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UP-grading of landfillgas for lowering CO2 emissions (UPGAS-LOWCO2)
Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2012,
Background
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector account for around 3% of total emissions in the EU (2006 data). Emissions in the waste management sector are primarily a result of methane emissions from landfills, caused by the anaerobic break down of biodegradable materials. Methane emissions from the waste management sector fel ...
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Formalisation of informal sector activities in collection and transboundary shipment of wastes in and to CEE (TransWaste)
Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2012,
Waste which is coming from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and bulky waste is often collected by non authorised people (in most cases but not solely people of the ethnic groups of Roma or Sinti) without any legal work permit. Collected in countries with "higher developed" waste management and transported into countries with less developed waste management leads to problems in manifold f ...
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