International Journal of Waste Resources

The impact of recycling on preserving the environment

15^th World Congress and Expo on Recycling

October 16-17, 2023 | Vancouver, Canada

Philip Kwakye

Ghana Manganese Company Limited, Ghana

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Int J Waste Resour

Abstract:

Recycling is the system of taking substances prepared to be thrown away and converting them into reusable substances. This is crucial to decreasing trash in the world's landfills, which pollute Earth's soil, water and air.With the rise in urbanization and developing population, it's far more difficult to control the overburden of overcrowded cities and substantial air and water pollutants even as meeting the overgrowing needs for food, clothing and safe haven the use of outstanding resources for everyone. We ought to attempt to take care of the surroundings in the course of such instances by opting for sustainable practices. One successful sustainable exercise might be recycling. India generates forty-two million tons of waste annually, of which 2 to 2.35 million tons are recycled annually, i.e. only 6% of annual waste generated is recycled. Is there a manner to scale up the recycling method in India? Let us recognize diverse recycling processes. There are numerous ways to scale up recycling processes such as waste segregation, choosing biodegradable products, solid waste management, composting and amongst others. Segregating waste reduces the quantity of waste in landfills, thereby saving space. Pollution of air and water may be notably decreased while unsafe waste is separated and handled separately. Waste should be located in distinct containers in order that it could be correctly dealt with. Some of the usual strategies to segregate waste are by making use of separate colored dustbins. India’s Pollutants Management Board has advised the use of 3 colored dustbins- green for biodegradable waste, black for electronic waste and blue for plastic and steel waste. This facilitates and accelerates the recycling procedure as the level wherein separation of waste is done is removed if the waste is disposed of responsibly. Using recycled products, we are able to remove the manner that creates water and air pollutants to generate greenhouse gases that are emitted during production processes contributing to global warming and environmental problems. Recycling lower the raw material needs, hence reducing pollution. Moreover, it saves power while lowering the discharge of greenhouse gases to help address weather changes. Introduction: Recycling paper and wood saves trees and forests. Yes, you could plant new trees, but you cannot update virgin rainforests or ancient woodlands as soon as they are lost. Recycling plastic means growing much less new plastic, which is clearly an excellent thing, mainly as it is normally crafted from fossil fuel hydrocarbons. Recycling metals means there is less need for risky, costly and destructive mining and extraction of the latest metallic ores. Recycling glass reduces the need to apply new raw substances like sand–it sounds tough to believe, but supplies of some sort of sand are beginning to get low across the world. Recycling can help save energy and vital resources. It can reduce the amount of rubbish we produce and the space needed for our waste. It is very simple and easy. All you need to do is remember to sort out your rubbish and put your glass, paper and aluminum into different bins.

Biography :

Philip Kwakye is a professional sales and marketing strategist/Inventory control specialist/Entrepreneur and Director of the excelmusab enterprise with experience in leveraging consultative selling strategies that build relationships across all markets. He is a result-driven inventory control specialist with excellent problem-solving, analytical and organizational abilities and a strong focus on collaborating with employees to resolve business, customer and vendor issues quickly. He has enjoyed many leading positions throughout his career in inventory management, product marketing, technical sales and strategy. He is currently working with Ghana Manganese Company as an inventory control officer in the supply chain department. He holds various certifications, including a DBS in Management studies-(University of Education, Winneba), Diploma in warehouse management (Alison institute-CDP) and Principles of Occupational Health and Safety Management systems (CDPAlison institute) and amongst others. He is originally from Ghana but lives in Tarkwa-Western Region. He is a man of many skills and can successfully excel at the execution of big ideas given constraints