Environmental Protection and EC Anti-Trust Law: The Commission's Approach for Packaging Waste Management Systems

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-159
Author(s):  
Anatole Boute
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Packaging Waste ◽  
Trust Law

Comparing Waste Systems in Canada and Sweden

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rami Maassarani
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
The Other ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Waste Production ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
General Climate

Canada and Sweden are two countries that are actively involved in environmental protection and both go as far as to declare themselves among the most environmentally friendly countries in the world. However, a report issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranked each participating country in twenty five key environmental factors and saw Canada place 28th overall out of the 29 participating countries. Sweden on the other hand saw itself coming in at a respectable 10th (Boyd, 2001). The similarities between the two countries in terms of Human Development Index (HDI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), general climate and interest in environmental protection would at first impression imply similar standards of living and therefore waste production. However, the numbers clearly demonstrate the Sweden is well ahead of Canada in terms of generating and managing its waste.The purpose of this study is to conduct a comparison of waste generation and composition between the two countries on a national scale as well as on a municipal one. Determining the differences between Canadians and Swedes from a waste generation perspective will highlight the cultural differences that create this phenomenon. On the other hand, the analysis of several different municipalities in each country will demonstrate the effects that policies can have on the way waste is managed and ultimately, how it will affect the environment. These analyses will help determine whether or not Canada can imitate Sweden and make its current waste management Canada can imitate Sweden and make its current waste management systems more efficient.

WASTE MANAGEMENT VERSUS SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol XX (3) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Mariusz Dacko ◽  
Aneta Dacko ◽  
Gabriela Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Local Conditions

The aim of the paper was to present the ways for activities that municipalities could take to improve their waste management systems. The issue of waste management and shaping social attitudes in terms of their disposal is the domain of local governments. It closely fits the essence of sustainable local development. It is important for every community not only in the context of environmental protection, but also for socio-economic reasons. There is a wide variety of solutions for the disposal of waste. According to the authors, sustainable development of this sphere of human life and activity can be more effectively implemented when the attitudes and opinions of residents are known. It can then be done by searching for and implementing patterns adapted to local conditions. On the example of the Biecz commune located in the Małopolskie province, the functioning of the local waste management system was presented in the light of the existing secondary data and the results of own surveys. Real problems were discussed and ways to overcome them were proposed.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES FOR WASTE MINIMIZATION IN THE CHEMICAL AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES : FINDINGS OF THE SALVADOR, BRAZIL, 1993 CONFERENCE

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Francisco Fontes Lima ◽  
Francisco Alves Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Waste Minimization ◽  
Source Control ◽  
International Conference ◽  
The Third ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
Petrochemical Industries

This paper describes the findings of the “Third International Conference on Waste Management in the Chemical and Petrochemical Industries,” held in Salvador, Brazil, October 20-23, 1993. A summary of the 74 technical papers, divided into six major categories, is presented together with comments on the more stringent legislation concerning source control programmes. Case studies of two large chemical complexes that have been developing successful waste minimization programmes are described in detail: CETREL-Environmental Protection Company in Camaçari, Brazil, and BASF AG in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

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