Climate change is a debated prospect in the global media. Approaches to combating changes on monumental scales are regularly discussed at both broad and specific conferences. A second conference, reporting on how waste is linked to climate change was held yesterday in London, the head of ARUP, the company behind the eco city of Dongtan, invited to speak. ACR+ and London Remade, two key companies governing waste management in Europe outlined the importance of reducing municipal waste and the positive effect this will have on the reduction in carbon dioxide emission. A European campaign to reduce municipal waste by 100Kg per person per year will reduce a personal emission by 160Kg per year. The future of waste management lies in waste prevention, remanufacture and improved legislation. However, it must be noted from accounts of this conference that recycling must be viewed as a step towards sustainable development rather than a solution. Remanufacture alone cannot solely reduce greenhouse emissions enough to meet current global targets.Peter Head highlighted Dongtan’s control plan. The eco-city aims to use resource management to reduce the areas ecological footprint to 2.6 global hectares per person, compared to a current 5.5. global hectares per person witnessed in Shanghai.
In addition, The Asia Times has reported further plans, revealing that Dongtan City is expected to recover, recycle and reuse 90% of its generated waste.
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