Experts on solid waste have underscored need for serious efforts to use technology for waste segregation and utilization of separated materials to promote zero-waste initiatives in the country.
“Lack of waste at source and low recycling rates are major waste management challenges in our country which are negatively impacting urban livability,” they believed. These views were expressed by them while speaking at a Twitter space titled “Using Waste as Resource for Zero-Waste Cities in Pakistan” under the Green Urban Development (GUD) project held in connection with Zero Waste Day.
The talk was organized by Institute of Urbanism (IoU) and the School of Leadership Foundation (SoLF) in collaboration with U.S embassy, says a press release issued here the other day. “Serious efforts are required to use technology for waste segregation and utilization of the separated materials as raw material/resource for other uses,” stresses Babar Abbas, Environmental Engineer, National University of Science and Technology (NUST).
