alternative transportation and establish clear environmental targets.

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Content: EU unveils plans to lead in green industrial revolution

By Philip Blenkinsop

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission presented one of the centrepieces of its strategy on Thursday to ensure its industry can compete with the United States and China in making clean tech products and accessing raw materials required for the green transition.

The EU executive's Net-Zero Industry Act and Critical Raw Materials Act, part of its Green Deal Industrial Plan, are designed to ensure the bloc is not just a frontrunner in cutting carbon emissions, but also ahead on the technology required to do so. There are signs it is lagging.

Global investment in the green transition is set to triple by 2030 from $1 trillion last year, President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday, declaring "the race is on".

The EU executive set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths it consumes, with recycling adding a further 15%, and increase processing to 40% of its needs by 2030.

The supply of minerals vital for the green transition is a challenge, with China processing almost 90% of rare earths and 60% of lithium, a key element for batteries.

The Commission said no more than 65% of any key raw material should come from a single third country.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reinforced a lesson learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely that the EU cannot rely on a single supplier for essential materials.

The EU executive would recognise firm plans to mine or process raw materials as "strategic projects", which could benefit from streamlined permits and access to financing.

In trade, the EU would seek to expand its network of raw materials partnerships and free trade agreements, such as with Australia, Canada and Chile, and forge a global raw materials alliance.

The EU is also due to set a target of producing at least 40% of the clean tech products it needs by 2030, partly by streamlining the granting of permits for green projects and by fostering investment.

The Commission will propose simpler state aid schemes, allowing subsidies to promote green technology, with the possibility of offering tax breaks using existing EU funds. ($1 = 0.9488 euros) (Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Christina Fincher)

EU unveils plans to lead in green industrial revolution

## France (Paris)

### Successful Practices
Paris has implemented several measures to address pollution:

1.

**Vehicle Restrictions**: The city bans cars in many historic central districts on weekends and implements odd-even bans on vehicles during high pollution periods.

**Public Transportation Support**: During polluting events, Paris makes public transportation free to encourage its use over private vehicles.

**Alternative Transportation Promotion**: The city encourages car-bike-sharing programs to provide sustainable transportation options.

### Government Role
The Paris municipal government has implemented these measures as part of a comprehensive approach to reducing pollution and improving urban livability.

Title:

Content: EU unveils plans to lead in green industrial revolution

By Philip Blenkinsop

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission presented one of the centrepieces of its strategy on Thursday to ensure its industry can compete with the United States and China in making clean tech products and accessing raw materials required for the green transition.

The EU executive's Net-Zero Industry Act and Critical Raw Materials Act, part of its Green Deal Industrial Plan, are designed to ensure the bloc is not just a frontrunner in cutting carbon emissions, but also ahead on the technology required to do so. There are signs it is lagging.

Global investment in the green transition is set to triple by 2030 from $1 trillion last year, President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday, declaring "the race is on".

The EU executive set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths it consumes, with recycling adding a further 15%, and increase processing to 40% of its needs by 2030.

The supply of minerals vital for the green transition is a challenge, with China processing almost 90% of rare earths and 60% of lithium, a key element for batteries.

The Commission said no more than 65% of any key raw material should come from a single third country.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reinforced a lesson learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely that the EU cannot rely on a single supplier for essential materials.

The EU executive would recognise firm plans to mine or process raw materials as "strategic projects", which could benefit from streamlined permits and access to financing.

In trade, the EU would seek to expand its network of raw materials partnerships and free trade agreements, such as with Australia, Canada and Chile, and forge a global raw materials alliance.

The EU is also due to set a target of producing at least 40% of the clean tech products it needs by 2030, partly by streamlining the granting of permits for green projects and by fostering investment.

The Commission will propose simpler state aid schemes, allowing subsidies to promote green technology, with the possibility of offering tax breaks using existing EU funds. ($1 = 0.9488 euros) (Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Christina Fincher)

EU unveils plans to lead in green industrial revolution

## Netherlands (Amsterdam)

### Successful Practices
Amsterdam has taken decisive action on transportation emissions:

1.

**Fossil Fuel Vehicle Phase-Out**: The city will ban petrol and diesel-fueled cars and motorcycles from 2030.

### Government Role
The Amsterdam municipal government has established clear timelines for eliminating fossil fuel vehicles, demonstrating a long-term commitment to sustainable urban transportation.

