Waste opportunities: Past and future climate benefits from better municipal waste management in Europe

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Series Details No.3, 2011
Publication Date 2011
ISBN 978-92-9213-221-7
ISSN 1725-9177
EC TH-AL-11-003-EN-C
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There is huge potential for cutting greenhouse gases (GHGs) from municipal solid waste management, according to this report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Using a life-cycle perspective, the report analyses the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from municipal solid waste management in the EU (excluding Cyprus), plus Norway and Switzerland. Three scenarios illustrate how waste management and associated GHG emissions might develop until 2020.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/waste-opportunities-84-past-and
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EEA: Highlights, 29.8.11: Big potential of cutting greenhouse gases from waste http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/big-potential-of-cutting-greenhouse
EEA: European Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (EIONET): ETC/SCP Working Paper No.4, 2011: Projections of municpal waste management and greenhouse gases http://scp.eionet.europa.eu/publications/2011WP4
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