How woody residuals are recycled in the United States

Article Abstract:

There are three main sources of wood waste in the US: construction and demolition waste, municipal solid waste (MSW) and wood residues from primary timber processing mills. Each source produces very different types of wood waste with different levels of recyclability. In 1998, 11.8 million tons of solid wood waste were produced as part of the MSW, representing around 5% of all MSW generated. In the same year, around 55.2 million tons of wood products were used for construction, generating almost 8.7 million tons of waste wood. There are many technical and economic barriers to be overcome before much of the recoverable waste wood can be recycled.

Wood

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Packaging waste: can the U.S. learn from other countries?

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Packaging waste amounts to one-third of municipal solid waste in the US. In contrast with other countries, particularly the EC and Japan, reducing packaging waste in the US appears to be less of a success. In Germany, France, the Netherlands, the EC and the Nordic countries, new policies mandate industry to bear the responsibility of funding collection and recycling programs. These countries employ economic tools to discourage overpackaging and stimulate recycling. However, differences in political systems would make the application of European packaging practices and laws difficult in the US.

United States, Column

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Managing organic residuals in Europe

Article Abstract:

The article examines separation, collection, and recycling processes in European Union countries after the launching of the European Directive on the Landfill of Waste in 2000. To date, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria have succeeded in achieving a 50% reduction in landfill waste. This has been obtained primarily through mechanical-biological pretreatment and mixed waste composting.

Europe, Statistical Data Included, European Union, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Environmental policy

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