1. WHY RECYCLE ? SOORIA GANDHI RAO LOCAL AGENDA 21 KL 3RD MARCH 2009
PRESENTER:
SOORIA GANDHI RAO

2. RECYCLING
WHAT IS IT ?
Recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products.
Source:wordreference.com

3. PURPOSE
Reuse
Reduce
9TH MALAYSIAN PLAN
A TARGET OF 22% OF RECYCLING IS TO BE ACHIEVED FROM THE TOTAL MSW GENERATED BY THE YEAR 2020
Recycle
“ 9TH MALAYSIAN PLAN A target of 22% of recycling is to be achieved by the year 2020”

4. 3R
We need to reduce the amount of the earth's resources we use to make products which may not be essential.
Reduce
We need to adopt the habit of reusing products. Don't just throw an item away, instead, why not see if a friend, relative, or charity can make use of the item.
Reuse
Recycle
We need to be able to identify old products which could be made into something new. Is the product recyclable?

5. 3R
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle

6. RECYCLED PRODUCTS BEFORE AFTER Paper Paper Bag Aluminium
Aluminium Countertop
Tetra Pak
Recycling Bin

7. RECYCLED PRODUCTS BEFORE AFTER Bottle Glass Bowl Plastic Mp3 Cover
Metal
Metal Lantern

8. WHY RECYCLE Reasons why we should all recycle : Energy Saving
Material Conservation
Reduction Of Rubbish In Landfills
Helping The Environment

9. ENERGY SAVING
Recycling reduces the amount of energy needed to create a new, similar product. If we didn't recycle paper, more trees would have to be chopped down, transported, and manufactured into the finished product.
Energy conservation is one of the key ingredients for the fight against climate change.
By recycling over 1 million tons of steel in 2004, Pennsylvanians saved 1.3 million tons of iron ore, 718,000 tons of coal, and 62,000 tons of limestone.

10. CONSERVATION
All man-made products incorporate raw materials to create the finished product. This involves harvesting the earth's natural resources (e.g. wood, metal) in order to acquire the raw materials.
Deforestation is a prime example of how harvesting natural resources is harming the environment. This could be reduced if we recycle more paper and old wooden products.

11. LANDFILL REDUCTION
The more we recycle, the more we can help to reduce the burden on local and national landfill sites. As population levels increase, we will need to find more landfill sites, which will harm the surrounding environment and wildlife.
This is another important reason why we should recycle more, in order to reduce the impact landfills have on the surrounding environment.

12. REDUCE POLLUTION
Tied in with energy saving, is the reduction of pollution as a result of manufacturing processes becoming more efficient.
Any reduction in CO2 or other harmful gases is not only a key ingredient for the fight against climate change, but a key ingredient for cleaning the air we breathe.
If we can reduce pollution levels from the manufacturing industry by a significant level, this could have a positive impact on our health.

13. WHY RECYCLE
Global warming is no longer a theory it has sadly become a fact.
The change needed must be in your actions today in order to ensure a bright (not too hot) tomorrow.
Protecting Our Planet

14. RECYCLING HOW DOES IT HELP:
To reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials.
To reduce energy usage.
To reduce air (from biogas) and water (from leachate-landfilling) pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal.
To lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin poduction.
Recycling is a key component of modern waste management and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy.

15. POTENTIAL CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
If greenhouse gas concentrations keep rising, climatic changes are likely to result.
Effects will be on the environment and socio-economic and related sectors, such as health, agriculture, forests, water resources, coastal areas and biodiversity.
Source: US EPA

16. GREENHOUSE EFFECT
Human activities are causing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere to increase.
This graphic explains how solar energy is absorbed by the earth's surface, causing the earth to warm and to emit infrared radiation.
The greenhouse gases then trap the infrared radiation, thus warming the atmosphere.
Source: US EPA

17. Malaysian Recycling Rates are approximately < 5%
RECYCLING STATISTICS
Malaysian Recycling Rates are approximately < 5%
Rank
Country
Percentage
of Waste
Recycled 1
Switzerland
52% 2
Austria
49.7% 3
Germany
48% 4
Netherlands
46% 5
Norway
40% 6
Sweden
34% 7
United
States
31.5%
Countries with the highest Recycling Rates
Source,BBC
Source,KPKT

18. WASTE MANAGEMENT- MALAYSIA

19. MALAYSIA- MSW Year MSW 2002 17,000 tons / day 2005 20,110 tons / day
45 % ORGANIC
24 % PLASTICS
Year
MSW
2002
17,000 tons / day
2005
20,110 tons / day
2020
30,000 tons / day
7 % PAPER
6 % IRON
3 % GLASS
15 % OTHERS
Source : KPKT

20. SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
CURRENT PRACTISE
PREFERRED PRACTISE
The aim of a sustainable solid waste management is to reduce trash for final disposal and then disposing it in an environmentally safest manner.

21. RECYCLING ACTIVITIES MOBILE RECYCLING KERBSIDE RECYCLING
FIXED RECYCLING CENTRE
FIXED RECYCLING CENTRE

22. RECYCLABLES

23. ORGANIC WASTE Nearly 50% of total MSW is ORGANICS
If this can be diverted from the landfills than half our problems are solved.
Landfill will not choke too soon.
Biogas and Leachate will be reduced tremendously.
Reduction of CO2

24. ORGANIC WASTE
GREEN WASTE
KITCHEN WASTE

25. Kitchen scraps, food waste and garden clippings can be recycled.
RECYCLING ORGANICS
Kitchen scraps, food waste and garden clippings can be recycled.
ORGANIC FERTILISERS

26. RECYCLING ORGANICS
COMPOSTING
Composting is the aerobic decomposition of biodegradable organic matter, producing compost.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Composting

27. COMPOSTING
WINDROW
VESSEL

28. VERMICOMPOSTING
VERMICOMPOST
Vermicompost is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by some species of earthworm. Containing water-soluble nutrients, microbes, and bacteria.

29. VERMICOMPOSTING SITE

30. VERMICOMPOSTING improves soils physical structure
enriches soil with micro-organisms
improves water holding capacity
enhances germination, plant growth, and crop yield
improves root growth and structure

31. WHY RECYCLE ?
MAKE A
DIFFERENCE

32. THANK YOU