## United States

### Successful Practices
The U.

S.

has seen various innovations in waste management technologies:

1.

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Content: Emirates..
44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
T + T - normal size
The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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**Enzyme-Based Plastic Recycling**: Birch Biosciences has developed a recycling approach using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, beginning with non-bottle PET plastics.

**AI-Enabled Sorting Systems**: Glacier has developed AI-powered robots that automate waste sorting, making recycling more cost-effective and efficient for facilities of all sizes.

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'CircularOne' Thailand's first AI-enabled reversed vending machine

THURSDAY, September 22, 2022

CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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**Glass Recycling Innovations**: The Glass Packaging Institute is working to improve glass recycling feasibility in underserved areas, while Ground2ground Glass is processing glass into natural sand substitutes.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Anaerobic Digestion Solutions**: The Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association has developed engineered solutions using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Recycled Product Development**: Book Hill Group is designing products specifically to utilize recycled content, creating market demand for recycled materials.

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Content: There were 1,486 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 264,132 in the last 365 days.

New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

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Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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Nik Nazmi (right) being briefed about plastic recycling during a tour of the exhibition area.

KUCHING (April 1): The federal government has to review its existing policies and laws to discourage the usage of single-use plastics, said federal Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

He said this includes working with local councils, and both the federal government and city halls have to work hand-in-hand to promote awareness about plastic pollution and carry out effective measures to discourage plastic waste – including at Ramadan Bazaars and night markets.

“I think a lot of what the government is talking about in terms of general policies and directions, a lot of the implementation was left to the local governments,” he told reporters after officiating a ‘Pathways to Plastic Neutrality: Collaborative Actions and Innovative Solutions’ talk at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) here today.

He pointed out the issue of plastic pollution is more prevalent than ever, including the presence of microplastics in the food supply chain, and Malaysia is regarded as one of the countries with the highest plastic pollution.

Nik Nazmi said in Selangor and Penang, pollution charges have been introduced in the past 10 years where customers would have to pay extra when requesting for plastic bags.

“In Kuala Lumpur, they are promoting biodegradable plastics but sometimes there is the issue of cost. So, we have to study what are the best solutions to overcome the issue of single-use plastics or plastics that cannot decompose easily,” he said.

On a separate matter, he said the National Disaster Management Agency is working closely with the Malaysian Meteorological Department on performing cloud seeding due to dry weather and low water levels in dams in several states.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
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Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

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Arttic Innovation GmbH participates in a new Horizon Europe project which recycles plastic waste into high-value materials.

The Plastics2Olefins project (Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials- Closing the Loop) has been selected for the European Union’s Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon Europe with a budget of €18 million and a duration of 5 years. The project has now officially started.

In line with the European Green Deal goals, the European Commission has set a concrete action plan to transform the European economy towards a sustainable and circular economy to become climate neutral by 2050 and to take global leadership in climate-friendly technologies. In this connection, one cross-cutting action plan to drive the transition is through research, innovation, and digitalization. Typically, one promising technology to recycle unsorted heterogeneous plastic waste is pyrolysis, i.e. the thermal degradation of plastic waste in the absence of oxygen.

Today, about 4-8% of annual global oil consumption is associated with plastics, according to the World Economic Forum. Plastics2Olefins aims to demonstrate a novel plastics recycling process based on high-temperature pyrolysis, as the main product will be a gas stream instead of a liquid, so it will reduce the lifecycle GHG emissions by more than 70% compared to existing plastics recycling processes for unsorted plastic waste. It also will reduce by more than 80% compared to the current end-of-life options for these wastes, i.e., incineration.

The project will realize this in a two-step approach: first by adapting and testing a scaled pilot plant at Repsol Technology Lab to optimize the components and process conditions and finally, a pioneering full-scale industrial demonstration plant at Repsol’s petrochemical site, which will be finally operated in a six-months validation campaign. To optimize the carbon footprint of such a plant, the project will design and construct a plant that can be fully electrified by renewably generated electricity.

