The waste is the raw material of the XXI century

Environmental impact of end of life products: plastics, chemicals, vehicles, agri-food marketing. direct recycling and recycling (upcycling or upcycling) and reuse of good items for the trash!
moinsdewatt
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 5111
Registration: 28/09/09, 17:35
Location: Isére
x 554

The waste is the raw material of the XXI century




by moinsdewatt » 13/04/16, 17:55

"Waste is the raw material of the XNUMXst century" Antoine Frérot, CEO of Veolia

Interviewed by Dominique Pialot The 13 / 04 / 2016 Tribune,

As a historic operator of waste treatment, Veolia is now a major player in the circular economy, thanks to its recycling expertise, whose range is constantly expanding. An overview, with Antoine Frérot, his CEO.
...............
...............


http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-fin ... 63460.html
0 x
moinsdewatt
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 5111
Registration: 28/09/09, 17:35
Location: Isére
x 554

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by moinsdewatt » 26/08/16, 16:31

The last British aircraft carrier, which had been downgraded to 2014, is going to Turkey.

The iconic "HMS Illustrious" good for scrap

Posted on 26 / 08 / 2016 lemarin.fr

The information is not surprising, but it has a symbolic value for a Royal Navy whose morale is at half-mast. While it has long been said that the HMS Illustrious, the last carrier-aircraft in service in the British Navy, disarmed in 2014, remains in the UK to serve as a museum ship, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced the August 25 that the ship would eventually be demolished.
"We have done everything we can in the last two years to find a home, unfortunately no solution has proven viable," said a spokeswoman for the MoD.
The aircraft carrier will be sold to the Turkish yard Leyal Ship Recycling for 2 million pounds, 2,34 million euros. It is the same shipyard that is currently dismantling two other carriers of the Royal Navy, HMS Invicible and Ark Royal.

Fire baptism in the Malvinas

The Illustrious had served during the conflict with Argentina in the Malvinas Islands, in 1982, where he had undergone his baptism of fire. In 32 years of good and loyal service, between his commissioning in the British fleet and his decommissioning, he traveled 900 000 miles around the world, and also served during the first Gulf War. One of his last missions has been to bring humanitarian aid to the Philippines after the typhoon Haiyan, in 2013.
"Lusty" (his nickname in the British navy) will leave his home port of Portsmouth in the south of England this fall. His former commander, Mike Utley, claims to see him scraped "the heavy heart", but looks forward to seeing his place soon occupied by the Queen Elizabeth, the first aircraft carrier of the eponymous class, which is to enter service in 2017 .

Many British officers denounce for years the sad fate reserved for these emblematic ships because of drastic budget cuts.

Image

http://www.lemarin.fr/secteurs-activite ... -ferraille
0 x
User avatar
chatelot16
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 6960
Registration: 11/11/07, 17:33
Location: Angouleme
x 264

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by chatelot16 » 26/08/16, 22:39

the waste will be the raw material of the future ... but we must not spoil them by mixing everything and sending to the under developed countries which do not have the technological means to use them well

alas in France we closed all our metallurgical plants which had the good competance ... it is in the factory which produced the metals with new ores that there was all the competance to exploit the waste, sometimes richer than certain ore

alas now that these plants are closed we send the waste by container in China or India

while waiting to rebuild an efficient industry it would be necessary to store without mixing!

the disaster of waste is to mix a multitude of incompatible things: the more we mix the valuation will be difficult
0 x
moinsdewatt
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 5111
Registration: 28/09/09, 17:35
Location: Isére
x 554

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by moinsdewatt » 07/12/16, 19:47

The recycling sector is waiting for the upturn

The Echoes | The 29 / 11 / 2016

Declining commodity prices combined with a decrease in global material consumption affected 2015 in this sector. No improvement is expected before two to three years.


Morale at half-mast for the Federation of recycling companies (Federec). Its 1.300 members including Sita, Suez and Veolia for large groups and Derichebourg, Paprec and GDE (Guy Dauphin Environment) for the ETI, saw the turnover of their sector show a fall of 6,6%, from 9 billion euros in 2014 to 8,3 billion euros in 2015. Result, the sector lost 50 recycling facilities, falling to 2.250 in 2015 for 26.100 employees (-1,4%) compared to 2014 where the workforce recorded, instead, a progression of 1,8%. As for investments, they have gone from 524,4 millions of euros in 2014 to 476,2 millions of euros in 2015 (-9,4%).

