Develompment Impetuses
SCPI climate protection projects are not limited to the reduction of greenhouse gases but bring with them sustainable ecological, social, economic and technological development impetuses. Through project implementation, recycling and utilisation rates are increased, the burden on the environment caused by the dumping of waste further reduced and the environmentally compatible recycling of dangerous harmful substances guaranteed. Furthermore, permanent jobs are created.
Ecological impetuses: the extraction and then complete destruction of greenhouse gases contained in refrigeration and deep-freeze appliances during the recycling process means that the project is making an enormous contribution to climate protection and the protection of the ozone layer. By recycling a single refrigerator correctly, CFC emissions to the value of 1 to 2 tonnes of CO2 equivalents can be avoided. At the same time hazardous waste materials such as mercury switches or PCB condensers are disposed of in an environmentally compatible way. Over and above this, the technology used allows a very high recycling and recovery volume from processed old appliances. In this way resources are spared and the volume of waste considerably reduced, meaning that the need for landfill sites in the host country is reduced.
Social impetuses: the efficiency of the project means a direct improvement in the working and living environment of the poorer sections of the population. Unqualified workforces are educated as part of the project and trained in activities in and around the recycling plant. The street collectors who take away refrigeration appliances can rely on a regular income through collaborative agreements. In addition, they are suitably equipped and receive a higher remuneration for refrigerators than on the scrap market.
Economic and technological impetuses: through partnerships with street collector associations and logistics service providers, a recycling system is set up, which is targeted at extensive role model and multiplicative effects. This results in the construction and ongoing improvement of modern recycling processes and infrastructures, technology transfer and the development of quality assurance requirements drawing on Swiss standards.