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I N D U S T R Y, T R A D E & E N V I R O N M E N T

Waste & Environment

Dutch environmental knowledge of and expertise in waste AREAS OF EXPERTISE

management are well known all over the world. Less than • Waste (municipal, commercial, industrial, hospital,
five per cent of all Dutch waste ends up in landfills. The harzardous)
other 95 per cent is used for recycling and ends up as raw • Prevention and reduction
material or energy from waste. In this respect, the • (Separate) collection
Netherlands has served for decades as an example for • Recycling and re-use
many developing countries emerging economies. • Processing/composting
• Disposal of final residue
Our experts in this sector have experience with municipal waste, • Site identification, design, construction of landfills
commercial waste, industrial waste, hospital waste and • Operation, maintenance of landfills, (gas recovery)
hazardous waste. Besides technical issues, their expertise also • Public relations, promotion
covers the managerial, institutional, legal, financial and societal • Regulations, bye-laws
aspects of waste management and recycling: prevention, • The collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste
reduction, separate collection, transfer, recycling, re-use, • Control, monitoring and regulation of the production
processing and the final disposal of the residues. • The prevention of waste production through in-process
modification, re-use and recycling.
Composting, site selection, landfilling and landfill gas recovery
are often also crucial elements of environmentally acceptable The term waste management usually relates to all kinds of
and financially achievable waste management systems in waste, generated during:
developing countries and countries in transition. • The extraction of raw materials
• The processing of raw materials into intermediate and final
PUM experts have gained a wealth of experience, not only in products
the Netherlands, but also in many counties all over the world. • The consumption of final products or other human activities
They have or had a career in private or public waste (including municipal, residential, institutional, commercial,
management and recycling companies, municipalities, agricultural, and health care, household hazardous wastes,
provinces, or with worldwide operating consultancy companies. sewage sludge).
Their experience varies from hands-on activities in the field, to
design, operations, management and strategic advice on Waste management is intended to reduce the effect of waste on
business development, market development, waste health, the environment or aesthetic issues. Issues relating to
management planning, awareness raising, training, waste management include:
communication, site selection and environmental impact • The generation of waste and waste minimisation
assessment. • Removal and transportation
• Treatment, recycling and re-use
• Storage, collection
• Landfill disposal
• Environmental considerations
• Financial & marketing aspects
• Policy & regulation, education & training, planning and
implementation.
CLIENT EXAMPLE
WASTE MANAGEMENT TRAINING
A research institute asked PUM to conduct a training course
on waste management planning for its staff and for
representatives from the local and central government. The
goal was to improve the institute’s capacity in delivering
consultations and to promote the adoption of sound and
best environmental practices in waste management and
recycling. During the mission, the PUM expert conducted
training sessions in the morning, covering amongst others
things: waste minimisation, source separation, collection and
transportation, recycling, disposal, and the environmental
and social impacts of landfills. In the afternoon, together
with the trainees, the expert visited several stakeholders and
facilities in this field in the country. With this group of trained
professionals, the institute and the country of Jordan are
better equipped with the correct expertise to cope with the
burden of increasing waste quantities, pollution of the
environment and the scarcity of valuable raw materials.
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RECYCLING AND LANDFILLING
A small municipal waste company called in PUM for assistance
in the development of plans for the future landfilling of waste,
the siting of a new landfill area and the separate collection and
recycling of valuable waste components. All this had the aim of
reducing the quantity of waste to be landfilled in order to save
future landfill space. The PUM expert studied the various
options and concluded that, upgrading and extending the
existing landfill needed no new landfill site far from the city
centre. He found that this approach was more cost effective, in
particular, if it could be combined with composting part of the
waste. The PUM expert presented the proposals to the
municipal council meeting where they were adopted and local
funding was made available for executing the work.
RECYCLING OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE
An advertising company asked for assistance on how to cope
with increasing waste streams related to the production,
maintenance and renewal of billboards. The aim was to make
production more environmentally friendly by recycling as much
as possible and by feasible and safe disposal of the remaining
waste. Before he left for his mission, the PUM expert visited
some comparable companies in the Netherlands. Upon arrival,
he made an inventory of the waste components and
investigated the possibilities for recycling by searching the
Internet and through discussions with various stakeholders. The
PUM expert wrote a business plan, which serves as starting
point for the recycling of waste for various companies in the
advertising sector in the country. A business link was also
generated with a company in the Netherlands.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
A medium-sized waste recycling company asked for assistance
in developing business strategies for a materials recycling
facility for recyclables, in particular plastics, from municipal and
commercial waste. Advice was asked on best practices, an
improvement of logistics, staff motivation and awareness
raising. The expert thoroughly investigated the company and
analysed alternative options regarding production planning
and steering. A roadmap for further development was drawn up
and thoroughly discussed with the client, together with a draft
for a business plan. The company took the recommendations
very seriously. Production increased, sales went up and financial
results improved significantly.
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