Albert-Ludwigs-Universitt Freiburg Liberal Arts and Sciences Exploring Complex Problems 1st block presentations

Workgroup 3 Dealing with Waste: Matters and Problems Lecturer Dr. Volker Balli

Participants: Zielbauer Hgele Torres Mir Schlender Scherrer Lange Darwish Weinstein Gerdes Oehlert Stegbauer Volkmer Hesse Wertheim Schlender Hebeis Mller

Exploring Complex Problems Work Group Dealing with Waste 1st block presentations

Exploring Complex Problems Work Group Dealing with Waste 1st block presentations

Schedule
Wednesday, 21/10/2012
Welcome and Introduction Panel 1: Waste and its Problems Moderator: Zielbauer Hgele Torres Mir Cookies and Coffee Break Panel 2: Managing Wastes Moderator: Schlender Scherrer Lange Zielbauer

Schedule
Thursday, 22/10/2012
Panel 4: Diffcicult and dangerous wastes Moderator: Scherrer Oehlert Stegbauer Volkmer Hesse Break

14:30 - 14:45 14:45-15:45 Discussant: Hesse

Planned Obscolescence Recycling, Reduce, Reuse The Waste Crisis in Naples

9:00 - 10:40 Discussants: Gerdes + Weinstein

Medical Waste: A General Perspective Managing infectious Medical Waste in East Asia The chemical Waste produced by the textile industry Radioactive Waste Disposal in the United States

15:45 - 16:00 16:00 - 17:00 Discussant: Darwish

The aftercare of German Landfills The German Dual System Waste Regulation Differences by the Example of Bhutan and the EU

10:40 - 11:00 11:00 - 12:40 Discussants: Hgele + Lange

Panel 5: Investigating Future Scenarios and Solutions

Moderator: Volkmer
Wertheim Schlender Hebeis Mller Conclusions End of Conference

Cookies and Coffee Break 2 Panel 3: Specific Wastes Moderator: Oehlert Darwish Weinstein Gerdes Conference Dinner (Common Room)

17:00 - 17:15 17:15 - 18:15 Discussant: Torres

End of life: ships End of life: Airplanes (Airbus) Orbital Debris

Plastics in the Ocean Oil as a finite resource and its impact on the amount of plastic waste Is it Possible to decouple Waste Pro duction from economic growth? Human and Natural Waste Cycles - A Comparison

12:40 - 12:50 13:00

HAVE A NICE REFLECTION WEEk!

18:30 - 20:00

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Abstracts 1
Mller - Comparing human and natural wastecycles Torres - Recycling, reduce, reuse

Abstracts 2
D
on ealing with waste has become one

Scherrer - The Aftercare of German Landfills

een from a contrasting point of view, waste

of the main goals of todays society Based this idea, three important re-use and concepts recycle;

is an all human term implying a concept which fails to reintegrate used resources into the production cycle.

ver the last 10 years the approach to

Zielbauer - Waste Management Differences by the Example of Bhutan and the EU

waste management has significantly changed in Germany. In 2005 the German government implemented a law that

M
every

unicipal solid waste production increases day. The only

are developed: reduce, along with their inclusion in the way of living, some challenges overcome and need to be taken into account. As challenges are understood, areas in which the concepts expressed before are to be considered. Consequently, applying these concepts requires more than a shift of mentality in the way waste is conceived in order to obtain results in a greater proportion. This presentation explains reduce, re-use and recycle; and also presents and compares real cases.

sufficient way to regulate the enormous amount of waste produced is through regulative laws. This presentation explores differences

As a contrast to this, the natural waste cycle is a system in which the waste product of one organism constitutes food for another organism. This presentation compares these natural cycles to the human cycles of waste management, clarifying the question why we humans produce waste. It further shows concrete examples, how the natural concept can be applied to economic processes and where future potentials for developments which apply this concept are.

prohibited the disposal of unpretreated municipal

solid waste (MSW) on German landfills. Consequently between waste regulations in developing and developed the usage of landfills was drastically reduced and countries. Bhutan and several European countries serve as many landfills that could not meet the new standards examples. The presentation concentrates on urban areas, were closed. In this presentation, I will explore the background and consequences of the law and been maintained to ensure safety for human health and the environment.
and refers to current legal texts. A main problem of waste regulation policies is the lack of data on waste production Bhutan was done in 2007. In general the latest situation in developing countries is similar to former situations in developed countries.

highlight ways in which the defunct landfills have in developing countries. The first survey on this in

T
the

Hgele - Planned Obsolescence

he idea of purposeful obsolescence goods in first crisis.

Mir - The Waste Crisis in Naples

he waste crisis in Naples, the capital of the region has lead negative

Campania in south-western Italy, impacts on human health as well as on the environment. In 1994 a State of Emergency was declared for the first

durable

Lange - The German Dual System

n Germany, private waste companies have

Darwish - End of Life: Ships

hips are used not a new technology. They have throughout

been

appeared in 1932, during economic Today it is a resurgent issue in the media as well as in academic articles. Nowadays however it is made a subject of discussion not because of its economic for durable goods contribute to the contemporary environmental problem. This research project studies the history of planned obsolescence and examines its ethical defensibleness. The moral responsibilities of consumer and producer are evaluated by focusing on general aspects of this strategy and by taking a look at general business ethics. benefits, but rather because short replacement cycles activities contribute

been responsible for the handling of packaging waste for more than

history in many different contexts and settings such as in the military, fishing, recreation, etc. However, not many people know what actually happens to ships and other sea vessels when they are no longer useful. This presentation will discuss different options of ship disposal, e.g. recycling, construction into artificial reefs, etc., and address some of the issues associated with each. It will also discuss new initiatives proposed by the European Union to cope with many of these problems and establish new regulations and standards on ship disposal and ship recycling plants.

