Waste Management in the Context of Circular Economy: International and Latvian Experience

Description

To show the relevance of waste management in the context of the circular economy and the possible solutions. The international institutions, non-governmental organizations reports, scientific articles and survey data. A monographic method and a secondary data analysis method were used. Waste management, both at the theoretical and practical level, became relevant at the moment when countries began to think about the circular economy and the implementation of its principles in life. The generation of waste and its extremely rapid increasing trend on a global scale affects the entire world, which is fast becoming a huge problem in the future and greatly affects future generations. For the first time in 2022, the problem of waste management was included in the international agenda of the COP27 meeting in connection with climate change. According to the data of the World Bank, it is predicted that the amount of waste generated annually could increase by 70% by 2050. Food packaging and food waste constitute a very large part of all waste.. Waste management – ​​proper collection, sorting and processing of waste can contribute to and prevent the approaching waste crisis in the European Union and the whole world. There are several European countries from which it is possible to learn and gain international experience, not only by reducing the amount of waste, but by developing its recycling. Especially the Scandinavian countries are those that have already developed waste processing, reuse and innovations in material processing, becoming an example for all countries of the world. However, it must be taken into account that when including waste management in the circular economy and obliging all countries to do it, it is important to initially study the possibilities and management problems of countries. In this context, Latvia is still only at the beginning stage.

Period	29 Mar 2023
Event title	RSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Event type	Conference
Conference number	3
Organiser	Rīga Stradiņš University
Location	Rīga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International