"In terms of volumes of materials collected (99,7 million tonnes), the sector is stagnant compared to 2014," summarizes Jean-Philippe Carpentier, President of Federec which represents 80% of the sector. The period is difficult due to lower prices for raw materials such as fossils (oil, coal) or iron ore. Among the most affected segments, scrap and recycled metals suffer from the decline in global production and demand. The business of recycling metals is all the more difficult as iron ore, like oil, saw its price halved in 2014. "Same scenario for copper, aluminum and zinc that saw the value of their selling price decrease," explains the president of Federec.
As a result, since the price differential is less important, manufacturers prefer to buy virgin material. As a result, the recycled material is struggling to position itself. Let it be judged, the revenues of the ferrous metals sector (2,1 billion euros) fall by 31% compared to 2014 while that of the nonferrous sector (2,9 billion euros) down by 7,1%.

Best on the construction side

In addition, some materials are struggling to find outlets. Starting with the textile. The volume collected in 2015 (200.000 tons against 175.000 tons in 2014) is progressing but its markets are shrinking due to the instability of the African markets. On the wood, paper and cardboard side, despite a stable recycled volume, the markets are also limited by the closure, particularly in France, of paper and cardboard companies. Regarding plastic, the collected volume increases from 1,8% to 2015 with 876.000 tons. Here too, the turnover, 200 million euros, is shrinking (20%) because of the fall in the price of a barrel of oil.

In this panorama, a glimmer comes from the construction sector which constitutes an emerging field thanks to the law on the energy transition. Which obliges to valorize and recycle the building waste. 39 millions of tons were collected in 2015 for reuse in road works in the form of aggregates. In full expansion, this sector saw its sales increase by 2,6% in 2015 after a year of stability. Most tonnages (25,4 Mt) come from demolition and deconstruction, followed by building rehabilitation (11,3 Mt) and new construction (2,3 Mt).

However, Federec does not see an improvement before two or three years: "Global production and consumption are falling and the measures taken by the government, for example the Orplast device favoring the use of recycled plastics in goods produced, have limited in view of the difficulties encountered by the sector. "The outlook is confirmed by the latest forecasts by the World Bank that expect 2016 to lower the price of oil, natural gas and coal 16%. And 3,7% for raw materials such as metals and ores.

http://www.lesechos.fr/thema/0211539302 ... 046361.php
0 x
moinsdewatt
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 5111
Registration: 28/09/09, 17:35
Location: Isére
x 554

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by moinsdewatt » 22/12/16, 18:12

Ship recycling: three approved French shipyards

Published 22 / 12 / 2016

On Wednesday, December 21, the European Commission released an initial list of approved ship recycling facilities. It comprises eighteen shipyards, all located in Europe, including three French.

Image
The large maritime port of Bordeaux has an approved ship recycling facility, in this case the Bassens dry dock. (Photo: Veolia)


http://www.lemarin.fr/secteurs-activite ... ais-agrees

2 other sites are Le Havre and Plouigneau in Finistere.
0 x
moinsdewatt
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 5111
Registration: 28/09/09, 17:35
Location: Isére
x 554

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by moinsdewatt » 30/04/17, 15:02

74.5% of recycled paper in Germany in 2016.

Spain does even better with 78%!


New record of 74.5
March 28, 2017 by Kirstin Linnenkoper

Germany: In 2016, Germany used almost 17 million tonnes of paper produced in a total of 22.6 million tons of paper and cardboard. This represented a 1.2% increase over 2015, it was revealed by bvse's Werner Steingaß vice president at the organization's annual paper last week.

.................

http://www.recyclinginternational.com/r ... se-germany


Spain's paper recycling efforts is 'among the world's elite'

March 23, 2017 by Martijn Reintjes

A total of 78% of all paper consumed in Spain was recycled in 2015 - while collection of paper for 4.6 million tons. To highlight the crucial role played by 29 local authorities in 12 Autonomous Region of Spain.
............

http://www.recyclinginternational.com/r ... -elite-039

in France we are only at 66%:
http://www.planetoscope.com/papier/561- ... rance.html
0 x
moinsdewatt
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 5111
Registration: 28/09/09, 17:35
Location: Isére
x 554

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by moinsdewatt » 05/10/17, 20:00

Veolia targets 1 billion euros of activity in recycled plastics in 2025


The 05 / 10 / 2017 Income

The Veolia group, a specialist in water and waste, wants to multiply by five its turnover in the production of recycled plastics by 2025, to reach one billion euros, announced Thursday its CEO Antoine Frérot.