The project will validate Technology Readiness Level 7 (out of 10) and aims to:

  • Define an optimal pre-treatment process and heterogeneous plastics waste streams to ensure a high yield of olefins during production.
  • Optimize the pyrolysis downstream process to achieve quality products and valorize the outputs in the different markets (circular plastic/textiles, low carbon footprint solid fuel).
    Design, build and run a demonstration plant for recycling of unsorted plastic waste at Repsol’s petrochemical site (Spain), which will run on 100% renewable (electric) energy and be digitalized to achieve system integration and optimization.
  • Develop the concept for scalability and replicability of the technology in Europe and other geographic regions (ASEAN countries).
    Co-create replicable learning modules and train current and future workforce at the local and regional levels.

The project involves 13 partners from 7 different countries, for a 5-years project duration (2022-2027). Its total budget is EUR 33,258,033 and it will receive funding from the EU of EUR 18,084,895.

Partners involved: Repsol, Técnicas Reunidas, ETIA, VTT, Lafarge Holcim, PreZero, Ciemat, Smart Innovation Norway, Arttic Innovation GmbH, Denmark Technical University, SCGC Chemicals, Universidad Castilla La Mancha. This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101058032.

The information and views set out in this press release are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Arttic Innovation GmbH has been advising research and innovation projects for more than 33 years. As project management and communication partner, we make sure that our projects run successfully and that project results and events are disseminated in the best possible way. Arttic is a subsidiary of the PNO Group, one of the largest consultancies for publicly funded projects in research and development. For more information, please visit www.arttic-innovation.de.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

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'CircularOne' Thailand's first AI-enabled reversed vending machine

THURSDAY, September 22, 2022

CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Integrated Systems**: Successful waste management requires integrated systems that combine collection, sorting, processing, and market development for recycled materials.

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'CircularOne' Thailand's first AI-enabled reversed vending machine

THURSDAY, September 22, 2022

CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Public-Private Partnerships**: Cooperation between government entities and private sector organizations is crucial for implementing innovative waste management solutions.

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Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

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'CircularOne' Thailand's first AI-enabled reversed vending machine

THURSDAY, September 22, 2022

CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Technology Investment**: Advanced technologies like AI-powered sorting and enzyme-based recycling can significantly improve recycling efficiency and expand the range of recyclable materials.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

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'CircularOne' Thailand's first AI-enabled reversed vending machine

THURSDAY, September 22, 2022

CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Policy Frameworks**: Clear government policies, including vehicle restrictions, recycling requirements, and carbon reduction targets, create the framework for successful waste management.

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Arttic Innovation GmbH participates in a new Horizon Europe project which recycles plastic waste into high-value materials.

The Plastics2Olefins project (Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials- Closing the Loop) has been selected for the European Union’s Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon Europe with a budget of €18 million and a duration of 5 years. The project has now officially started.

In line with the European Green Deal goals, the European Commission has set a concrete action plan to transform the European economy towards a sustainable and circular economy to become climate neutral by 2050 and to take global leadership in climate-friendly technologies. In this connection, one cross-cutting action plan to drive the transition is through research, innovation, and digitalization. Typically, one promising technology to recycle unsorted heterogeneous plastic waste is pyrolysis, i.e. the thermal degradation of plastic waste in the absence of oxygen.

Today, about 4-8% of annual global oil consumption is associated with plastics, according to the World Economic Forum. Plastics2Olefins aims to demonstrate a novel plastics recycling process based on high-temperature pyrolysis, as the main product will be a gas stream instead of a liquid, so it will reduce the lifecycle GHG emissions by more than 70% compared to existing plastics recycling processes for unsorted plastic waste. It also will reduce by more than 80% compared to the current end-of-life options for these wastes, i.e., incineration.

The project will realize this in a two-step approach: first by adapting and testing a scaled pilot plant at Repsol Technology Lab to optimize the components and process conditions and finally, a pioneering full-scale industrial demonstration plant at Repsol’s petrochemical site, which will be finally operated in a six-months validation campaign. To optimize the carbon footprint of such a plant, the project will design and construct a plant that can be fully electrified by renewably generated electricity.

