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After Romania joined the European Union, the whole system of statistical indicators, and implicitly the system of environmental protection has been constantly confronted, in statistical terms, with the EU-27 average (EU-28, after the 1st of January, 2014), namely the dynamics, the levels and...
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their waste. This body of work includes a growing number of studies inspired by psychology that seek to explain waste … crowding out effect on total residual waste. This paper makes an original contribution by showing that when the individual …
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representative firm in the South to be reused as intermediate goods, with potential trade gains. The level of reusability of waste …-reusable waste can be illegally mixed with reusable waste. I explore the driving forces for illegal waste movement, with a particular … focus on local waste regulations such as the EU's Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Under mild …
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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...
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Solid waste management is one of the most important functions performed by Italian municipalities and is mostly … each additional unit of waste and are becoming increasingly frequent at international level. Their advantages in terms of … paper estimates the impact of PAYT schemes on the amount of waste produced and on the costs of its disposal for Italian …
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Recycling waste from used goods can substitute for scarce raw materials and reduce resource dependence. This paper … presents a model of waste collection, recycling and final goods production using raw and recycled materials. Non-recycled waste … must be safely stored by landfill to avoid environmental damage. The costs of waste disposal create externalities. An …
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waste, which had large mortality impacts, particularly in cities. This essay reviews long run trends in energy use and water …
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In the debate on international waste trade, the focus on resource efficiency and recycling has gradually begun to … Responsibility (EPR) on the export of waste batteries (WB). EPR is considered as a key policy for the "marketization of waste". On … the other hand, WB are a hazardous waste that also contain a high concentration of critical raw materials. As such, they …
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Indian state of Sikkim. Present paper aims to portray and enlighten the current waste management and practices in Gangtok …. Reviews, the lately planned solid waste management system. To categorize the factors that influence waste management in … Gangtok. The examination investigated the present strong waste administration framework and recognized the qualities and the …
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waste shipments. Using data on intercounty waste flows in California and a random utility model of haulers’ decisions about … where to deposit waste from each county, this paper studies the economic costs of import bans and import taxes and the … implications on the distribution of waste disposal by race (and ethnicity). I find NIMBY-motivated laws would reduce intercounty …
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