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A DECentralIzed management Scheme for Innovative Valorization of urban biowastE (DECISIVE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

The growing attractiveness of cities leads to increasing population, thus rising energetic and food demands in urban areas. This makes urban waste management increasingly challenging, both in terms of logistics and environmental or health impacts. To decrease the cities’ environmental impacts and to contribute to a better resilience of urban areas towards energy or food supply crisis, waste manage ...
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Glass bottles reuse in southern Europe wine sector (LIFE-reWINE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Background Although recycling of packaging waste has been increased in the EU in recent years, the situation varies significantly between Member States; some countries such as Spain still recycle less than a third of their packaging waste. A large part of this waste stream is thus still being disposed in landfills and waste incinerators, causing significa ...
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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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Farms for the future: Innovation for sustainable manure management from farm to soil (LIFE+Farms for the future)

Start date: Sep 10, 2013, End date: Sep 9, 2017,

Background Pork industries are important to many local economies in Spain. However, pig farming generates slurry waste containing high levels of nutrients, such as nitrogen. Inappropriate management of this waste stream can lead to pollution of surface water, ground water and air, especially in areas of high production. This can cause significant damage t ...
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European Week for Waste Reduction (Life EWWR+)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Background The Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC clearly emphasises waste prevention through reuse and recycling as a top priority. An overall review of existing European awareness campaigns shows that, whilst the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) is currently the only pan-European initiative focusing on waste prevention, there is no such initia ...
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Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries (BAT4MED)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

BAT4MED is a 33-month project, whose main objective is to ensure a higher level of environmental protection of the Mediterranean region, minimising the negative impacts associated to the activity key industrial sectors.To that aim, the possibilities for and impact of diffusion of the EU Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control approach to the Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC) will be assess ...
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Novel on-line composting monitoring system (COMPO-BALL)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jan 31, 2013,

"Composting represents a sustainable solution for the treatment of organic waste, whatever its origin, however the economic returns of composting could be increased by improving the quality of the final product. The starting waste material from farms is more homogeneous and has a higher percentage of organic waste than household recycled waste. To this end, the final quality of the compost could b ...
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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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