This document outlines recycling in Bangladesh. It begins with an introduction defining recycling as reusing substances to reduce raw material use. It then discusses the history of recycling and lists examples of recyclable and non-recyclable materials. The document also explains how recycling benefits the environment by reducing landfill waste, saving energy, and improving soil quality. It provides details on recycling in Bangladesh, the benefits and drawbacks, and current waste management practices. It concludes by encouraging recycling as a way to build a sustainable future.

1. Presented by –
Dababrata Mondal
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2. Outlines
 Introduction
 History of Recycling
 Recyclable & Non Recyclable Materials
 How Recycling Impacts on Environment
 Recycling in case of Bangladesh
 Benefits & Drawbacks of Recycling
 Waste Management in Bangladesh
 Our Ideas
 Conclusion
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3. Introduction
What is recycling?
 Recycling is to pass a substance through a system that
enables that substance to be reused. This is done to
reduce the use of raw materials that would have been
used.
 It generally reduces waste.
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4. History of Recycling
 In pre-industrial times, evidence of scrap bronze and
other metals collected for reuse.
 In Britain dust and ash was collected by 'dustmen' and
used in brick making.
 In 1813, Benjamin Law developed the process of
turning rags into 'shoddy' and 'mungo' wool in Batley,
Yorkshire
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5. Contd.
 The recycling movement began in the early 1960s .
Environmentalist believed that Americans were
wasting minerals, fuels, water, and trees, some of the
worlds most valuable resources
 In response to the waste outbreak, environmentalist
began to develop conservation methods to prevent the
inevitable
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6. Recyclable & Non Recyclable
Materials
Recyclable Non Recyclable
Metal Containers (Aluminum, steel
and tin cans )
Non recyclable paper (Foil-coatings
or glitter, photographic film)
Paper milk and juice cartons Treated or contaminated wood
(Sheetrock or window glass)
Colored or clear glass (Jars, bottles
etc )
Non recyclable plastic consumer
items ( Dishware, vinyl, disposable
diapers, toys)
Plastics ( Bottles) Non recyclable glass ( Window
glass, mirrors)
Mixed Paper (Newspaper,
magazines)
Other waste (Ashes, soil, animal
feces )
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7. How Recycling Impacts on
Environment
Recycling reduces landfill
Non-biodegradable
products remain in
landfill sites for centuries
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8. How Recycling Impacts on
Environment (Contd.)
Recycling saves energy
Manufacturing items
from new sources uses
more energy
Energy saved in recycling
a glass bottle powers a
PC for 25 minutes
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9. How Recycling Impacts on
Environment (Contd.)
Recycling improves the
soil
Organic waste is rich in
carbon, nitrogen and
other nutrients which
enrich soil
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10. How Recycling Impacts on
Environment (Contd.)
 Recycling decreases pollution
 Recycling conserves natural resources
 Recycling reduces costs
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11. Recycling in Case of Bangladesh
 Dhaka City Corporation
collects in excess of
50,000 tons of plastic
waste annually
 The plastic recycling
industries save the city
from being submerged in
a sea of plastic.
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12. Benefits of Recycling
 Recycling saves resources
 Recycling saves energy
 Recycling helps protecting the environment
 Recycling reduces incineration
 Recycling reduces pollution
 Recycling saves money
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13. Drawbacks of Recycling
 Methane gas produced during recycling if allowed to
seep out can lead to global warming
 Operating and maintaining recycling equipment is
cost intensive
 Poor management of recycling sites can lead to the
creation of unhygienic conditions
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14. Waste Management in Bangladesh
 Major sectors of waste
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15. Waste Management in Bangladesh
(Contd.)
 Various new projects have been adopted in
collaboration with the Asian Development Bank
(ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica)
 DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon had disclosed a plan to
set up nearly 12,000 bins with Tk 8,000 on average
spent for each bin
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16. Few Examples Of Good Practices
 Source Separation of Waste at Uttara Model Town
(Sector 5)
 Composting of Waste in Slums
 Battery buy back by Raheem Afroze for recycling
 A Tk 21 cr. waste management project, financed by
Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund
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17. Our Ideas
 We can spread awareness among people about the
good effects of recycling
 We can gather people from our neighborhood on
week offs and collectively make efforts to collect useful
garbage
 We must use bins every time we dump waste material
 We must use internet to know more and about
recycling
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18. Recycling is The Way of New Era
 Once you make the choice to recycle
 And stick to that choice everyday
 Recycling becomes second nature – a way of life
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19. Conclusion
So, lets start recycling from today for a
better tomorrow
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20. Thank You
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