Essays about: "waste framework directive"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words waste framework directive.

1. 1. Towards Water Resource Recovery Facilities : Environmentally Extended Techno-Economic Assessment of Emerging Sewage Sludge Management Technologies in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Harry Tibbetts; [2023]
   Keywords : Circular Economy; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrothermal Carbonisation; Cirkulär ekonomi; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrotermal Carbonization;

   Abstract : Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management varies widely between countries and legislative regimes. Within the European directive for sewage treatment France applies over half of MSS to arable land, while The Netherlands has banned the practice (Kelessidis et al, 2012). READ MORE

3. 2. Reuse in Demolition Projects : A Systematic Multicriteria Approach to Rank andOptimize the Reuse of Building Components in Demolition Projects

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Matilda Ferlander; Wedin Ellinor; [2021]
   Keywords : Reuse; Recycling; Demolition projects; Sustainability; Waste treatment; CDW; CBA; MCA; LCA; Building components.; Återbruk; Återanvändning; Återvinning; Rivningsprojekt; Hållbarhet; Recycling; Avfallshantering; CDW; CBA; MCA; LCA; Byggkomponenter;

   Abstract : The waste framework directive from the European Commission states that 70 percent of allconstruction- and demolition waste (CDW) should be reused or recycled. In Sweden during theyear of 2018, 52,1 percent of the generated CDW was reused or recycled, but a report fromAvfall Sverige showed that reuse only accounted for small fractions of this. READ MORE

4. 3. EU Waste Framework Directive, What's Next? : A cost­benefit analysis of an extended producer responsibility for textiles in the European Union

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Amanda Gerbendahl; Madeleine Johansson; [2020]
   Keywords : EU Waste Framework Directive; Extended Producer Responsibility; circular economy; fast-fashion; textile industry;

   Abstract : The objective of our thesis was to conduct a pilot study to evaluate if an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles in the EU could be a socioeconomically beneficial policy to complement the EU Waste Framework Directive’s amendment of separately collected textiles. The aim was to investigate if the policy could achieve increased circular design of textiles as well as if it could work as a management plan for the increased collection rates. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessment of Waste Management Practices in Cyprus : The case of Nudging at Cyprus University of Technology

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Donald John; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; PMD; Paper; Recycling; European Union; Cyprus; Nudging;

   Abstract : Waste management issues are prevalent in many parts of the world. Member states of the European Union (EU) are expected to follow the guidelines of the Waste Framework Directive set by the EU. The directive includes targets intended to facilitate waste management practices such as recycling and landfilling. READ MORE

6. 5. Establishment of an action plan for better recovery of building waste from demolition and rehabilitation operations

   University essay from KTH/Byggnadsmaterial

   Author : Louis Miralles; [2020]
   Keywords : waste; recovery; building sector; brakes; levers for improvement; action plan; construction; reemployment; recycling.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to establish an action plan whose implementation would improve waste management practices in demolition and rehabilitation operations and improve the recovery of waste from these operations in accordance with the hierarchy established by the European regulations in the Waste Framework Directive of 19 November 2008. This study made it possible to establish a diagnosis of the current state of waste management in the building sector and to identify the various brakes preventing better waste recovery. READ MORE