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READ ARTICLE >EPA launches “National Waste Statistics” web resource
The Environmental Protections agency (EPA) has launched the National Waste Statistics web resource and has also published information on hazardous waste for 2015 and 2016 and municipal waste for 2014. The new web resource replaces the EPA’s biennial National Waste Report as the primary source of waste statistics in Ireland. The EPA will regularly update National Waste Statistics,...
READ ARTICLE >Waste legislation overhaul proposals scheduled for later this year
Forthcoming proposals designed to overhaul European Union waste legislation is scheduled for publication later in 2014 and will review several EU directives, and could introduce new waste targets, with the aim of driving greater resource efficiency in line with the 2011 Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe and the Eco-innovation Action Plan. Among the directives...
READ ARTICLE >European Certification of Plastics Recylers identifies Waste Recyclers as opposed to Waste Traders
The EU-funded project EUCERTPLAST (‘European certification of plastics recyclers’) has developed a common certification scheme for post-consumer plastics recycling in Europe. Such a scheme helps recyclers and waste collectors, who would be able to guarantee that the plastic waste they collect is actually being recycled (rather than traded) and that this is done in a...
READ ARTICLE >European Certification of Plastics Recylers identifies Waste Recyclers as opposed to Waste Traders
The EU-funded project EUCERTPLAST (‘European certification of plastics recyclers’) has developed a common certification scheme for post-consumer plastics recycling in Europe. Such a scheme helps recyclers and waste collectors, who would be able to guarantee that the plastic waste they collect is actually being recycled (rather than traded) and that this is done in a sustainable manner....
READ ARTICLE >Intelligent waste management
The European Union’s (EU) approach to waste management is based on three principles: waste prevention, reuse and recycling, and improving final disposal and monitoring. In 2010, the total generation of waste from economic activities and households in the EU amounted to 2.570 million tonnes, which equates to 5.1 tonnes of waste per person. The EU-funded project BURBA http://www.burbaproject.net/ (Bottom-up selection, collection and management...
READ ARTICLE >Green Healthcare Programme updates Food Waste Prevention
The Green Healthcare Programme has updated its Best Practice Guidance Document on Food Waste Reduction. The document has been updated to include some further information and a revised layout. You can access the document using the following link: http://www.greenhealthcare.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Food-Waste-Reduction-Best-Practice-updated.pdf This guide outlines actions to reduce the quantity of food waste generated in healthcare facilities. The information...
READ ARTICLE >EU end-of-waste criteria for compost
The EU executive organised a stakeholder meeting to determine which types of biodegradable waste can be designated as “products”. Such a definition would allow the waste to be used as fertiliser. Countries’ compliance with the forthcoming EU criteria will be voluntary, but if treated waste does not meet the EU criteria, it can only be...
READ ARTICLE >European Week for Waste Reduction
The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) in 2012 has enjoyed its biggest ever year. The week, which was first launched in 2009 by the LIFE project ‘EWWR’ (LIFE07 INF/F/000185), saw 10 793 separate actions organised across 25 European and two non-European countries, 17-25 November 2012. The LIFE project launched the EWWR to promote reductions in the amount of...
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