Municipality of Planegg
Crutches for Afghanistan
Every year a high number of crutches is disposed of in Germany, as the health system intends them for single use only. Meanwhile, many people in the global South suffer from a lack of medical supplies. Especially in war countries, the quality of life of many wounded people could be significantly improved through functioning prosthesis, wheelchairs, and crutches.
Recy & DepoTech 2018
Enticing Consumers to Avoid Waste - Digital and Analogue Ways of Raising their Awareness Prof. Ulrike Gelbmann Martina Zimek
The top priority of waste management in accordance with the Austrian Waste Management Act is waste prevention (§ 1 (2) AWG), which takes place largely outside the waste regime. Still, it is a prime task of waste management authorities to encourage the actual actor, producers of goods and products and consumers, to engage in waste prevention.
Recy&DepoTech 2018
Chemical Current Sources Management in the European Union and Russia in the Context of Extended Producer Responsibility Valeriia Zilenina Dr.-Ing. Olga Ulanova Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christina Dornack
The rapid development of the electronic industry in the post-industrial society contributes to the increase in the production volumes of chemical currentsources (CCS). This article is concerned with the extended producer responsibility (EPR) concept and the mechanisms of its implementation in the spent chemical current sources (SCCS management in Russia and in the EU countries. The EPR organization models for greening the SCCS lifecycle in these countries using the existing legal basis of the European Union and Russia are presented.
North America's First Circular Economy Framework Challenges and Opportunities Jonathan Cocker
In January 2017, the Ontario Government began implementing North America’s first circular economy waste diversion regimei ("Circular Economy Framework"), which included Independent Producer Responsibility ("IPR").
bifa Umweltinstitut GmbH
bifa-Text No. 62: Ecoefficiency analysis of photovoltaic modules / english version Matthias Seitz, Dr. Malgorzata Kroban, Dipl.- Ing. Thorsten Pitschke, Dr. Siegfried Kreibe
The study by the bifa environmental institute describes a future-orientated view of the ecological and economic effects of photovoltaic (PV) systems along their whole life cycle.
Institut für Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft - TU Dresden
Mining the Cities – Infrastructure and Producer Responsibility? Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sabine Flamme, M.Sc. Peter Krämer
Infrastructure is a frequently used term, but its conceptual meaning is so broad that it needs to be further defined and sharpened for the purposes of this contribution. The German DUDEN – Dictionary of Economy – defines infrastructure as “all public and private facilities that are regarded as essential to ensure sufficient services for the public and facilitate economic development“ [1].
Wasteconsult international
From waste to materials management John Wante
The waste framework directive forms the legal basis of European waste legislation. The original directive dates from 1975 and was thoroughly revised in 2008. This revision served several purposes. First of all, the revision was part of the process of “better regulation” in which existing environmental legislation is screened on potential simplification without lowering the level of environmental protection. The new waste framework directive integrates three old directives, namely the old waste framework directive, the directive on hazardous waste and the waste oil directive, three pieces of legislation that showed considerable overlaps.