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Smarter Regulation of Waste in Europe (LIFE SMART Waste)
Start date: Jun 2, 2014, End date: May 31, 2019,
Background
Waste streams that are of low quality and value, or are difficult to treat, persistently attract criminal activities that profit at the expense of the environment and legitimate operators in Europeâs waste industry. These illegal practises are ever-changing and are not easily visible. For environmental and partner bodies, there are big gaps i ...
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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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Regions for Recycling (R4R)
Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,
R4R (Regions for Recycling) aims at promoting regional contributions to the European Recycling Society, by allowing local and regional authorities to make consistent comparisons thanks to a common method and exchange of transferable good practices related to local instruments in order to improve recycling performances.The European Waste Policy aims at preventing waste generation and optimising the ...
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Improve the effectiveness of waste prevention policies in EU territories (Pre-waste)
Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,
... involved in the planning or in the implementation of waste management policies according to their competences, e.g.: Marche Region-IT (LP), Ile-de-France Region Waste Management Observatory (ORDIF), Association of Cities&Regions for Recycling and for sustainable Resource management (ACR+), Municipality of Roquetas de Mar (ES),Municipality of Sofia (BG), Brussels Environment (IBGE), Public Coopera ...
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European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jul 15, 2012,
...hodological support for activities aimed at informing the greatest possible number of citizens. Five categories of âProject Developersâ were to be involved: Administration/public authority, Association/NGO, Business/industry, Educational organisations, and others (for example : hospital, retirement home, cultural centre etc.). They would register their proposals for EWWR actions through the na ...
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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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