Construction and Demolition Waste Handling in the EU

Prabir Ganguly

Littera Scripta, 2012, vol. 5, issue 2

Abstract: Construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) should be considered as a secondary resource if the aim is to recover and recycle such materials and reduce the load on landfills. The present paper discusses the definition of such waste as is used in European Union, analyzes the broad statistical data basically drawn from EUROSTAT publications and the documents of the DG Environment of the European Commission. The analysis and discussion focused on waste generation during the baseline year 2008 and the recycling rate and priority fractions of C&D waste. Analysis and discussion were followed by a brief conclusion which has highlighted some of the basic problems in waste handling in the EU and those might have a negative influence on the 2020 target of recycling and/or re-use percentage of the Waste Framework Directive of the EC. Nakládání s konstrukÄ ními a demoliÄ ními odpady v EU

Keywords: Waste Framework Directive; European Waste Catalogue; Recycling; Waste management plan; C&; D waste; rámcové smÄ›rnice o odpadech; evropský katalog odpadů; recyklace; plán odpadového hospodářství; stavební a demoliÄ ní odpad (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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