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The rise of the circular economy stalled during the pandemic, with reports that more single use plastic was entering the waste system. This panel will discuss how to reignite the circular economy, creating commercial incentives that give true value to waste that are economically and environmentally sustainable.
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Circular economy: Rethinking product packaging and manufacture
Packaging represents about 26% of total plastics use by volume, but it is estimated that only 14% is collected for recycling. It is time to rethink product packaging and manufacture. Globally, a number of schemes have been launched to either refill or return packaging. What opportunities are there regionally to both reduce packaging, increase recycling and introduce refill or return packaging?
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Projects Section Head Collection & Transport
Abu Dhabi Waste Management - Tadweer
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This will look at the use of different types of technology being used by a waste management company to better understand its services, including planning, collection and disposal. It will outline how technologies are being used and why.
Case studies
This presentation will discuss how use of advanced technologies can improve food management and reduce its subsequent waste. The discussion will highlight not just how such technologies can be used commercially, but how they will evolve in future, and provide tangible examples of the waste reductions possible.
11.50: Case study 1
12.10: Case Study 2
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New technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things are enabling greater monitoring and efficiency in the waste sector through connected devices, and greater automation will streamline future operations. These case studies will discuss how greater technology use will not just improve future waste management services, but contribute to carbon reduction targets.
License, Tariff, & Customer Service Director
Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center - Tadweer
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While gate fees are low it is difficult to reduce the levels of waste going to landfill, or push forwards more innovative approaches to managing waste. In some countries, governments have tried to ban certain items going to landfill, but for that to succeed alternative options need to be available. This panel will look at what needs to be in place to bring about change for sustainable waste management.
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Director of Studies, Research and Development
Ministry of Energy & Industry, UAE
Case Studies
According to the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi, approximately 41% of all waste in the emirate comprises construction & demolition waste. Electronic, and food & agricultural waste also pose significant challenges. These presentations will focus on sustainable approaches to dealing with each waste type, presenting ideas on how that ‘waste’ can become of economic benefit.
11.20: Organic waste to biogas
11.40: Use of agricultural residue for a circular economy
12.00: Recycling electronic waste
12.20: Audience Q&A
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This presentation will look at plans to build a waste to hydrogen facility, the waste it will use and why it is being developed.
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As governments look to reduce landfill and move towards zero waste, this panel will discuss plans for the introduction and use of waste to energy facilities. Whilst burning waste to produce energy appears to jar with a circular economy strategy, it is an effective part of an overall approach to minimising landfill use. What plans are in place, how are they progressing, and as more waste to energy facilities come online, what role will they play in a sustainable waste management strategy?
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