The project will validate Technology Readiness Level 7 (out of 10) and aims to:

  • Define an optimal pre-treatment process and heterogeneous plastics waste streams to ensure a high yield of olefins during production.
  • Optimize the pyrolysis downstream process to achieve quality products and valorize the outputs in the different markets (circular plastic/textiles, low carbon footprint solid fuel).
    Design, build and run a demonstration plant for recycling of unsorted plastic waste at Repsol’s petrochemical site (Spain), which will run on 100% renewable (electric) energy and be digitalized to achieve system integration and optimization.
  • Develop the concept for scalability and replicability of the technology in Europe and other geographic regions (ASEAN countries).
    Co-create replicable learning modules and train current and future workforce at the local and regional levels.

The project involves 13 partners from 7 different countries, for a 5-years project duration (2022-2027). Its total budget is EUR 33,258,033 and it will receive funding from the EU of EUR 18,084,895.

Partners involved: Repsol, Técnicas Reunidas, ETIA, VTT, Lafarge Holcim, PreZero, Ciemat, Smart Innovation Norway, Arttic Innovation GmbH, Denmark Technical University, SCGC Chemicals, Universidad Castilla La Mancha. This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101058032.

The information and views set out in this press release are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Arttic Innovation GmbH has been advising research and innovation projects for more than 33 years. As project management and communication partner, we make sure that our projects run successfully and that project results and events are disseminated in the best possible way. Arttic is a subsidiary of the PNO Group, one of the largest consultancies for publicly funded projects in research and development. For more information, please visit www.arttic-innovation.de.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Economic Approaches**: Viewing waste as a resource that can generate economic benefits, as demonstrated in Egypt and the UAE, can provide sustainable funding for waste management systems.

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Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
Issam Amira
9: 06 AM, Wednesday, 26 Oct 22
Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Community Engagement**: Successful waste management requires public participation and education, as highlighted in the "Clean, Green, and Safe Approach" applicable to both rural and urban settings.

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Content: There were 1,486 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 264,132 in the last 365 days.

New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

**Comprehensive Strategy**: Long-term strategies that incorporate research, advocacy, capacity building, communication, and intervention are essential for sustainable waste management.

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I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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Content: Emirates..
44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
Issam Amira
9: 06 AM, Wednesday, 26 Oct 22
Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

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CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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## Conclusion

The international examples presented in this report demonstrate that successful waste sorting and recycling systems require comprehensive approaches that combine technological innovation, supportive government policies, public-private partnerships, and community engagement.

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
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Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Editor-in-Chief
Wael Lotfy
Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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Content: Emirates..
44 waste collection and treatment centres promote environmental sustainability
T + T - normal size
The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
Issam Amira
9: 06 AM, Wednesday, 26 Oct 22
Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

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Arttic Innovation GmbH participates in a new Horizon Europe project which recycles plastic waste into high-value materials.

The Plastics2Olefins project (Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials- Closing the Loop) has been selected for the European Union’s Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon Europe with a budget of €18 million and a duration of 5 years. The project has now officially started.

In line with the European Green Deal goals, the European Commission has set a concrete action plan to transform the European economy towards a sustainable and circular economy to become climate neutral by 2050 and to take global leadership in climate-friendly technologies. In this connection, one cross-cutting action plan to drive the transition is through research, innovation, and digitalization. Typically, one promising technology to recycle unsorted heterogeneous plastic waste is pyrolysis, i.e. the thermal degradation of plastic waste in the absence of oxygen.

Today, about 4-8% of annual global oil consumption is associated with plastics, according to the World Economic Forum. Plastics2Olefins aims to demonstrate a novel plastics recycling process based on high-temperature pyrolysis, as the main product will be a gas stream instead of a liquid, so it will reduce the lifecycle GHG emissions by more than 70% compared to existing plastics recycling processes for unsorted plastic waste. It also will reduce by more than 80% compared to the current end-of-life options for these wastes, i.e., incineration.

The project will realize this in a two-step approach: first by adapting and testing a scaled pilot plant at Repsol Technology Lab to optimize the components and process conditions and finally, a pioneering full-scale industrial demonstration plant at Repsol’s petrochemical site, which will be finally operated in a six-months validation campaign. To optimize the carbon footprint of such a plant, the project will design and construct a plant that can be fully electrified by renewably generated electricity.

