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“Waste” is a Resource
Steve Lee
CEO, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
The CIWM Vision“A world where:
• Resources are kept working
• Wastes are managed and put back to work
• Residues (only) are carefully disposed of”.
Bank of America / Merrill Lynch Analysis
Global waste: currently worth $1tn / year.
Potential: to double to about $2tn in just 7 yrs
EU facing the toughest strategic challenges Asia and S.America seeing
the fastest growth We see opportunities across waste management, industrial treatment, waste-to-energy, wastewater and
sewage, engineering and consulting, recycling and sustainable packaging
shift away from mandatory public service to waste as a sustainable
business opportunity
fastest growth in the next decade coming from diversion, recycling,
recovery of valuable secondary raw materials, waste-to-energy, e-waste
and sustainable packaging
Consensus Judgments of all 16 U.S. Intelligence Agencies
....what sets the next quarter century apart is 7 “tectonic shifts” combining to drive change at an accelerating rate:
• the growth of the middle
class,• aging populations,• urbanization,• wider access to new
technologies,• shifting economic power,• growing demand for food
and water,• and energy independence
Commodity “Prices”
Janez Potocnik
IN 20th century:
Population............. x 4Water use.............. x 9Fossil Fuel use.... x 16Fish catch........... x 35Economy.............. x 40
“ de-materialisenot de-industrialise”
“Even if no financial crisis, EU would still be facing long term resource crisis. Green economy and resource efficiency only way forward”
Chatham House report Dec 2012
.....The spectre of resource insecurity has come back with a vengeance. Whether or not resources are actually running out, the outlook is one of supply disruptions, volatile prices, accelerated environmental degradation and rising political tensions over resource access
Source: Mayor’s Business Waste Strategy for London (Nov’11)
Source: Mayor’s Business Waste Strategy for London (Nov’11)
“WASTE” = “RESOURCE” (Efficiency / Security)
•Bottom line : “waste” or raw material
•Business continuity •Supply chain issue•CSR•Compliance•Health and Safety