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The social impact of liberalisation of plastic bottles in Malta
Briguglio, Michael; Aquilina, Diana - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 3, pp. 275-291
This paper analyses the social impact of liberalisation of plastic bottles in Malta, wherein the system of returnable glass bottles has effectively been replaced by a system of disposable plastic bottles. The paper applies concepts such as Ulrich Beck's (1992) 'risk society', and Michael...
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Alternative systems for packaging waste collection
SIMA, Cristian - In: Revista de Economie Industriala (Journal of Industrial … 10 (2012) 1, pp. 21-30
In Romania, in 2007 there were introduced on the market 1.28 million tonnes of packaging. Half o this amount was … managed within the “Green point” system and accounted for a 36% recycling rate. According to EU regulation, new member states … should achieve a global recycling target of minimum 55% in 2012, with some exemptions: Latvia has the most important …
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Entsorgungswirtschaft auf dem Weg zur Kreislaufwirtschaft
Wackerbauer, Johann - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 67 (2014) 09, pp. 31-35
Die deutsche Entsorgungswirtschaft entwickelt sich immer mehr in Richtung einer Kreislaufwirtschaft weiter, denn die …
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Sekundärrohstoffe werden wieder zu Abfall: die Entsorgungswirtschaft im Zeichen der Krise
Wackerbauer, Johann - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 62 (2009) 11, pp. 26-29
Im Gefolge der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise verfallen die Preise der Sekundärrohstoffe. Für die Entsorgungswirtschaft, die ein zentrales Element im Kreislauf der Verwertung und Wiederverwendung darstellt, bringt dies erhebliche Probleme mit sich. Die große Mehrheit der privaten deutschen...
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The Effectiveness of Dutch Municipal Recycling Policies
Dijkgraaf, Elbert; Gradus, Raymond - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014
The EU advocates a household waste recycling rate of more than 70%. Although the Netherlands already years ago invested … in recycling policies heavily, this is still a large challenge as nowadays on average this rate is approximately 50% and … policies are effective in increasing the recycling rates. Based on a large panel data set for the Netherlands , we show that …
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Establishing A Trout-Marketing Cooperative
Goff, James L.; Dutrow, Ralph W.; WiIIiams, Raymond - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1979
To meet the volume requirements of new markets like restaurants and supermarkets, trout growers in the Southern Appalachians are considering forming a cooperative to process and market the fish. The growers say they would commit up to 1,260,519 pounds of trout to a cooperative. That volume will...
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Prepare for change: The impact of the German Ink- and Mineral Oil Ordinance still to come. What’s the contribution of the New Institutional Economics to avoid liability and market...
von Juterzenka, Matthias; Heupel, Thomas - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014
packaging operate their businesses within a complex and strict set of regulations and guidelines, set in force by both … government agencies and industry associations. These rules ensure that packaging does not negatively impact the products … contained within. For ecological and economical purposes, paper-based packaging-material is largely produced using recycled …
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Factors That Influence People Buying Decision On Bottled Drinking Water
Rahdini, Mentari; Aisyah, Mutiara; Kumar, Suresh - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014
brand, quality of the water, and the packaging of the product. Quantitative research was chosen as the methodology, with … student housing area. Based on the survey result, it is proven that brand, quality of the water, and the packaging of the …
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On the Development and Maintenance of Cigarettes Exported to North Korea
PIAO, Hongwei; JIN, Yonghua; SONG, Mingxie; CHEN, Ming; … - In: Asian Agricultural Research 07 (2015) 01
According to the requirements of "going out" strategy of Jilin Tobacco Industry Co. Ltd., in order to further expand the Changbaishan series brand in the market of North Korea, this paper elaborates the product development and maintenance ideas and measures for three cigarette companies in North...
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Development of Corrugated Fiber Board Cartons for Long Distance Transport of Tomato in India
Sharan, Girja; S, Srivastav; Rawale, Kishor P; Dave, Umang - eSocialSciences - 2008
Tomotaoes which are produced in Gujarat, north west India are small, so the growers were not organized enough to raise funds to sponsor research at public R&D institutions in the area. That task was therefore taken up. Boxes that protected the produce better on long journey and were affordable...
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