Separated waste is useful: recovery of separated waste reaches 94.3%
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- Again this year, Hera published a report that certifies how much separated waste is actually recovered. Below is some of the data contained in this sixth edition of "Sulle Tracce dei Rifiuti" [Tracking Waste] (available in digital form on www.gruppohera.it/report) as always, certified by DNV GL:
- Percentage of separated waste effectively recovered: 94.3%;
- Number of companies who have recovered materials: 167 (with over 17,000 employees);
- Total number of recovery plants involved: 188 (including 54 in the area served).
All materials that are collected separately are sent to 73 plants to be selected and processed. In 2014, these plants were the first destination of the waste. Here, the material that cannot be recovered, is polluted by foreign bodies or is mixed with other materials, is discarded, while the remaining, amounting to over 94% of the total, comes back to life in the form of products ready to be placed back into the production cycle of companies. This is the virtuous cycle that feeds the so-called "circular economy".
The field of "green economy", dedicated to the recovery and recycling of waste is becoming increasingly prominent in our economy. In this regard, suffice it to say that the waste collected separately by Hera was selected, recycled and reused in 188 plants run by 167 companies, yielding to the latter sales of approximately € 10 billion and employing a total of 17,000 workers. In particular, in the area served by Hera, there are no less than 46 companies that manage 54 plants.
The report, however, does not only explain the environmental benefits but also the economic benefits: the contributions to CONAI (the national packaging association) and the revenue from the sale of material has reduced the waste handling bill by around € 25 per household, amounting to 10.5% of the bill. The applicable law, in fact, requires deduction from the costs separate waste collection, which make up the bill, both of the contributions that waste management companies receive from the CONAI (National Packaging Consortium), and of the revenue from the material sold to recovery plants. It is, however, important to emphasize that these revenues do not cover all the costs of management of the collection and recovery service but only 27%.
In short, separating the waste correctly is important! The quality of the separate waste collection affects the percentage of recovered material, reduces the waste that must be disposed of in landfills or waste-to-energy plants and lowers the home waste management bill.
Go to the website section on the report "Sulle tracce dei rifiuti" [Tracking Waste].