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The worldwide demand for recycling and disposal technologies is large and will continue to grow. This is due to the fact that raw materials are becoming scarcer and that emerging economies are showing an increasing environmental awareness. Low-waste production and environmentally sound recycling processes are suitable methods to limit the increase in waste volumes, to use raw materials economically and to minimise the disposal costs or follow-up costs arising from illegal dumping. Recycling and waste disposal technologies can limit environmental degradation and negative social impacts. They contribute to a more efficient use of resources. Owing to stringent national environmental requirements, the German recycling and waste disposal industry is extremely well set up to meet this global demand. German companies already hold a considerable international market share of about 25% in this sector. This level of performance must be maintained and expanded.
Against this background, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) assumed the lead responsibility for establishing the Export Initiative Recycling and Efficiency Technologies. Together with a network of actors from industry, public authorities and the universities, the aim of this initiative is to improve waste management standards abroad and improve the level of development in the waste management industry, especially in the emerging economies and developing countries. In addition, it aims at optimising support and networking of German agencies involved in technology export and know-how transfer. The initiative is intended to make a significant contribution to making the activities of export agencies at federal and Land level more transparent and efficient and improve coordination. The Export Initiative’s target and user groups are the waste disposal industry and consultancy service providers, the supplier industries, and local decision-makers and investors in Germany and abroad.
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