The project will validate Technology Readiness Level 7 (out of 10) and aims to:

  • Define an optimal pre-treatment process and heterogeneous plastics waste streams to ensure a high yield of olefins during production.
  • Optimize the pyrolysis downstream process to achieve quality products and valorize the outputs in the different markets (circular plastic/textiles, low carbon footprint solid fuel).
    Design, build and run a demonstration plant for recycling of unsorted plastic waste at Repsol’s petrochemical site (Spain), which will run on 100% renewable (electric) energy and be digitalized to achieve system integration and optimization.
  • Develop the concept for scalability and replicability of the technology in Europe and other geographic regions (ASEAN countries).
    Co-create replicable learning modules and train current and future workforce at the local and regional levels.

The project involves 13 partners from 7 different countries, for a 5-years project duration (2022-2027). Its total budget is EUR 33,258,033 and it will receive funding from the EU of EUR 18,084,895.

Partners involved: Repsol, Técnicas Reunidas, ETIA, VTT, Lafarge Holcim, PreZero, Ciemat, Smart Innovation Norway, Arttic Innovation GmbH, Denmark Technical University, SCGC Chemicals, Universidad Castilla La Mancha. This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101058032.

The information and views set out in this press release are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Arttic Innovation GmbH has been advising research and innovation projects for more than 33 years. As project management and communication partner, we make sure that our projects run successfully and that project results and events are disseminated in the best possible way. Arttic is a subsidiary of the PNO Group, one of the largest consultancies for publicly funded projects in research and development. For more information, please visit www.arttic-innovation.de.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

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'CircularOne' Thailand's first AI-enabled reversed vending machine

THURSDAY, September 22, 2022

CircularOne is the result of collaboration between SUSTAINTECH and Tencent Cloud to improve the sorting and management of used containers in response to the circular economy trend.

SUSTAINTECH, a sustainable tech startup, announces the launch of "CircularOne", Thailand's first AI-Enabled Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) innovated by the Thai people.

The CircularOne machine leverages different cloud and AI technologies from Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of global technology company Tencent to handle and store glass bottles in their perfect condition for autonomous reuse or reversed vending to check the material quality and to sort all deposited containers that range from PET bottles, aluminium cans and "glass bottles".

The solutions from Tencent Cloud allow CircularOne to operate more precisely and ensures effective recycling, reuse, and return to the system in response to the Circular Economy trend as well as the need to alleviate waste-management issues, make people's lives better and solve the global warming crisis.

Chirawat Tangkitchaiwat, Founder and CEO of SUSTAINTECH, said "The world today is facing air and natural resource crisis, a result of manufacturing, consuming, and managing misbehaviours that
subsequently, lead to increased pollution and greenhouse gas. According to data from the World Bank Group (Market study for Thailand: Plastics circularity opportunities and barriers) Thailand ranked sixth among countries responsible for plastic leakage into marine environments."

The country only recycled 616,000 tons — an equivalent to only 17.6 per cent — of the 3.49 million tons of plastics it consumed yearly. With that being said, it is paramount to create a Circular Economy system to alleviate waste management issues, improve people's quality of life and help with the global warming crisis.

Consequently, the company has developed CircularOne to sort beverage containers in order to reduce the volume of containers to be recreated and promote reuse.

CircularOne is also SUSTAINTECH's first Reversed Vending Machine that enables used bottles to be automatically reused and recycled. The deposit machine accepts PET bottles, aluminium cans and 'glass bottles and is the first of its kind from SUSTAINTECH in Thailand.

SUSTAINTECH is considered the first company to have invented and developed an automatically used container the deposit machine that is able to handle glass bottles in their original condition. The machine also incorporates cloud-AI solutions from Tencent Cloud in response to the rising demand for used container storage and sorting technology. The machine also has its own container-sorting as well as quality-checking systems.

With the use of CircularOne, SUSTAINTECH is also determined to promote Circular Economy engagement among all parties from operators of the beverage business, container business, recycling business, real estate business, and garbage collectors to consumers as a means to enhance the efficiency of waste management for the sustainable future.

Chang Foo, Chief Operating Officer of Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., expressed that "Tencent Cloud is pleased to be part of an effort to improve the management and return of waste into the system through the recycling process. Tencent Cloud's solutions work together to categorize used bottles and enhance the operation and precision of CircularOne."

Apart from sorting used containers, such solutions can also detect and eject broken or damaged glass bottles and send notifications which consume less time and make the sorting process more effective.

