Littering & Waste Minimization

2050 Status Report 3 trillion kg of waste annually. 18 billion plastic bags being used daily. Electronic waste - a ⅓ of all the waste, 95% of

all toxic substances.

Flashback 1 trillion kg of waste produced in 2007

10% burned 80% buried 10% left on the surface

Flashback What did that waste consist of?

Human and animal waste

Food Waste Paper Wood Plastic MetalsGlass

Not recycled - ¾

How could that have been solved? Landfills

How could that have been solved? Incinerators

How could that have been solved? More environment-friendly alternatives

Year 2048 UN convokes a world

conference on global ecological state

Industry Resource optimisation Improved quality control and process

monitoring Waste exchanges Product design Fitting the intended use Precycling

Households Appropriate amounts and sizes Not purchasing new products to follow

fashion trends if older products still usable Mending broken or worn items Not buying products that do not have eco-

labelling Education and awareness

Goals Decrease the amount of waste by ⅓ Recycle 80% of the current waste Recycle half of the waste left from past

times