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New film on waste management in Greenland: Dealing with large quantities of unwanted (and sometimes toxic) waste is often difficult – but it becomes even more complicated when people live in isolated communities, in extreme environments hundreds of kilometres from the nearest treatment plant. This is the subject of a new film considering waste management in Greenland, entitled ‘Mission Greenland – for a cleaner future’.
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Number of countries at different levels of the municipal waste management hierarchy, 2001 and 2010: The number of countries achieving defined levels of MSW management in 2001 and 2010. Countries > 25% recycling, > 25% incineration, > 50% landfilling and >75% landfilling. Each country can be included in several waste management categories. Therefore, the total number of countries is greater than 32.
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Paper and cardboard - recovery or disposal?: Review of life cycle assessment and cost-benefit analysis on the recovery and disposal of paper and cardboard
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Part 2. Thematic indicator-based assessments: Located in Publications › Environmental indicator report 2012 › Environmental indicator report 2012 - Ecosystem resilience and resource efficiency in a green economy in Europe
Persons employed in recycling activities in the EU (*), Norway and Switzerland per million inhabitants, 2000–2007: (*) Data are missing for some countries in years between 2000 and 2007. The countries whose data are missing are listed in ETC/SCP, 2011.
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Photos: Located in The Environmental Atlas › Environmental Atlas of Europe › Mission GREENland - For a cleaner future
Planet RE:think: First cut of Planet RE:think. The film tells the story of unsustainable resource use, showing the truly global nature of the problem, from environmentally devastating mining in Canada to recycling of electronic waste in India which damages the health of workers. The feature-length film also includes positive examples of 'green economy' policies and business models, from Ecuador to South Africa. The film was premiered at the UN Sustainable Development conference in Rio de Janeiro on 17 June, 2012.
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Progress of European countries up the material recycling hierarchy, 2001–2010: Number of countries per defined intervals of material recycling of MSW management in 2001 and 2010.
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Progress of European countries up the municipal bio-waste recycling hierarchy, 2001–2010: Number of countries per defined intervals of bio-waste recycling of MSW management in 2001 and 2010.
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Progress of European countries up the recycling hierarchy (material and bio-waste recycling), 2001–2010: The number of countries achieving defined intervals of total recycling in 2001 and 2010.
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