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Here is news of a thought-provoking report from Denmark‘‘s Environmental Assessment Institute (EAI) – an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of the Environment. There is an increasing need to couple environmental and economic considerations within waste management. Consumers and companies alike generate ever more waste. The waste-policy challenges of …

A new series of indicators which show the progress the country is making towards achieving economic growth while reducing damage to the environment is published by the UK Government‘‘s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). The new Sustainable Consumption and Production Indicators, published for the first time today, …

Under the so-called Kringbouw project in the Netherlands, which aims to close the material loop in the construction sector, researchers at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have studied advantages and disadvantages of different separation techniques: wind screens, ballistic separators, inclined screens and colour separation. International Wastenews, Waste …

Finland‘‘s Environmental Administration SYKE has published a guideline for supervisory authorities in the environmental field with a view to preventing and reducing waste arisings and the hazardousness of waste in enterprises subject to approval and supervision. International Wastenews, Waste Centre Denmark no. 1, 2005 reports that so far, environmental supervisory …

Supervision may lead to waste reduction. International Wastenews, Waste Centre Denmark no. 1, 2005 reports that waste incineration may lead to waste prevention in France In very clear terms, French scientists have asked the French Government to launch waste prevention initiatives. The background for the clear statement is that the …

Waste is hazardous when it contains substances or has properties that might make it harmful to human health or the environment. The term ‘‘hazardous‘‘ does not always mean that such waste is immediately toxic, though some can be. By improving the way in which we manage all wastes classified as …

For a long time hazardous & non-hazardous wastes have been ‘co-disposed’ into landfill (ie put in the same hole in the ground). This mixing of waste could cause long term damage to the environment and also has the potential for different types of waste to react with each other. The …

Any waste could be harmful if it is managed badly or disposed of illegally. However, these risks are very small when hazardous waste is managed properly. Research has shown a statistical connection between some waste operations and some forms of illness. But, it has not shown that the waste operations …

Some hazardous waste can be reused, recovered or recycled, such as solvents, oils and metals. Others are landfilled or incinerated. Waste mineral oil, for example, can be burned as fuel but it’s better for the environment to recycle it instead. In 2003, nearly 38% of all hazardous waste in England …

The Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS), one of the government‘‘s key measures to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste going to landfill, goes live from April 1. The scheme will see progressive reductions in the amount of biodegradable municipal waste – such as paper, food and garden waste – that …