During 2005, a review of existing studies of the environmental aspects of waste management of a variety of material streams was conducted, financed by the UK Waste and Resources Action Programme, WRAP. The review comprised studies on paper and cardboard, plastics, steel, aluminium, glass, wood, and aggregates. It covered all …
Mais »Frequently Asked Questions about Recycling and Waste Management
This section of EPA’s MSW Web site contains answers to questions the general public often asks about recycling and solid waste management programs. For more detailed information on each topic, please link to the additional Web sites noted throughout this page.
Mais »Outlooks for waste generation and methane emissions in Europe to 2020
This paper presents a projection model for the generation of a number of waste streams and material flows. It also presents how emissions of methane from the landfilling of municipal waste have been estimated using the projected, future quantities of municipal waste
Mais »The significance of boundary conditions and assumptions in the environmental life cycle assessment of waste management strategies. An analytical review of existing studies
During 2005, a review of existing studies of the environmental aspects of waste management of a variety of material streams was conducted, financed by the UK Waste and Resources Action Programme, WRAP. The review comprised studies on paper and cardboard, plastics, steel, aluminium, glass, wood, and aggregates. It covered all …
Mais »Frequently Asked Questions about Recycling and Waste Management
This section of EPA’s MSW Web site contains answers to questions the general public often asks about recycling and solid waste management programs. For more detailed information on each topic, please link to the additional Web sites noted throughout this page.
Mais »Outlooks for waste generation and methane emissions in Europe to 2020
This paper presents a projection model for the generation of a number of waste streams and material flows. It also presents how emissions of methane from the landfilling of municipal waste have been estimated using the projected, future quantities of municipal waste
Mais »The significance of boundary conditions and assumptions in the environmental life cycle assessment of waste management strategies. An analytical review of existing studies
During 2005, a review of existing studies of the environmental aspects of waste management of a variety of material streams was conducted, financed by the UK Waste and Resources Action Programme, WRAP. The review comprised studies on paper and cardboard, plastics, steel, aluminium, glass, wood, and aggregates. It covered all …
Mais »Frequently Asked Questions about Recycling and Waste Management
This section of EPA’s MSW Web site contains answers to questions the general public often asks about recycling and solid waste management programs. For more detailed information on each topic, please link to the additional Web sites noted throughout this page.
Mais »From Pressures to Impacts – Life Cycle Impact Assessment
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been developed as a tool for assessment of the environmental impacts which are caused by the pressures from products or systems, viewed in a life cycle perspective, i.e. covering all stages of the life cycle of the product or system from the extraction of raw …
Mais »From Pressures to Impacts – Life Cycle Impact Assessment
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been developed as a tool for assessment of the environmental impacts which are caused by the pressures from products or systems, viewed in a life cycle perspective, i.e. covering all stages of the life cycle of the product or system from the extraction of raw …
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