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Systems of packaging waste recycling in the EU : comparing five different case-studies
Cruz, Nuno F.; Simões, Pedro; Marques, Rui Cunha - 2012
All European Union (EU) member states have to comply with the demanding recycling rates targets that were set for the … the recycling system. Moreover, one can observe very different approaches for managing household packaging waste, although … altogether) of any approach over another. This paper presents and discusses the pros and cons of the recycling systems of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507158
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Financial flows in the recycling of packaging waste : the case of France
Simões, Pedro; Cruz, Nuno; Marques, Rui Cunha - 2012
The recycling of packaging waste is an objective of the Community with very ambitious recycling rate targets laid down … environmental policy is an ongoing effort. Currently, there is still no agreement on the ‘optimal' recycling rates, and on whether … management system, there is still a lack of data regarding the actual costs of recycling and on how these costs have been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507601
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The Eco-Fee Imbroglio : Lessons from Ontario’s Troubled Experiment in Charging for Waste Management
Green, Andrew James; Trebilcock, Michael J. - 2014
Charging for the life cycle cost of waste management is contentious. The recent example of some retailers charging "eco-fees" in Ontario, with respect to sales of household products such as detergent, batteries and fluorescent light bulbs, is a case in point. However, the Ontario program for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014186847
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Financial Flows in the Recycling of Packaging Waste: The Case of France
Simões, Pedro; Cruz, Nuno; Marques, Rui Cunha - 2012
The recycling of packaging waste is an objective of the Community with very ambitious recycling rate targets laid down … environmental policy is an ongoing effort. Currently, there is still no agreement on the ‘optimal' recycling rates, and on whether … management system, there is still a lack of data regarding the actual costs of recycling and on how these costs have been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011340933
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Systems of Packaging Waste Recycling in the EU: Comparing Five Different Case-Studies
Simões, Pedro; Cruz, Nuno; Marques, Rui - 2012
All European Union (EU) member states have to comply with the demanding recycling rates targets that were set for the … the recycling system. Moreover, one can observe very different approaches for managing household packaging waste, although … altogether) of any approach over another. This paper presents and discusses the pros and cons of the recycling systems of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011340934
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A review of the circular economy and its implementation
Heshmati, Almas - 2015
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
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Greening Household Behaviour and Waste
Palatnik, Ruslana; Brody, Sharon; Ayalon, Ofira; … - 2014
This report focusses on the determinants of household waste generation, the separation of recyclables and waste prevention behaviours. It presents the econometric results of follow-up analysis of the 2011 OECD Survey on Environmental Policy and Individual Behaviour Change (EPIC). This report...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402617
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Remanufacturing
Bernard, Sophie - 2012
This paper presents a theoretical model of remanufacturing where a duopoly of original manufacturers produces a component of a final good. The specific component that needs to be replaced during the lifetime of the final good creates a secondary market where independent remanufacturers enter the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098765
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A Review of the Circular Economy and its Implementation
Heshmati, Almas - 2016
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
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Climate neutrality requires coordinated measures for high quality recycling
Xi, Sun; Lettow, Frederik; Neuhoff, Karsten - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 26, pp. 187-195
, 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