Instruments for waste prevention and promoting material efficiency : a nordic review / Kaarina Huhtinen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huhtinen, Kaarina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Source reduction (Waste management)--Scandinavia.

Source reduction (Waste management).

Waste minimization--Scandinavia.

Waste minimization.

Materials management--Scandinavia.

Materials management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (46 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Waste quantities in most EU countries are growing. To reverse this trend we need effective waste prevention policy instruments. In the new waste framework directive the EU demands member states to establish national waste prevention programmes. This project aimed at finding new policy instruments for waste prevention and material efficiency through discussions with Nordic experts. The purpose of this report is to give ideas to Nordic countries for possible policy tools to be introduced and to support the preparation of national waste prevention strategies and other environmental strategies.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Comment ""; ""Preface ""; ""Summary""; ""Sammanfattning""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Project Background""; ""1.2 Definitions""; ""1.3 Waste Prevention in Waste Strategies in the Nordic countries""; ""2. Results""; ""2.1 Policy Instruments for Waste Prevention and Material Efficiency""; ""2.2 Other Issues regarding Material Efficiency""; ""3 Conclusions""; ""4 Interviews""; ""5 References""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

923311901