Tomra: Waste management contributes to climate protection
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OSLO, Norway and MULHEIM-KÃRLICH, Germany, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--
Live webcast on July 7th, 2021: TOMRA study - Holistic resource systems could
save 2.76 billion tonnes of CO2
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2016 have been
concretised by the European Commission: The new EU climate law increases the
emission reduction target from 40% to at least 55% by 2030 to meet the
expectations of the November World Climate Summit in Glasgow. As an innovation
leader, TOMRA aims to help achieve the goals and take waste management to
another level. A new study commissioned by TOMRA and conducted by EUNOMIA
demonstrates the potential for an optimized waste management system as regards
to climate change. Overall, a reduction of 2.76 billion tonnes of CO2/year is
possible.
This reduction can be achieved using Holistic Resource Systems - the optimized
combination of key waste management practices for collection, sorting and
recycling to facilitate the transition toward a circular economy, which is
preventing resource depletion, reducing littering and contributing to a carbon
neutral world.
Holistic resource systems are an ideal combination of political framework
regulations, such as extended producer responsibility, deposit return schemes,
and technical processes for waste handling. London-based consultancy for
sustainability Eunomia, has examined various models to identify the most
efficient, cost-effective scenario for a holistic system.
The outcome is clear:
-Deposit return systems for PET bottles and metal beverage containers, which
deliver a return rate of over 90%, should play a central role in such a system.
-As regard to remaining household waste, only biowaste, paper, textiles, and
electrical and electronic equipment should be collected separately.
-The rest should remain in a mixed waste stream which can be most efficiently
separated into reusable materials for further recycling.
This will enable regionally customized holistic models to cut global CO2
emissions by up to 5% - the equivalent of grounding all commercial flights
globally and taking 65% of cars off the road.
"Now is the time for real action to ensure societies stop wasting resources
with all the related negative consequences. In many places, the pandemic helped
to meet Paris Climate Agreement goals," underlines Volker Rehrmann, Executive
Vice President and Head of TOMRA Recycling/Mining & Circular Economy Division.
"But even maintaining this level will require determined and consistent
implementation, including holistic systems, to close the loops."
The three elements of holistic waste management are:
-Deposit return schemes (DRS) for PET and metal beverage containers deliver a
return rate of more than 90%. They maximize captures of high quality, high
carbon-intensity material while reducing litter (->see graphic).
-Separate collections of biowaste, paper, textiles and electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE) enable these materials to be recycled for the
greatest carbon benefit. Although separate collections are an intrinsic part of
holistic resources, the capture rates in even best practices are not good
enough. Further sorting of the residual waste fraction will always be
necessary.
-Mixed waste sorting (MWS) generates additional collection and recycling rates
above and beyond what the other elements can deliver. The incineration or
landfilling of plastics and other high carbon materials generate unnecessary
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. MWS reduces those emissions and returns more
materials to the system for incorporation into new products. MWS needs to be
considered an investment priority now, as it is a required backstop to ensure
waste management systems capture as many resources as possible for recycling
(->see image).
To further discuss these concepts and the recently released white paper
(https://solutions.tomra.com/hrs-whitepaper-download ) , TOMRA will host a live
webcast "Holistic Resource Systems" with Dr. Volker Rehrmann, EVP, TOMRA and
guest Joe Papineschi, Chairperson, Eunomia on July 7, 2021 10:30 - 11:30 CET:
https://solutions.tomra.com/ce-webcast-registration.
- Picture are available at AP Images (http://www.apimages.com) -
Media Contacts Circular Economy:
Mithu Mohren
Phone: +49 2630 9150 450
Email: Mithu.Mohren@tomra.com
Media contacts TOMRA Recycling
Michele Wiemer, Communications Coordinator
T: +49 2630 9150 453
E: Michele.Wiemer@tomra.com
About TOMRA Circular Economy
TOMRA was founded on an innovation in 1972 that began with the design,
manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated
collection of used beverage containers. Today TOMRA provides technology-led
solutions that enable the circular economy with advanced collection and sorting
systems that optimize resource recovery and minimize waste in the food,
recycling and mining industries and is committed to building a more sustainable
future.
TOMRA has ~100,000 installations in over 80 markets worldwide and had total
revenues of ~9.9 billion NOK in 2020. The Group employs ~4,300 globally and is
publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: TOM).
For further information about TOMRA, please see www.tomra.com
SOURCE: TOMRA
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