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Background Although the management of waste continues to improve in the EU, the European economy currently still loses a significant amount of potential secondary raw materials, such as metals, wood, glass, paper and plastics. In 2010, total waste production in the EU amounted to 2.5 billion tonnes. From this total only a limited share (36%) was recycled, ...
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...e (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 and disposal of slowly biodegradable organic wastes (e.g. kitchen and garden waste) has a direct i ...
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Joint Waste Prevention Plans and Promotion of Recycling (LESS-WASTE)

Start date: Mar 31, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2013,

The primary goal of the LESS WASTE project is the increase of recycling rates in the region, as well as, the promotion of waste prevention actions. LESS-WASTEs specific objectives are: - to reduce the volume of waste going to land-filling and increase the recycling of waste materials in the cross-border area - to involve and encourage participation in waste reduction/recycling/recovery by a wide r ...
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