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Decreasing the environmental impact of waste management: An innovative leachate treatment using recovered membranes. (LIFE RELEACH)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

Background The EU’s economy uses 16 tonnes of materials per person per year, of which six tonnes becomes waste, half of it going to landfill. Overall, the EU produces up to three billion tonnes of waste every year, with a huge negative impact on the environment, as well as significant losses of materials. Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation continu ...
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European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jul 15, 2012,

Background The revised Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) laid down a five-step hierarchy of waste management options where waste prevention is considered a priority. Households in the EU produce 8% of total waste (figure 2006). This figure may seem relatively small, however, relative to the billions of tonnes produced every year, the role of each Eu ...
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Assessing the Potential of Plastic Recycling in the Construction and Demolition Activities. (APPRICOD)

Start date: Nov 28, 2003, End date: May 31, 2006,

Background The total weight of C&D waste generated within the European Union (EU-15) is estimated at 180 million tonnes per year. Plastics have been used on construction sites since the 1940s and more intensively since the 1960s. With a 20% share of plastics consumption in Europe in 2004, the construction sector is the third largest plastics user, after ...
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