"The collaboration is a significant milestone that reflects Tencent Cloud's determination to support Thai businesses of all sizes from various industries through over 400 diversified cloud solutions that respond to different needs. By combining our extensive industry expertise with our infrastructure strength, which includes two data centres in Thailand, the company will continue to develop solutions in response to various stakeholder requirements and become a driving force in making the circular economy principle a reality."

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

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New business competition puts environment-focused entrepreneurs in front of like-minded investors

Department of Ecology News Release - Oct. 10, 2022

OLYMPIA –

Sixteen Washington-based businesses will receive business planning, networking, and pitch development support, along with technical training over the next few months as they prepare for NextCycle Washington’s inaugural cohort pitch competition in February 2023. Hosted by King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, the competition will shine a light on environmental ventures that are primarily women and minority owned, and whose projects would expand the state’s circular economy.

The statewide cohort competition will put entrepreneurs focused on sustainability in front of potential investors who are interested in funding established business ideas through NextCycle Washington’s Circular Accelerator Tracks.

The 2022 program’s two tracks include “Upstream,” which is focused on preventing waste or improving reuse and repair of materials; and "Downstream,” which is focused on improving, innovating, or expanding recycling, organics recovery, and material end uses.

“We are excited about NextCycle Washington’s first cohort, representing women-led and minority organizations,” said Pat McLaughlin, King Could Solid Waste Division Director. “This is the intention of this state-wide initiative, to create a more equitable investment landscape for all Washingtonians.”

The NextCycle Washington teams that have been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort include the following:

Upstream

  • Community Gearbox, an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items
  • DeliverZero, a service that allows customers to utilize reusable containers when ordering through the delivery platforms
  • GeerGarage, an online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products
  • Just Right Bite, creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature
  • Okapi Reusables, operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops
  • Plover, helping businesses create an upcycled product line within their brand by utilizing their unsellable inventory and pre-consumer materials
  • Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI), expanding upcycling of materials, such as fire hoses, by refugee and immigrant women
  • South King Tool Library, expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.

Downstream

  • Birch Biosciences, Inc, developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET
  • Book Hill Group, Inc., designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content
  • Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association, a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity
  • Glacier, building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets
  • Glass Packaging Institute, working to improve the feasibility and economics of recycling glass in underserved and more rural areas of Washington and is proposing a glass aggregation plant in Walla Walla
  • Ground2ground Glass, expanding efforts to process glass into a natural sand substitute in Walla Valley
  • Regenerated Textiles, local circular economy for textile waste - transforming landfill-bound clothing into new materials, minding global social and environmental impacts via shipping container sized recycling modules
  • Restaurant to Garden, a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens

The teams were chosen from an application pool of 26 by the Track Governance Circle, a diverse group of external subject matter experts and people with lived experience from industry, local governments, and communities to provide oversight and guidance to the program. They were selected based on concept feasibility, value to Washington’s circular economy, project team qualifications, as well as environmental, social and economic impacts.

Over the next six months, the NextCycle Washington teams will work closely with experienced mentors, consultants, and subject matter experts to improve and refine business models and project plans. Programming will conclude with a pitch competition in which the teams will demonstrate their shovel ready projects to a live audience.

NextCycle Washington is currently accepting applications through November 16, 2022, for the Renew Seed Grants. Selected projects will receive up to $10,000 to develop early-stage projects focused on the reduction of waste or reuse, repair, or recycling of materials in Washington.  The program plans to have a 2nd accelerator cohort in 2023.

NextCycle Washington is a state-wide initiative of King County Solid Waste Division, Washington departments of Commerce and Ecology, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Washington Recycling Development Center.

counties can develop more effective waste management and recycling systems that contribute to environmental sustainability and economic development.

