Abstract
Suppression of the explosion of the world population and the surprising increase of waste and emissions are major targets confronting mankind in this century. Recycling and waste minimisation are key words for sustainable development in a highly industrial society. The argument is really whether or not recycling done well is the solution to the environment problem for the following generation. If energy is not necessary in the recycling, all materials have to be recycled. The greatest interest among the environmental issues is the regulation of CO2 emission. It must be recognised that it is not possible to completely renew expended energy. Some of the recycling systems currently used are thought to increase the load on the environment rather than to be beneficial. Although metal industries have consumed tremendous amount of energy and discharged a large quantity of CO2 and solid waste, the metals have supported a high quality of life. The metal production industries such as the iron and steel industry and the non-ferrous metals industry can work well recycling of not only metals but also other materials without consuming more energy. Waste plastics, for example, are use as a reductant in a blast furnace. The role of metallurgical industry in the recycling-based society is introduced in the present paper to recognise how the metal industries can contribute recycling and waste minimisation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 21-27 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 Dec 1 |
| Event | Green Processing 2002 - Proceedings: International Conference on the Sustainable Processing of Minerals - Cairns, QLD., Australia Duration: 2002 May 29 → 2002 May 31 |
Other
| Other | Green Processing 2002 - Proceedings: International Conference on the Sustainable Processing of Minerals |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Cairns, QLD. |
| Period | 02/5/29 → 02/5/31 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
