Circular Economy Where are we Circular Economy Nature

Circular Economy Where are we?

Circular Economy • Nature says : Matters • What do Belgium and Wallonia say? • Are we there Yet?

Circular Economy • In Belgium : 95% of ALL paper products and packaging ( including plastics and metals) is collected, sorted and recycled locally or not • In Belgium : Waste disposal sites have nearly disappeared

Circular Economy • In Belgium : Household Wastes generate electricity; ashes and scurries are valorized • In Belgium : Tires, garage oil, batteries, cooking oil is collected and recycled • In Wallonia : Cement kilns were the first to valorize heat and matter form toxic industrial waste streams

Circular Economy • In Belgium and mostly Wallonia: Metals have been the first focus of recycling; new processes are still developed as Best of World Class systems are being installed • In Wallonia we have world leaders for recycling Fe, Zn, Cd, Te, Bi, Sn, …. • REVERSE METALLURGY is becoming

Circular Economy In Wallonia : we lead manage the CO 2 reuse and transition for Europe (SCOT) • In Wallonia, we developped the MINERVE process to access Matter in dumps • In Wallonia Broken Glass is collected, sorted and recycled… etc. . • In Wallonia we recycle construction site dirt ( clay) and produces beautiful and healthy paster replacements

Circular Economy • In Wallonia : We transform Straw into healthy and strong Buidings • In Wallonia, we transfom agriculture waste in electricity and soil suplements

Circular Economy • In Wallonia : new bio-based chemistry is coming out of the curiosity stage, pioneers have become world leaders and showing the way

Circular Economy • Are we there yet?

Circular Economy • Are we there yet? • Not Quite but closer than most

Circular Economy • Belgium is a small country • Belgium cooperates • Italy’s Circular technology is helping and will continue to help

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