2023
A Real View on Waste Management
Dipl.-Ing.(TU) Werner P. Bauer

I went to the cinema on January 1st to see the new film by James Cameron.
The director probably has no idea about Energy and Material Recovery. Or he has lost faith in the rationality of people. Currently, the world spends at least 150 times as much money on destroying nature - $3.1 trillion annually - as was pledged for nature conservation at the December 2022 World Conference on Nature* in Montreal.
My recommendation: forget the movie. Instead of watching dystopian movies with 3-D glasses, dedicate yourself (as before?) to sustainable waste management. Work to reduce all those misguided grants and investments. Instead of dumping waste, let's use it as recyclables or energy. And let's build our future (see AVATAR II) on this planet instead of conquering other planets, continents, or countries.
This is my last newsletter with Prof. Themelis as President of the Global WtERT Council. In February, WtERT will introduce itself to you with Prof. Qunxing Huang, Hangzhou as the new president in a new organization and many new tasks.
Be inspired by WtERT
Werner Bauer
VP Development GWC
*) Press release of the German Bundestag from 02 January 2023 about an interview with Prof. J.C. Vogel Director General of the Museum of Natural History in Berlin
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