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Capacity Building in Sustainable Public Procurement (BuildingâSPP)
Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2014,
Background
Each year European public authorities spend the equivalent of 16% of EU gross domestic product on the purchase of goods â such as office equipment, building components and transport vehicles â and services, such as building maintenance, transport services, cleaning and catering services and works. This public procurement can shape productio ...
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Design, implement and assess an innovative and sustainable plan to minimise municipal organic waste in EU States (MINIWASTE)
Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,
Background
The increasing generation of waste and the limited capacity of waste-treatment installations make prevention a principal priority of waste management for European cities. Organic waste is a particular target, as it constitutes a very poor source of energy and can easily be diverted from incineration.
Between 300 and 600 kg of municipal solid ...
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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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