The Zero Waste Project aims at developing an integrated resources management in the production processes; with the aim to maximize raw materials and energy. Then, when is reduced the waste generation, The management includes alternatives treatments to recover, to recycle and to compost waste, increasing the amount of materials and resources to re-use them and incorporate them in recycling systems and processes that act as drivers of economic activity and sustainable development of the regions.
2. Linear Model
The model of production and waste management
in Latin America can be defined as linear, where
natural resources are extracted and subsequently
discarded in landfills, without recovering materials
for reuse in production processes.
culture of waste
Waste
Community: use and disposalProduction and services
Natural ecosystems
Disposal in landfills
Waste
Zero Waste – Concepts
3. Natural ecosystems
Production & Services
Community
Recovery & composting
Ecosystem Model
The Zero Waste program is based on ecosystem model, in
view of legal requirements and environmental best
practices. The goal is to reduce the consumption of raw
materials in production processes and subsequently in
generating waste. The model promotes reuse, recycling,
recovery and / or composting of waste generated within
industry, turning them once again into raw material to be
incorporated in new production processes.
waste = resources
Zero Waste – Concepts
4. Is it possible for us to mimic nature?
Making Zero Waste, the New
Normal
The Zero Waste program, works through education to engage
people, employees and general stakeholders in order to:
• reduce waste generation;
• correctly segregate waste;
• collect waste;
• recover waste.
Zero Waste – The New Normal
5. • Behavior change in waste management.
• Eliminate all open dumps by 2014 (currently 45% of MSW is disposed of in open dumps).
• Waste material should be reduced, reused, recycled, composted or recovered from other
technologies, and only when there is no alternative can they be sent to landfill.
National Solid Waste Policy
(Federal Law 12.035/2010, Decree 7404/2010)
Zero Waste – Context of Brazil
• Population: 200 million
• Generation of MSW: 63 million tons/year
• Generation of Industrial Waste > 100 million ton/year
1.2
Kg/day/person
of MSW
Selective Collection:
12% of people partially engaged
• 8% is recycled
• 1% is treated in composting.
Traditional Collection:
55% is disposed in landfills
45% is disposed in dumps
92%
of MSW is
collected
Current (culture of trash) Zero Waste (waste = resources)
Selective Collection:
100% of people engaged
Landfill
83,3%
recycling
potential of
waste
16.7% not recycling
alternative currently
known
2.4% glass
2.9% steel
13.1% paper
13.5% plastic
Recycling
Industry
Composting
Plant
51.4% organic
waste
6. Zero Waste – Context of Colombia
• Population: 47.7 million
• Generation of MSW: 11.5
million tons/year
• Generation of Industrial
Waste > ? million ton/year
Traditional Collection:
54% is disposed in landfills
46% is disposed in dumps
Landfill
0,66
Kg/day/person
of MSW
Selective Collection:
20% of people partially engaged
• 15% is recycled
• <4% is treated in composting.
Current (culture of trash) Zero Waste (waste = resources)
Selective Collection:
100% of people engaged
8% not recycling
alternative currently
known
4% glass
2% steel
18% paper
15% plastic
Recycling
Industry
Composting
Plant
52% organic waste
• In the framework of the National Policy for Solid Waste Management issued in 1998, which is supported by the National Constitution, Law 99 of
1993 and Law 142 of 1994 three specific objectives that determine the horizon of activities were established waste management: a) Minimize
the amount of waste generated, b) Increase the rational use of solid waste and, c) Improve systems for disposal, treatment and disposal of solid
waste.
• Decree 1713/2002 stimulates the activity of composting as a form of recycling. Economic value, economic cycle.
• Resolution 1045/2003, Resolution 1477/2004
92%
recycling
potential
97%
of MSW is
collected
7. • Art. 41 National Constitution (Argentina has provincial constitutions)
• National Law 25,675 / 02 General Environmental, National Law 25,916 / 04 Household
Solid Waste Management. Strategic Plan: Recovery of organic waste through composting.
• There are provincial and municipal laws for the management of solid waste.
• National guidelines stimulate waste management in the following categories: prevention,
minimization, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, disposal.
Zero Waste – Context of Argentina
• Population: 40 million
• Generation of MSW: 12 million tons/year
• Generation of Industrial Waste > ? million ton/year
97%
of MSW is
collected
88%
recycling
potential
Traditional Collection:
11% is disposed in landfills
88% is disposed in dumps
Landfill
0.91
Kg/day/person
of MSW
Selective Collection:
11% of people partially engaged
• >5% is recycled
• >1% is treated in composting.
