“Waste” is a Resource Steve Lee CEO, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
The CIWM Vision “A world where: Resources are kept working Wastes are managed and put back to work Residues (only) are carefully disposed of”.
Bank of America / Merrill Lynch Analysis Global waste: currently worth $1tn / year. Potential: to double to about $2tn in just 7 yrs EU facing the toughest strategic challenges Asia and S.America seeing the fastest growth We see opportunities across waste management, industrial treatment, waste-to- energy, wastewater and sewage, engineering and consulting, recycling and sustainable packaging
shift away from mandatory public service to waste as a sustainable business opportunity fastest growth in the next decade coming from diversion, recycling, recovery of valuable secondary raw materials, waste-to-energy, e- waste and sustainable packaging
Consensus Judgments of all 16 U.S. Intelligence Agencies....what sets the next quarter century apart is 7 “tectonic shifts” combining to drive change at an accelerating rate: the growth of the middle class, aging populations, urbanization, wider access to new technologies, shifting economic power, growing demand for food and water, and energy independence
Commodity “Prices”
Janez Potocnik IN 20 th century: Population x 4 Water use x 9 Fossil Fuel use.... x 16 Fish catch x 35 Economy x 40 “ de-materialise not de-industrialise” “Even if no financial crisis, EU would still be facing long term resource crisis. Green economy and resource efficiency only way forward”
Chatham House report Dec The spectre of resource insecurity has come back with a vengeance. Whether or not resources are actually running out, the outlook is one of supply disruptions, volatile prices, accelerated environmental degradation and rising political tensions over resource access
Source: Mayor’s Business Waste Strategy for London (Nov’11)
“WASTE” = “RESOURCE” (Efficiency / Security) Bottom line : “waste” or raw material Business continuity Supply chain issue CSR Compliance Health and Safety