Completion through separate collection and recycling Concentrating on the subject "recycling, it was important to us to develop an economic as well

as ecologically friendly collection system, which was compatible with existing systems, i.e. capable of being integrated with existing waste management systems without involving large technical and financial resources. At the same time, such a system had to allow the collection of the maximum volume of high quality recyclable materials, thus minimising the remaining waste volume. On the grounds of environmental care, one starts out in the first place, to avoid waste, secondly to recycle those materials which cannot be avoided, and thirdly to dispose of waste materials by landfilling or incineration, if they can neither be avoided nor recycled.

Diversion from landfill and incineration saves capacity, new sites and plants can be reduced in size and operate more cost-effectively.

Waste paper
Waste Paper - an important resource

A further reduction of the waste volume can be achieved by the separate collection of paper and cardboard.

Waste paper is used to produce new paper. Many goods, like newspaper for example, are made from 100 % waste paper.

In this way natural resources are conserved, paper production

Residual waste
An organised waste collection system requires waste to be placed in containers

becomes more energy-saving and environmentally friendly.

Waste glass
Waste glass new from old

Waste to landfill without separate collection means:

The waste stream is further reduced by about 10 % through the collection of waste glass.

No recovery of valuable materials High degree of environmental pollution due to landfills which have a potential to produce leachate contaminating the groundwater and methane gas for as long as 100 years, so that future generations still have to deal with the problem

All glass packaging is obtained by the collection of white glass, green glass and brown glass. The recycled waste glass is melted down and 100 % goes back into the cycle.

Light packaging
Packaging cycle

Light packaging e.g. plastic and drinks cartons form a small part of the weight of the refuse, but a large part of the volume.

Non-degradable materials contaminate the soil, making re-use difficult Maintenance of old landfills involves high costs for many decades

The separated collection of light packaging reduces the refuse volume by about 7 %. As a result new plastic products or new packaging are achieved.

Organic waste
The first step towards organised waste reduction

Modern separation plants cleanly sort foils, metals, Styrene, other plastics and laminated packaging.

The separate collection of organic waste reduces the waste volume by at least 35 % (even up to 60 % depending on the region).

Organic waste separated from domestic waste is used to produce high quality compost or for energy recovery.