"The context is generally conducive to the recycling of plastic", which represents "a major challenge for the environment and employment," said Frerot to the press.

The boss of Veolia notably cited the stakes in terms of biodegradability, pollution of the oceans, greenhouse gas emissions, but also the prospects for job creation in this sector.

"The recycling rate is very low compared to other materials," said Frérot. Only 9% of some 8,3 billion tons of plastics produced between 1950 and 2015 were recycled, according to figures presented by Veolia.

Today, the recycling rate of plastic waste reaches 30% in Europe. Asia is also well positioned (20% at 30% in China, 25% in Japan, 45% in South Korea) while North America is late.

The global plastics recycling market will grow by almost 7% per year in the ten years, from 31,5 billion 2015 to 56,8 billion 2025, according to Veolia.

In Europe, the plastics recycling market will almost double in the same period, reaching 8 billion euros, and the share of recycled plastics in total demand will increase from 13% to 20%.

Ecological and regulatory pressures

This trend is supported by various factors: environmental pressures, regulatory tightening, political commitments. In addition, the demand from industrial users is growing for the use of recycled plastics.

In this buoyant context, Veolia's ambition is to "structure a global industrial recycling and recovery sector," said Antoine Frérot.

The objective of achieving a turnover of one billion euros in 2025 is essentially based on the increase in volumes processed, said Mr. Frérot.

Europe will contribute 600 million euros, a tripling compared to 200 million 2016, and Asia for 300 million starting from a very modest level today. The industry starts in Japan and South Korea and China will follow.

The group has started to specialize its plants, like its Dutch site Vroomshoop for the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). Veolia is also targeting scale effects by consolidating treated flows, and wants to improve its sorting processes and strengthen its supply to manufacturers.

For France, the goal is to double the turnover in 2025 to 150 million euros, bringing the volume of treated plastics to 200.000 tons (against 45.000 tons today), said the general manager recycling and valuation of Veolia in France, Bernard Harambillet.

France has three production sites for recycled plastics. "Next year, there will be an announcement on new sites in France," said Harambillet, referring to "two complementary sites and the expansion of two sites."

The Income, with AFP

http://www.lerevenu.com/bourse/valeurs- ... es-en-2025
0 x
moinsdewatt
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 5111
Registration: 28/09/09, 17:35
Location: Isére
x 554

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by moinsdewatt » 18/03/18, 14:18

World Recycling Day: What happens to plastic bottles in Strasbourg?

Saturday 17 March 2018 By Clement Lacaton, France Blue Alsace

This Sunday 18 March is World Recycling Day. France remains a bad student in plastic sorting: only a quarter of packaging is recycled. We followed the contents of your yellow bin in one of the largest sorting centers in France, in Strasbourg.
.......

Image

Image


with pictures : https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe ... 1521219278
0 x
User avatar
Grelinette
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 2007
Registration: 27/08/08, 15:42
Location: Provence
x 272

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by Grelinette » 21/03/18, 15:40

A project in PACA that keeps worrying and provoking controversy: the Biomass plant in Gardanne.

Especially because the quantity of wood available locally would not be sufficient to supply this plant, unless it fagot all the biomass of the region, thus to further impoverish the soil of the region already deficient in organic matter, or to make wood from the other side of the world (Canada).

https://www.la-croix.com/Sciences-et-et ... 1200920315
0 x
Project of the horse-drawn-hybrid - The project econology
"The search for progress does not exclude the love of tradition"
Ahmed
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 12298
Registration: 25/02/08, 18:54
Location: Burgundy
x 2963

Re: Waste is the raw material of the 21st century




by Ahmed » 21/03/18, 18:16

This is hardly the right topic: the feed of this plant uses waste wood processing, but it is mainly biomass that is used. Here again, it is the industrial dimension that is problematic because it is not compatible with the slow cycle of nature.
0 x
"Please don't believe what I'm telling you."

 


  • Similar topics
    Replies
    views
    Last message

Back to "waste, recycling and reuse of old objects"

Who is online ?

Users browsing this forum : No registered users and 92 guests