Current (culture of trash) Zero Waste (waste = resources)
Selective Collection:
100% of people engaged
12% not recycling
alternative currently
known
5% glass
2% steel
17% paper
14% plastic
Recycling
Industry
Composting
Plant
50% organic waste
8. Zero Waste – Context of Chile
• Population: 18 million
• Generation of MSW: 6.5 million tons/year
• Generation of Industrial Waste > ? million ton/year
Traditional Collection:
11% is disposed in landfills
88% is disposed in dumps
Landfill
Selective Collection:
?% of people partially engaged
• <1% is recycled
• <0.5% is treated in composting.
Current (culture of trash) Zero Waste (waste = resources)
Selective Collection:
100% of people engaged
16% not recycling
alternative currently
known
7% glass
2% steel
11% paper
10% plastic
Recycling
Industry
Composting
Plant
54% organic waste
• National Solid Waste Policy CONAMA 2005.
• The recovery of MSW is achieved through 4 processes: recycling, composting, incineration
with energy recovery and other recovery operations (vermiculture). These activities are
managed by municipalities. Recycling: 23,994 tons/year, Composting: 28,682 tons/year,
Incineration with energy recovery: 603 tonnes/year and Other recovery operations
(vermiculture): 2,453 tons/year.
84%
recycling
potential
95%
of MSW is
collected
1.1
Kg/day/person
of MSW
9. Zero Waste – General Context
Recyclable
Organics
Not recycling alternative
currently known
Colombia
> recyclers (sale or donation)
> composting plant (BASF)
> landfill
Recyclable
Organics
Not recycling alternative
currently known
> recyclers (sale or donation)
> landfill
> landfill
Chile
Argentina
Recyclable of industry
Recyclable of corporate
Organics
Not recycling alternative
currently known
> recyclers?
> landfill
> landfill
> landfill
Brazil
Recyclable of industry
Recyclable of corporate
Organics
Not recycling alternative
currently known
> recyclers
> landfill
> landfill
> landfill
Recyclable
Organics
Not recycling alternative
currently known
> recyclers (sale or donation)
> composting plant (BASF)
> landfill
10. Zero Waste – Premises of project
Premises for the development of project
ZeroWASTE
• Engaging employees to achieve results.
• Reducing (New raw materials and new process);
• Reusing;
• Recycling;
• Composting;
• Managing waste in an innovative manner;
• Reducing waste management cost.
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Waste = Resources = Opportunity
11. Zero Waste – Premises of project
The project should be:
• economically viable;
• technically achievable;
• environmentally sound;
• replicable in any facility.
Waste = Resources = Opportunity
The fast increase population in the world, together with disorganized growth of cities and the technological development with a growing capacity for natural resource extraction has increased the pressure on natural ecosystems, contributing to the increased generation of municipal solid waste in amounts beyond the capacity of ecosystems to assimilate or minimize the impact of the same.
The generation of waste is always a characteristic of the activity of all living beings. In their metabolic processes they consume resources to obtain nutrients and energy for the maintenance of their biological structures. These same metabolic processes discard materials without use or value for these organisms. However in natural ecosystems residues of a process becomes raw material for another process, enabling the movement of the elements and energy within trophic webs.
Humans extract resources in their development of the natural ecosystems, transforming them into goods and services in order to satisfy their biological needs, but also their cultural and social needs (desires). The model of human growth and development never bothered with the generation, treatment and / or disposal of waste or the environmental impacts that they could have on natural ecosystems and public health. This model of production and use of natural resources has developed since the old age, and was increased in the industrial revolution, it is believed that the ability of the planet was infinite and that the biosphere had the capacity to absorb all the waste generated.
Within natural ecosystemsfrom an overview of the ecological sciences, producers and consumers generate in each step of the trophic network large volumes of waste. At the same time, within the same ecosystem processes recyclers have developed this organic matter, which again integrates ecosystem as nutrients available for the development of producer, recycling elements, nutrients and energy within ecosystems indefinitely, not creating negative impacts to living beings.
The Zero Waste program mimics, under controlled conditions, natural processes by integrating human processes to recycle their waste, preventing its accumulation or waste, and eliminating landfill disposal as an alternative. The landfill is only used when there is no known waste recovery opportunity.
Each person in Brazil produces 1.1 pounds of waste per day.
In the pedagogy, Piaget defines intelligence as the ability of an individual to adapt to his environment or surroundings. The individual through the assimilation of stimuli and accommodation of their cognitive structure adapts to live in harmony with their surroundings.
Using this fetus, can we talk about environmental intelligence, where individuals, communities, industries and organizations, understand the interactions of the environment and they adapt their behavior and conduct to interact in harmony with it, creating a new culture.
To choose the projects the following premises will be used.