Showing 1 - 10 of 737
Monitoring of Member States' compliance with quantitative targets for the collection of electrical and electronic waste …, preparation for reuse, recycling, and recovery of such waste is carried out based on Directive 2012/19/EU of the European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014464199
exhaustible natural resources. In particular, we analyze the recycling process and the material balance principle, two fundamental … aspects of a circular economy. When market failures arise or complete recycling is not possible for technical reasons, then …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012548169
The main purpose of the study is to develop the model for transaction costs measurement in the Collective Waste Recovery Systems. The methodology of New Institutional Economics is used in the research. The impact of the study is related both to the enlargement of the limits of the theory about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012893698
The paper examines the exposure of mountain creeks towards illegal waste disposal practices related to the lack of … waste collection services in rural areas of Romania prior to EU accession and the low waste collection efficiency following … downstream rivers and human settlements. An efficient waste collection system in mountain areas has a crucial role to play in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014110556
Circular economy (CE) is a sustainable development strategy that is being proposed to tackle urgent problems of environmental degradation and resource scarcity. CE's 3R principles are to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. The principles account for a circular system where all materials are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449209
Part I of this two-part series of research papers identified the theoretical foundations of industrial sustainability and circular economy in the structure of Natural Law, as explained by Maharishi Vedic Science. Part I showed that all levels of a manifest hierarchy are governed by self-referral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012941092
Circular economy (CE) is a sustainable development strategy that is being proposed to tackle urgent problems of environmental degradation and resource scarcity. CE's 3R principles are to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. The principles account for a circular system where all materials are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013001862
Circular economy policies and initiatives largely take place domestically, and yet they have important interlinkages with international trade. This report explores how to make circular economy policies and trade policies mutually supportive by mapping out potential misalignments and identifying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630276
, reuse, and recycling save primary resources and avoid emissions in the production of basic materials like steel, cement, and … through reliable information on product environmental impacts, while investment in sorting and recycling infrastructure should …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012600933
This report investigates the effects of a resource efficiency and circular economy (RE-CE) transition on international trade flows, using the OECD’s ENV-Linkages model. A global RE-CE policy package will cause secondary materials to become cheaper, while primary materials become more expensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012422667