The second edition of this series reflects the global challenges of waste disposal and recycling. Many countries around the world have set up investment programs worth billions of Dollar, so that plant construction in this sector should have excellent growth perspectives for decades to come. Even if the amount of commercial waste was significantly lower in times of Corona-driven global lockdown andungebremstes wachstr the decline in industrial production, the amount of household waste grew disproportionately during the same period. The bottom line is an almost unchecked increase in global waste.