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Ten successful case studies are presented in this report, which seeks to support and encourage waste minimisation in EEA countries. Focussing on waste prevention and recycling, the case studies cover five themes: producer responsibility, voluntary agreements, legislative requirements, information programmes and waste taxes

The waste-to-energy industry is finding itself confronted with growing opposition from environmental pressure groups and objections raised by Nimbys – those campaigners who proclaim Not In My Back Yard against the siting and development of major waste facilities, especially thermal treatment plants. Consultants Frost & Sullivan report that in addition …

For more than 20 years, Michigan residents have collected their empty pop and beer cans and bottles. They know a 10-cent deposit return awaits them at the grocery store. Left behind, however, are many empty bottles that held water, juice, tea and sports drinks — in addition to the newspapers, …

For more than 20 years, Michigan residents have collected their empty pop and beer cans and bottles. They know a 10-cent deposit return awaits them at the grocery store. Left behind, however, are many empty bottles that held water, juice, tea and sports drinks — in addition to the newspapers, …

Here is some news from the UK newspaper the Leicester Mercury. It looks like a giant washing machine – but it’s the answer to Leicester’s waste problems. A team from Leicester has visited Germany to see the kind of technology that will revolutionise recycling in this city from 2005. Residents …

Daventry District Council (DDC) is currently the UK’s leading recycling authority, diverting 43% of all household waste from landfill through doorstep collections of recyclables (paper, steel and aluminium cans, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and textiles) and organic wastes (garden and kitchen wastes). Consultants (and RRF members) Environmental Resources …

More people protested in Taipei over the planned Taiwanese plastic bag tax than took to the streets recently in many cities to object to a war in Iraq. The China Post reports that more than 10,000 protesters took to the streets of Taipei yesterday to demonstrate against a ban on …

New Yorkers are creatures of habit, when it comes to trash. To prove this, one need only leave a small pile of garbage out on some street corner. It will grow exponentially, all of a sudden a designated trash site. The problem of what to do with what they throw …

This paper explains the characteristics and market of recycled PET and cover the following topics: Background Alternatives for PET Recyclers The Recycled PET Market Plastic Container Recovery Price Fluctuations Effects on Industry Vertical Integration Advantages of Vertical Integration Quality Issues Recycled PET Products PET Alloying PET/Polycarbonate Alloys Glass-Filled Compounds Summary

A global environmental assessment process, the GEO Process, that is cross-sectoral and participatory. It incorporates regional views and perceptions, and builds consensus on priority issues and actions through dialogue among policy-makers and scientists at regional and global levels. GEO outputs, in printed and electronic formats, including the GEO Report series. …