The Future of Recycling - Mr. Ranjit Singh Baxi, BIR President

RECYCLING - THE FUTURE

Ranjit Singh Baxi

President of the Bureau of International Recycling

BIR the World Federation of the Recycling

Industries

BIR Commodities

BIR and the World Council of Recycling

Associations

World Council

of

Recycling

Associations

inclusive of

all 35 BIR

affiliated

national

associations

and

federations

BIR IS LED BY BUSINESMEN ACROSS THE WORLD

BIR HAS NO NATIONAL INTEREST OF ITS OWN

WORLD RECYCLING CONVENTION

The most international recycling industry event!

800business

people

70 countriesrepresented

Workshop on

India

8 Commodity

Sessions

International Recycling

Exhibition

Updates on

International

Legislation

Networking

and Trading

Convention Venue – Taj Palace HotelConvention venue:

Taj Palace Hotel

Why recycle - benefits of recycling

Economy

Society Environment

A WORLDWIDE MARKET – SCRAP PAPER

A WORLDWIDE MARKET – STEEL SCRAP

A WORLDWIDE MARKET – ALU SCRAP

13

World Bank

WORLD POPULATION

14

GROWING BUYING POWER

GROWTH OF MIDDLE CLASS

INTERNET USERS

1993 - 2014

Increasing potential of recyclables - 'Internet

of Things'

17

Raw Materials

Production Distribution Consumption Waste

Linear economyLINEAR ECONOMY

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

New technologies for recycling

The Limits to Recycling –

Poor quality & Chemical contamination

Millenium Development Goals

inaugural

Global Recycling Day - 18TH MARCH 2018

inaugural

Global Recycling Day - 18TH MARCH 2018

CONCLUSION

• Eco hubs – to be established across India.

• Logistics - Transportation of Waste must be minimised.

• Technology – Recycling plants must be built to match with the furnish

( Input ) & not a state of art plant.

• Value in waste must be recognised.

• Prioritise Waste Collection & Sorting by improved legislations & more

favourable Regulatory controls to support quality standards

• Education – Must be promoted at all levels .

Rag Pickers.

Communities

Schools & Universities

• CSR funding should be used to promote Recycling thereby supporting and

improving the Socio / Economic life style of over 2.5 million Rag Pickers in

India as well as reducing waste mountains.

• Support Global Recycling Day.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

Ranjit Singh Baxi

President of the Bureau of International Recycling