Waste

I was informed by Mr David Zon, operator of a waste management company last week that there are plenty of waste out there waiting to be converted to raw material instead of disposed the waste at the landfill. I agreed with him. We usually treat waste as something to throw away and will normally spend little time to think about using the so called waste for something useful. The most many people used to do is sending the waste to recycled centres. Similarly, the factories will engage waste contractors to dispose their waste and very few are concerned about the treatment of waste into some useful things. In order to correct this perception, perhaps more products using the waste as raw material should be highlighted and be given proper acknowledgement. The concept of waste is wealth should be supported by as many visible products as possible.

The Waste Converter should also be provided with incentives such as market penetration for them to make it as a viable business venture. Many converters whom have the passion of being environmental friendly cannot continue to do so simply because of lacking market and promotion skill. Perhaps it is time for environmentalists to get help to be green entrepreneurs. The setting up of Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water will help, i believe.