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Will the new system eliminate the waste crisis in Egypt?
The Ministry of Local Development and Environment prepared the equipment of cleaning and waste collection companies in Cairo to start activating the contracts of the waste system, by contracting with new companies to manage integrated services and waste recycling to ensure the cleanliness of the streets and complete the collection and transport of garbage and recycling operations and treatment and safe sanitary burial of waste.
According to Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, the state has so far spent about 2.9 billion pounds on waste system projects in the first and second phases, pointing out that the government is racing against time to complete all projects and programs of the new system as soon as possible to restore the aesthetic and civilized shape of the Egyptian street.
Yousef Mujahid, who works in a garbage collection company, says that there have been clear efforts for a long time by state institutions to work on the development of the waste system and maximize the use of it.
He added that the cycle of work in companies begins with the collection of all garbage and waste, and then fill them in sanitary landfills away from the gatherings and residential areas, explaining that the tasks are then distributed to each worker to start the process of sorting the waste according to its types, whether solid or plastic materials and so on.
Mujahid pointed out that the new system of waste, so far is one of the most prominent objectives is to maximize the use and expansion of waste recycling, pointing out that waste recycling is one of the most sectors that can generate huge profits for the state.
During the past year and a half, the Ministry of Local Development has lifted about 45 million tons of waste, 30 million tons of daily generated waste and 15 million tons of historical garbage, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization has lifted about 500 thousand tons of waste from about 39 sites in the governorates.
Local development provides 9 mobile intermediate stations in 4 governorates for waste, 34 stations are being delivered in 11 governorates, as well as the delivery of 9 fixed intermediate stations in 5 governorates and the implementation of 15 stations in 8 governorates, in addition to the delivery of 5 sanitary landfills and another 16 landfills are being delivered to the governorates during September and October 2021.
For his part, Sabri al-Jundi, former adviser to the Minister of Local Development, said that the state is striving to achieve the economic benefit of the waste system file, as the government and the concerned authorities can achieve a huge profit return from investing in garbage and manage this file well.
In the case of recycling garbage, Al-Jundi said that using it in the production of various industries would bring great benefits to the country, pointing out that the process of recycling garbage can produce important and different industries, especially the production of chemicals in addition to the asphalt industry.
The former adviser to the Minister of Local Development pointed out that there is a huge national project on the garbage file and how to achieve the greatest profitability from it, and the ministries of environment and local development and also the initiative of a decent life, through coordination and agreement on the establishment of companies to collect and recycle garbage, explaining that the study of the file is being implemented at the level of the governorates of Egypt.
So far, the implementation of two waste recycling plants in Minya and Sohag is being completed, according to the Ministry of Local Development, which confirmed that the efficiency of a number of waste lines has been raised for some factories, including Diffra in Gharbia and 4 lines are being raised before the end of this month. At a cost of about 233 million pounds, 900,000 tons of historical waste were disposed of at the factory.

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The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated and environmentally friendly system in the field of waste collection and treatment in order to support the achievement of the objectives of the "Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050", and in line with the ten new principles related to sustainable development and ensuring the prosperity of communities.
Recent data issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the number of waste collection and treatment centers in the UAE at the end of last year amounted to about 44 centers distributed across the country.
The UAE applies a sustainable and integrated approach to waste management that aims to achieve the highest rates of treatment and recycling of all types of waste generated as a result of the steady population increase and the growth of various economic activities. In this context, the UAE managed to process and recycle about 55,345,000 tons of demolition and construction waste in 2021, accounting for more than 82% of this type of waste. About 92,400 tons of municipal solid waste were converted into energy and about 1,927,000 tons of industrial waste were treated.
Government entities in the UAE and the private sector cooperate in the implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that enhance interest in the industry of recycling waste of all kinds and converting it into energy and other products that can be used, in line with the circular economy approach.
In May, the opening of Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, marked a new achievement for the UAE in general, and the Emirate of Sharjah in particular, in the environmental sector and supporting the sustainable economy. In the same month, the UAE witnessed the launch of the first project in the region to recycle organic waste and use it to produce animal feed and fish using insects. Tons of municipal solid waste produced daily by Dubai
Approximately 1,900,000 tons of waste will be converted annually into renewable energy, which will feed the local electricity grid with about 200 megawatts of clean energy.
Abu Dhabi is building two waste-to-energy plants that, when completed, aim to convert approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of municipal waste into energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tonnes per year.
The UAE issued Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management, the first legislation of its kind at the federal level, to encourage the establishment of recycling plants and the recovery of maximum recyclable waste – and in certain cases obliges establishments to reuse certain types of waste generated by their activities, and to treat certain types of waste that need special treatment separately when disposed of.
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