A good reason why Eco Quest is focused on German market. "In...

A good reason why Eco Quest is focused on German market.

"In Germany, source separation of organic residues from households, gardens and parks (= biowaste) is one of the main measures in waste management. For the moment 8,2 million tons are collected separately. The whole potential of organic raw material amounts up to 12,9 million tons. In 320 biological treatment facilities 3,85 million tons of separately collected biowaste from households in biobins is treated. Additionally 1.133 treatment plants for separately collected green-waste (park- and garden waste) are in place, which treat 4,4 million tons of green-waste (Statistisches Bundesamt, 2010)
Today, the participation in source separation of biowaste is up to 80 of all the inhabitants, depending on the region. It is not 100 % because not all German municipalities decided to establish separate biowaste collection. 68,7 % ot the total area of Germany is covered by separate collection via biobins (BGK/VHE, 2009)

Composting
Between 1990 and 2007 the number of composting plants in Germany amounts to approx. 980 with a total treatment capacity of around 10 Mio t of biowaste. These 980 composting plants are producing approx. 4 to 5 million tons of compost products. The growth rate of composting plants decreased during the last years on account of a considerable stagnation of source separated biowastes. Changes in disposal systems and fees are responsible for the stagnation.
Around 70 % of the total amount of biodegradable waste (5.8 million tons) is treated in in 434 composting plants, which take part in the voluntary quality assurance system for compost and digestion residuals of the German Compost Quality Assurance Organisation BGK. These composting plants process 80 % of the separately collected biowaste by bio-bins."
http://www.compostnetwork.info/index.php?id=37


ECQ promoting in Germany until end of November 2010:

"Sylvia Tulloch, chairman, said that EcoQuest?s German roadshow would include presentations to large audiences of investors at a range of fairs and exhibitions in Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt and Hannover, between now and the end of November."
http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/10340/ecoquest-targets-german-investors-with-green-nappy-technology-10340.html

Germany's waste managment system allows for ECQ's products to be fully realised with respect to their biogradable function. And German consumers would know this.