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The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) supports international endeavours for meeting global challenges.
Recent solid waste management contributes considerably to environmental, climate and resource protection. For this reason high standards must be developed and enforced concerning the collection, recycling and handling of waste. With its `RETech-Initiative`, the BMU backs the spread of organised and technical know-how as well as the research and construction of modern and customised waste disposal systems. Please find further information on the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety under www.bmu.de.
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Anja Hajduk
Minister for Urban Development and Environment
of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Hamburg is a green city that offers its inhabitants an excellent quality of life and takes its responsibilities for the climate and the environment seriously. The waste sector plays an important role in this. Our aim is to combine safe disposal with maximum resource efficiency, with our long-term goal being the transition from waste management to closed loop recycling. And that is why the Ministry for Urban Development and Environment and the Stadtreinigung Hamburg, our municipal waste disposal company, have initiated a joint recycling offensive. By continuing to improve the reuse of raw materials in waste we aim to save 100,000 tonnes of CO2 a year by 2012.
In 2011 Hamburg will be European Green Capital. And so we are particularly pleased to be able to play host to the ISWA World Congress 2010 and to welcome participants from all over the world to our city.
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