Waste treatment and disposal in the European Union
Waste treatment and disposal in the European Union
Disposal via landfill has historically been the dominant method of municipal waste treatment and disposal in the European Union (EU). The EU’s Waste Framework Directive of 1975 (Council Directive 75/442/EEC) introduced the waste hierarchy into European waste policy for the first time, emphasising the importance of waste minimisation. Implementation of the waste hierarchy was optional to member states; but there was an expectation that it would be included within national waste management legislation. The waste hierarchy is a guiding principle that gives top priority to preventing waste; when waste is created, it gives priority to direct re-use, recycling, recovery methods, such as energy recovery, and last of all disposal (Council Directive 2008/98/EC).
Municipal waste, circular economy, recycling
Williams, Ian
c9d674ac-ee69-4937-ab43-17e716266e22
Phillips, Joseph
ceb25d4c-88d3-46e7-a86e-a504b1cbd72f
25 July 2022
Williams, Ian
c9d674ac-ee69-4937-ab43-17e716266e22
Phillips, Joseph
ceb25d4c-88d3-46e7-a86e-a504b1cbd72f
Williams, Ian and Phillips, Joseph
(2022)
Waste treatment and disposal in the European Union.
In,
Scholarly Community Encyclopedia.
Record type:
Book Section
Abstract
Disposal via landfill has historically been the dominant method of municipal waste treatment and disposal in the European Union (EU). The EU’s Waste Framework Directive of 1975 (Council Directive 75/442/EEC) introduced the waste hierarchy into European waste policy for the first time, emphasising the importance of waste minimisation. Implementation of the waste hierarchy was optional to member states; but there was an expectation that it would be included within national waste management legislation. The waste hierarchy is a guiding principle that gives top priority to preventing waste; when waste is created, it gives priority to direct re-use, recycling, recovery methods, such as energy recovery, and last of all disposal (Council Directive 2008/98/EC).
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
Published date: 25 July 2022
Keywords:
Municipal waste, circular economy, recycling
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 474006
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/474006
PURE UUID: 1d8e6998-8e65-4aef-837c-cdb22a26d07b
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 08 Feb 2023 17:58
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:01
Export record
Contributors
Author:
Joseph Phillips
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
