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## Experts call for active measures for reducing the impact of urban waste on climate change

23/11/2016 |
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"The treatment of urban solid waste generates 5% of the equivalent CO2 emissions in the Valencian Community and active measures are priority to curb the impact of this sector on climate change. The techniques do exist, but there is a need for real political will to tackle it." This was one of the main ideas of the conference organised by the Reciplasa Chair at the Universitat Jaume I held this afternoon and given by Maria Josep Picó, journalist specialised in environmental issues, under the title "Urban waste management and climate change. Alliance for sustainability".

Fèlix Hernández, director of the Reciplasa Chair and professor of Analytical Chemistry, highlighted the general objectives of this collaboration started this year between the company Reciclados de Residuos La Plana, S.A. (Reciplasa) and the Universitat Jaume I. These include "promoting teaching, research, dissemination of knowledge and innovation in the sector of the management and treatment of urban waste". In addition to seminars and conferences like the one held today, the UJI Reciplasa Chair "develops two research projects: one on the control of organic pollutants in the waters of the plant located in Onda, and another for CSR cataloging and its use in this kind of facilities," he added.

The lecture delivered by journalist Maria Josep Picó has taken place a few days after the conclusion of the Marrakesh Summit on Climate Change of the United Nations, COP 22, and when the Paris Agreement has just come into force, an international political commitment to stop the planetary heating. Picó has argued that these agreements "are fundamental because they delimit world's demands: they set a framework; even so, it is essential to articulate feasible measures at the local and regional level with the aim of reducing greenhouse emissions".

"Reducing organic matter to landfills - to limit methane generation or energy production in treatment plants - are two of the measures recommended by agencies such as the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) or the European Commission," stated Picó, who warned of the urgency of the Valencian regional government to implement measures envisaged in the Valencian Strategy against Climate Change (2013-2020). In fact, the European Commission promotes the recycling of 70% of the waste that goes to the treatment plants by 2030.

From the social perspective, the environmental journalist has pointed out that the domestic waste sector has a double aspect in the fight against climate change: "On the one hand, it is a subject close to citizenship, which could help to involve society in the challenge of curbing global warming; Even so, it is also a sector far from the values ​​of prestige and, in addition, it generates little electoral returns".

Maria Josep Picó Garcés holds a degree in Information Science from the Cardenal Herrera CEU University, with an specialization in environmental communication and dissemination of science, and a PhD from the University of Valencia; a master's degree in Environmental Management and the National Prize for Environmental Journalism 2005, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Environment. Currently, she is a journalist in the Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit (UCC + i), attached to the UJI Communication and Publications Service, and an associate lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences of the same academic institution.

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