This article was sponsored by Rubicon.
It is impossible to address environmental problems without addressing waste. The world produces more that two billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually. Estimated to increase by 70%By the year 2050
Many people don’t believe their trash is an environmental danger. Businesses and societies should focus on more recycling, less waste at source, better and more efficient handling and more innovative approaches to building the circular economy. This encourages and rewards the reuse at large of natural resources.
The society is still far from achieving a sustainable circular economy. According to one estimate, the global economy only 8.6 percent is circular, compared with 9.1 percent in 2021.
To achieve net-zero targets that a growing number of governments and businesses have set for themselves, circularity is also crucial. Renewable energy and energy efficiency can reduce 55% of the emissions, while the remaining would be reduced through other means. Circular practices in manufacturing and food production.
Join The Climate Pledge
December 2020 RubiconSigned, a digital marketplace to recycle and waste, and provider of innovative software solutions for governments and businesses worldwide. The Climate PledgeGlobal Optimism and Amazon co-founded the Climate Pledge. It aims to regularly report and measure greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate carbon and neutralize any remaining emissions in order to achieve net-zero annual CO2 emissions by 2040. A growing number of companies and organizations have signed up to The Climate Pledge since its creation in 2019. These businesses are committed and willing to improve the environment and will play an important role in stimulating investment in low-carbon products.
The road map to net-zero will include three key areas of opportunity.
- Continued reduction of landfill dependence We want to eliminate hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon dioxide annually through recycling and other landfill alternatives. This will require planning, innovation, and cooperation with our customers.
- Promoting circular economy practices. Recycling and circularity are key to achieving the goal of eliminating waste as we know. We are the market maker of the circular economics by connecting producers of recycled materials with companies that use them to create new products and users of these materials to recycle.
- Decarbonizing hauler and recycling network We believe that an activity that produces high levels of emissions can be turned into one with a lower emissions impact by increasing efficiency and using alternative fuels.
Rubicon is working towards its net-zero goal and will enable its customers to reduce their Scope 3 Category 5 emissions from operations waste. This is where Rubicon can play a significant role.