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Development and demonstration of a waste prevention support tool for local authorities (WASP Tool)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

Background The increasing production of waste and its disposal constitutes a serious environmental, social and economic problem for the EU. It is an issue of great concern that waste volumes continue to grow, despite the continuous design and implementation of advanced waste management schemes. The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and the EU Waste Strategy ...
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Waste management options for greenhouse gases emissions control (WASTE-C-CONTROL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

Background Greenhouse gases (GHG), such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), may be emitted at all life-cycle stages of a product, from extraction of raw material through to final disposal of materials. By relating the life cycle of materials to the waste hierarchy, an assessment of how each stage impacts on climate change can be made. The treatment ...
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Developing Local Plans for Climate Mitigation by 2020 (CLIM-LOCAL2020)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

...ewage Treatment and Discharge in the greater Volos Area (DEYAMV), the Volos Development Company (ANEVO) and the private consulting firm Environmental Planning, Engineering and Management (EPEM). The project team developed a Local Action Plan (LAP) for drastic and long-term GHG emissions reductions. In total, the implementation of the actions and measures described in the LAP were calculated as ev ...
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Innovative collection system and Life Cycle Assessment for waste lube oils (ICOL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2002, End date: Sep 30, 2005,

Background Lube oil is a by-product in the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline. It is a transparent, colourless oil, which is of low value but produced in high quantities. It is used to lubricate moving parts and for cooling, cleaning and corrosion control. High levels of industrial activity and large numbers of vehicles have increase the genera ...
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