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Recycling vs. Incineration: How to maximise the value of plastic waste?

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'In Austria, every twentieth job is a green job,' according to Christian Holzer of the country's ministry of environment. More than 11% of the nation's GDP is being generated in this sector, he pointed out at the Identiplast conference held last week in the Austrian capital Vienna.

Austria has a plastic recycling rate of just under 30% while some 70% of material is directed into waste-to-energy operations, Holzer quoted from 2014 figures. ‘I cannot stress enough the need for landfill taxation or, better yet, a full-on landfill ban,’ the official said. ‘We have already enacted a ban in Austria, with good results.’

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