This report provides information about EEA member countries; facilities for the treatment of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, including their type, location and capacity. It is intended to support policy making since information about available treatment facilities is a prerequisite for...

This technical report aims to provide guidance to all involved in data collection for the indicator-based state of the environment report that the EEA has been asked to provide for the next conference of environment ministers of all European countries, to be held in Kiev in May 2003. The report...

This report reflects the content of the 4th annual EIONET waste workshop held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic in October 2001. It covers the main presentations and the outcomes of the discussions held during the various sessions of the workshop, which was attended for the first time by...

Packaging waste is an important and growing waste stream. The amended Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive has recently been adopted, and work is underway to develop EU thematic strategies on waste prevention and recycling and on the sustainable use and management of natural resources. The...

The main problems in southern and eastern Mediterranean countries are the inadequate treatment of urban waste and management of chemicals in contrast to northern countries where efforts should be deployed to overcome the problems raised by use of chemicals and their impacts on environment. In...

This report presents data on waste shipments within Europe and out of Europe (mainly EU countries are covered) for both so called notified waste (mostly hazardous and problematic waste) as well as for non-hazardous waste. It presents drivers for shipments but also gaps that still exist in our...

With landfill at the bottom of the European waste hierarchy, policies to divert waste from landfill play a very important role within European and national waste policies. This report analyses the effectiveness of implemented policies on the diversion of total municipal waste and biodegradable...