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EU Directive on the Landfill of Waste

The Commission has adopted a new Proposal on the Landfill of Waste. The objective of this Proposal is to reduce the impact of waste disposal on the environment. Disposal of waste is the option of last resort in the hierarchy of waste management principles as stated by the Commission in its Waste Strategy Review of July 1996. In the Review the Commission gives clear preference to minimization and ...

Jan. 1, 1997

How Not to Lose Cadmium While Measuring?

Today cadmium finds a better usage than a hundred years ago. For example, metal cadmium plating is used for anticorrosion coatings that are more stable than zinc, nickel and tin-plated. Cadmium plating of steel parts gives greater resistance to corrosion, especially in sea water. About 20% of cadmium goes to the manufacture of cadmium electrodes used in ...

May 22, 2017

By Lumex Instruments Group

Do you know the two most important words required to understand oil spill booming?

Much has been written (incorrectly) about how to deploy boom in order to protect, deflect or contain oil. We have long promoted using math and science when deploying spill countermeasures not only because it works, but because it’s faster, safer, more effective and it saves time, money and impact. What we’ll focus on in this article is the where of ...

May 18, 2017

By Elastec

The quality of National Implementation of the Waste Landfill Directive

Untitled Document Executive Summary The information contained in this report aims to achieve a ‘snapshot’ of where we are with the implementation ...

Oct. 1, 2005

By European Environmental Bureau

Tracking carts: new directions in waste monitoring

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID ) chips are becoming an integral part of the drive to improve service verification solutions, while providing measurable benefits across multiple functions. These benefits are many—from improved customer service to better asset tracking and more accurate billing. Commonly referred to as “tags”, RFID chips are making their way into ...

Jul. 1, 2010

By Waste Advantage Magazine

The New Waste Directive - Trying to Do it All.. An Early Assessment

Abstract: At the heart of ongoing debate over Community waste policy (and thus its regulatory form) is an unclear message about its goals, which include both 'preventing* and 'regulating' waste and, after a new Directive, maintaining high environmental standards for the use of resources generally. This article asks whether the new Directive is likely to resolve the tension that arises in ...

Jan. 1, 2009

Safety implications In the Waste industry following implementations of Atex directives

Summary: Introduction of ATEX Directives 95 and 137 in July 2003 increased pressure on all industries dealing with potentially explosive atmospheres, including the waste industry. Both the equipment and the operating procedures had to be reviewed in order to comply with the directives. ATEX is the acronym of French words ATmosphere Explosives. In the UK, although the Dangerous Substances and ...

Jun. 30, 2014

By Biogas Technology Limited

The New Waste Directive - Trying to Do it All.... An Early Assessment

Abstract: At the heart of ongoing debate over Community waste policy (and thus its regulatory form) is an unclear message about its goals, which include both 'preventing* and 'regulating' waste and, after a new Directive, maintaining high environmental standards for the use of resources generally. This article asks whether the new Directive is likely to resolve the tension that arises in ...

Jan. 1, 2009

An EEB Snapshot Report `The quality of National Implementation of the Waste Landfill Directive

The information contained in this report aims to achieve a ‘snapshot’ of where we are with the implementation of the waste landfilling directive, form the perspective of the environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs) working on national and local waste policies. The sample of the countries covered includes 13 countries covering all regions of the EU25 – the North and Nordic, the ...

Aug. 1, 2005

By European Environmental Bureau

EERA lambasts WEEE directive implementation

A new position paper from the European Electronics Recycling Association highlights what it perceives to be serious flaws in the implementation of the EU’s Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The organisation also puts forward its own blueprint for revising the ...

Apr. 1, 2008

By Recycling International

Application of the EU Emissions Trading Directive

Synthesising Member State reporting on the ETS The European Union (EU) emissions trading system (ETS) is one of the key climate policy instruments implemented in the EU to achieve its emission reductions objectives in a cost‑effective manner. The EU Emissions Trading Directive (EU, 2003, referred to hereafter as the 'EU ETS Directive'), and in particular Article 21 ...

Apr. 30, 2015

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

RoHS and WEEE – The New European Directives

- DO THEY WORK and WHY (Or WHY NOT)? - Current Application and Development in the EU and USA INTRODUCTION In the last few years the need to produce 'environmentally friendly' products has been seriously considered by EU countries. The debate over how and why to produce such products has moved from being consumer-led to a legal requirement. Legislation was necessary to resolve the ...

Dec. 1, 2005

Background: EU electricity and gas directives

3.rd Energy Market Package, proposed September 2007 September 2007 the EU Commission proposed a revision of the electricity and gas market directives with amendmets of the directives on electricity and gas markets and the directives on cross-border trade of electricity and gas. The main changes are that all countries must have independant regulators of the electricity and gas markets, that these ...

Nov. 12, 2007

By International Network for Sustainable Energy – Europe (INFORSE- Europe)

NEC Directive Status Report 2014

Reporting by Member States under Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants This report describes the most recent emission inventory information provided by the Member States of the European Union (EU) at the end of 2014, under Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the ...

Jun. 11, 2015

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

An information breakdown and discussion of opportunities from the WEEE Directive

The forthcoming EU Directive on Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment will have far reaching effects throughout the supply chain. Important factors are discussed, such as the Directive's scope and policing, design and disassembly and potential market opportunities within and outside the existing supply chain.Keywords: WEEE, ROHS, environmental protection, materials selection, design for ...

Feb. 4, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

EU directive poses threat to vehicle recyclers

Even the architect of the ELV directive believes proposed vehicle recovery and recycling quotas are ‘very tough’ and that the new definition of recycling proposed for the revised Waste Framework Directive could present problems to the ELV recycling industry. And the recent International Automobile Recycling Congress in Amsterdam also heard a leading steelmaker urge shredder operators to use and ...

May 1, 2007

By Recycling International

Using a direct method to characterize and measure flows of municipal solid waste in the United States

ABSTRACTAlthough there are a myriad of sources of municipal solid waste (MSW) data in the United States, much of thesedata are not transparent and are also extremely difficult to find. In addition, the two major methods of quantifyingnational MSW flows—the BioCycle State of Garbage in America and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Franklin Associates’ MSW “Facts and Figures” ...

Dec. 3, 2009

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Effect of fuel additives on performance and exhaust emissions of direct injection diesel engine operating on B20 waste fish oil

The ever increasing diesel consumption, rapid depletion of fossil fuels and environmental concern has prompted an intensive use of biodiesel produced from various sources. In this study, biodiesel (ethyl ester of fish oil) was prepared from fish oil and different blends of biodiesel–diesel (B20, B40, B60, B80 and B100) were examined in a single cylinder, constant speed, and direct injection ...

Jun. 24, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

Horizontal Directional Drilling - A Green and Sustainable Remediation Remedy

Interest in using sustainable practices and technologies for environmental cleanup has increased notably within the past few years. The US EPA and many states have published recommended practices to reduce the environmental footprint of cleanup operations, and many consultants and contractors are attempting to “go green” in contaminated site remediation. It makes sense to conserve ...

Sep. 23, 2011

By Directed Technologies Drilling Incorporated (DTD)

Legal Lookout: RoHS, WEEE and Related EU Directives

Product stewardship is becoming increasingly important as international regulatory requirements involving product lifecycles become more prevalent. In Europe, several directives are likely to influence global product stewardship. Background Environmental regulation traditionally has focused on regulating manufacturing facilities by limiting or preventing environmental releases and related ...

Sep. 1, 2006

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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