20 years now. While packaging waste accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total waste generated, it is still an important fraction, because in most cases, it is highly recyclable. In my presentation, I will have a look at the experiences of the past 20 years and examine whether or not the concept of having private waste companies deal with packaging waste was successful. The success will be measured both from an environmental point of view and from an economic point of view.

time. Still, insufficient and illegal waste management to the waste crisis. In thipresentation I will particularly focus on thereasons for the waste crisis, especially political inactivity, as well as the illegal activities of the Camorra, which is the local Mafia-organization of Naples.

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Weinstein - End of Life: Airplanes (Airbus)

Abstracts 3
than 6000

n the next 20 years, more

Oelert - Medical Waste: A General Perspective

Abstracts 4
Volkmer - The Chemical Waste Geerated by the Textile Industry Wertheim - Plastics in the Ocean

airplanes will reach their end of life and will have to be disposed. responsibility The in EADS subsidiary Airbus takes ensuring an eco-friendly

he variety of medical waste and how it is according Medical to waste

managed and disposed, varies country.

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e.g.

he is

textile a

industry that

ince plastic

the

1950s, a of part

became

fundamental

branch

common use. Nowadays one can hardly imagine a life without this undoubtedly practical substance although negative sides of plastics usage become more public. Regarding its huge impacts caused by its broad distribution, it may be worth having a look at its implications on specific areas, in this case on its influences on oceans. In my presentation I will consider an evaluate plastics influence on marine environments, animals and social groups. Moreover I will put a special emphasis on plastics influences on human and animal health e.g. its endocrine and carcinogenic effects.

is generally used to a negative media reception, because of poor or working conditions

can be categorized into pathological waste, human blood and blood products, discarded medical plastics and cultures, waste sharps and the rest, which can not be categorized. Generation rates of medical waste in different countries show the variation in mass. Consequently, the problem of medical waste led to the development of new disposal methods and regulations. This presentation, will give a general introduction to the problems and solutions arising with the topic of medical waste, as well as examples.

approach. This does not only include the waste management at their production sites, but also the recycling of their airplanes. Furthermore, Airbus is engaging in a project called PAMELA (Process of Advanced Management of End of Life Aircraft) which guarantees an environment-friendly way of recycling old airplanes. In my presentation, I will focus on the general waste management of the company and, more specific, how the company ensures the safe recycling of end of life airplanes including the related problems and challenges.

toxic residues in the clothes that could be harmful to the consumers health. However, the consumers in the northern hemisphere are only the last ones to get in contact with these toxic chemicals. I will examine the chemicals that are used, at which step of the production chain they are used, what damage they can cause to the environment and human health when e.g. being dumped in water, and how this chemical waste and the following pollution could be prevented. The alternatives are provided by companies who already concentrate on production techniques that cause the least possible harm.

Gerdes - Orbital Debris

rbital

debris from to tiny

are old paint

Stegbauer - Managing Infectious Medical Waste in East Asia

man-made

objects,

everything satellites

sia

is

continent grown

which

has

Hesse - Radioactive Waste Disposal in the United States

Schlender - Oil as a finite resource and its impact on the amount of plastic waste

richer and exponentially faster than no other region in the world since the 1960ies. The health care sector is no exception.

flecks, in the earths orbit which are no longer useful. The problems connected to orbital debris started

he current state of affairs concerning of a

here is a consensus that oil is a finite already used

resource and that many countries

development disposal waste in of

permanent repository for radioactive the United

the main part of their oil. This leads to the question of what the consequences of an oil peak are and even further to the scenario of a post-oil-society. In the presentation the far-reaching impact of oil on our daily live on social and political level as well as on globalization in general will be shown based on the forecast of Hubbert. Further, the question of how oil is being connected to plastic will be considered and thus what alternatives to oil (and plastic) could become necessary if we are willed to continue our style of living even though oil as a resource comes to an end.

1957 with the first launch of a human-build object, In this presentation I introduce solutions and the soviet satellite Sputnik, into space. Since then control measures, which demonstrate that handling the amount of fragments in space has constantly been increasing. Consequently risks of collision has increased as well. In order to mitigate the risks, it is important to consider technical, political and legal aspects. My presentation will give an overview effectively infectious medical waste can reduce health risk, save money and protect the environment at the same time. Given the rise of immunolgical diseases of Aids and Hepatitis B is increasingly problematic these innovative management plans become essentially

States is uncertain. This waste, which includes spent fuel from civilian and military nuclear reactors, as well as transuranic waste that comes primarily from the fabrication of nuclear weapons, is extremely harmful to all life and will remain so for a very long period of time. My presentation provides an overview of the different approaches for the disposal of radioactive waste and the current status in the United States.

over orbital debris, with an emphasize on the risks important. Supportively I examine the disposal and for humans and space missions and the challenges political directives in technologically advanced and connected to mitigation approaches.

developing countries in East Asia, such as the China, Japan, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Abstracts 5
Hebeis - Is It possible to decouple Waste Production from Economic Growth?

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