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Waste

Initiatives like the new kerbside collection bins launched by the New Plymouth District Council in September last year aims to move to zero waste by 2040 and give households more sustainable ways to get rid of their waste which would otherwise be destined for landfill.
Glancing to 2020, the global market expected to be a significant year for E waste Disposal Market in terms of growth and revenue.
The total solid waste generated in the world's cities will increase from 2.01 billion tonnes in 2016 to 3.40 billion tonnes in 2050.
The expected development and population growth of the UAE leading up to Expo 2020 will exponentially fuel the waste management industry.
Total global waste is expected to double from nearly 2 billion tonnes in 2016 to an estimated 4 billion tonnes by 2050 as consumer-oriented urban populations grow.
A water modernisation and transition package of $12 million will be allocated over four years with $10 million of that to assist South Australia councils and the waste management industry.
Expect to see more zero waste restaurants popping up in London this year as reducing food waste becomes a top priority for operators.
The smart waste management market in North America is less developed and had an installed base of 85,000 smart waste sensors in 2018: The Rest of World will have the highest growth of 36.5 percent and reach nearly half a million installed sensors by 2023.
India's waste generation is projected to grow from 300 million metric tons (MMT) per year in 2018 to 735 MMT per year by 2051.
With ever-increasing amounts of waste expected to be generated over the coming years, waste management in Africa is focusing specifically on going from open dumps to sanitary landfilling and recycling.
Between 2016 and 2050, waste generation for North Africa is expected to rise from 129 to 255 million tons per year and from 0.81 to 1.6 kg / capita / day.
The United Nations has a goal to halve food loss and waste by 2030, which like many other countries, New Zealand has also adopted.
To ensure the proper management of solid waste, Thailand has established the National 3 R Strategy and the National Master Plan for Waste Management (2016-2021).
Wales now has an ambition for zero waste to be sent to landfill by 2025: there will be a reduced role for landfill gas generation as the amount of organic waste in landfill sites reduces.
The Commission's strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy confirms Europe's commitment to lead the global climate action and presents a vision that can lead to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Unilever is now engaged in meeting even more demanding targets, including reducing waste associated with product disposal by half within two years and ensuring that all its plastic packaging will be fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
In the coming years, c-stores will need to address issues linked to waste management, the anti-plastic movement and the rising consumer backlash toward single-use packaging.
In 30 years the global rate of waste production will be double the growth rate of the population.
Technologies employing AI to design out food waste could help generate up to $127 billion a year by 2030.
As much as 125,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, 35,000 tonnes of cobalt and 86,000 tonnes of nickel could be recovered by 2030 from waste batteries.
China alone is forecast to generate around 500,000 tonnes of battery waste by 2020, a number that would hit 1.2 million tonnes per year by 2030, when considering global consumption.
Of the more than 12 million tonnes of e-waste expected next year in Europe, an estimated 2.5 million tonnes (23 percent) will be plastics.

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Last updated: 29 March 2020