Environmental protection and human life are – by now we know well – two closely related issues. It is not possible to ensure the well-being of populations without considering, at the same time, the protection of the environment in which they live, and correct waste management is an important part of the interventions necessary to defend the planet from the impact of human activities.
Treating waste produced by humans – whether they are domestic waste, industrial waste, hospital waste or of another type – is essential to limit pollution, save primary resources and create virtuous circles based on recovery, reuse and recycling, according to the principles of the so-called "circular economy".
From "use-and-throw away" to the circular economy
The resources available on the planet are not unlimited and, if humans continue to consume them at the current rate, by 2050 global demand will be able to be satisfied only by using the equivalent of the resources produced each year by three Earths. The only solution is therefore to abandon the "use-and-throw away" paradigm, based on the production of objects, their consumption and subsequent disposal as waste, in favor of a system of "circular economy" in which, as the name itself suggests, waste is used as new raw materials. In this new perspective, everything produced by humans must be designed to be durable, efficient and easily recyclable at the end of its life cycle, so that objects, once thrown away, do not become waste to be incinerated or stored in landfills, but sources of secondary raw materials to be recycled and reused
The support for the circular economy is one of the cornerstones of the so-called "European Green Deal", the plan of interventions aimed at making Europe the first continent with a zero environmental impact by 2050, since a circular economy approach allows for:
Circular economy and waste treatment and recycling plants
To recover waste correctly, in a circular economy perspective, it is necessary to equip cities with suitable waste selection and recycling plants, capable of maximizing the efficiency of the recovery and valorization process of waste collected by citizens in ecological islands and dumpsters, or collected through door-to-door systems.
Recycling plants must be designed accurately and customized , in order to meet the specific needs of individual communities, and must be equipped with machines that can guarantee the safety of operators, optimize plant activity and minimize waste. Each type of waste - plastics, WEEE, wood and paper – requires specific treatment, which can only be achieved by using machines that are correctly designed, dimensioned and installed.
The impact of a recycling plant on the local economy
A recycling plant that is correctly designed and built is a real resource for the territory in which it is located, since its presence can trigger a series of strongly positive processes not only for the environment, but also for the economy and the well-being of the community.
Plants of this type, while being partially mechanized, require the presence of operators who can manually perform numerous activities that range from controlling machines, to their maintenance, to administrative management of the facility. The construction of a recycling plant, therefore, leads to the immediate creation of new jobs. The benefits, however, do not stop there, since a recycling plant is part of a much larger chain that involves local companies that deal with waste collection and transportation, selection plants that perform the first differentiation of recovered materials, companies that use secondary raw materials for their productions and so on.
A single recycling plant, in short, promotes the creation of jobs and the triggering of virtuous processes capable of positively impacting the lives of people and the organization of their communities, generating an immediate benefit for individuals, the environment and the community.
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