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    L-I-V-E:The Surge in Food Waste and Plastic Pollution

    L-I-V-E:The Surge in Food Waste and Plastic Pollution

    The live panel sharing of the L-I-V-E Training Series invited representatives from the Environmental Protection Department to share the challenges arisen from the disposal of plastic tableware and food waste collection and the policies currently adopted to tackle the problems: (1) Disposal of Plastic Tableware and (2) Food Waste Collection.

    Course related:
    LSGI1B02 Climate Change and Society
    Subjects:
    Environmental Sciences and Environmental Policy and Planning
    Keywords:
    Sustainable development Plastic tableware Food waste Plastics in packaging Refuse refuse disposal
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    Waste Management and Critical Raw Materials

    Waste Management and Critical Raw Materials

    How can we ensure the continuous supply of the increasingly scarce raw materials that are needed to make the products we use every day? In this course, we will look at the potential benefits of circular procurement and how recycling technologies and more efficient ways of collecting and recycling critical raw materials (CRMs) can make your business and production more resource resilient. A good number of the materials found in everyday products are now referred to as “critical”. This means that there is a risk of failure in their supply and that they are also critical in terms of economic importance. Many metals, for instance, are already critical or could become critical in the near future due to their limited availability and the growing demand for products worldwide. Think of the newest electronic products that contain critical metals such as gallium, which is used in integrated circuits; beryllium, used in electronic and telecommunications equipment and permanent magnets and germanium found in infra-red optics. Innovative product design and reusing, recycling and remanufacturing products can help to deal with a raw materials shortage. But this can only provide an integrated solution if we keep CRMs in the loop through smarter CRM management. The starting point is to identify CRMs in products. It is not always clear what materials are in which products. It is, therefore, necessary to keep all metals in the loop for as long as possible. Scarcity in the supply chain can not only damage businesses but also negatively impact economic development and the environment. For this reason, the course will also discuss environmental issues and electric and electronic waste regulations. This course will be of value to a wide range of professionals working in or interested in this field. These include professionals involved in producing products containing CRMs (such as electronics) as well as local or national government officials tasked with organizing waste management and recycling for these products. Students interested in the field of waste management will also find this course helpful for their studies in electronics, industrial design, and industrial ecology.

    Subjects:
    Environmental Engineering
    Keywords:
    Refuse refuse disposal Waste products Recycling (Waste etc.) Raw materials Strategic materials
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    Courseware