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... Achievements: Achievements so far Europe has around 150.000 former and abandoned landfill sites in which waste has been dumped in the past. These landfill sites cover approximately 300.000 hectares. This is equal to the size of Madrid, Paris and Rome together. Many sites do not have any environmental fac ...

As EU societies become wealthier they create more waste. OECD estimates that every EU citizen generates 550kg solid waste per year and this number is likely to increase to 640kg by the year 2020. To address the rising waste stream, urban areas need effective municipal solid waste management (MSW) concepts that not only build upon innovative new technologies (e.g., in the recycling field), but also ...