Waste prevention in Europe - the status in 2013

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EEA Report No 9/2014
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The Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) sets a legal obligation for European Union (EU) Member States to adopt waste prevention programmes by 12 December 2013. The European Environment Agency (EEA) has been asked to review the progress of the 'completion and implementation of the programmes' annually. This report presents a first review of waste prevention programmes across Europe.

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Belgium - Flanders region fact sheet waste prevention Belgium - Flanders region fact sheet waste prevention
Denmark fact sheet waste prevention Denmark fact sheet waste prevention
France waste prevention country fact sheet France waste prevention country fact sheet
Greece fact sheet waste prevention OCT2016 Greece fact sheet waste prevention OCT2016
Bulgaria waste prevention fact sheet Bulgaria waste prevention fact sheet
Estonia waste prevention fact sheet Estonia waste prevention fact sheet
Waste prevention Waste prevention The Waste Framework Directive (EEC, 1975, revised 2008) set a legal obligation for EU Member States to adopt waste prevention programmes by 12 December 2013. The waste hierarchy, the guiding framework for EU and national waste policies, gives the highest priority to waste prevention, followed by (preparing for) reuse, recycling, other recovery and disposal. The analysis of waste prevention initiatives is based on harmonised country/region 'abstracts', which facilitate cross programme comparison. The comparison includes the coverage of waste prevention programmes, as well as the scope, overall objectives, targets, indicators, monitoring systems as well as the approach to evaluating objectives and targets.
Waste prevention in Europe Waste prevention in Europe The Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) set a legal obligation for European Union (EU) Member States to adopt waste prevention programmes by 12 December 2013. The European Environment Agency (EEA) was invited to carry out an annual review of the progress made towards the ‘completion and implementation of the programmes’, the first of which was completed for 2013. The publications and individual fact sheets found here are part of a series of reviews of waste prevention programmes in Europe. The review process covers programmes in the 28 EU Member States and the three European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, namely Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Iceland fact sheet waste prevention Iceland fact sheet waste prevention
Norway waste prevention fact sheet Norway waste prevention fact sheet
Latvia waste prevention waste sheet Latvia waste prevention waste sheet
UK-Wales waste prevention fact sheet UK-Wales waste prevention fact sheet
Lithuania waste prevention fact sheet Lithuania waste prevention fact sheet
Poland waste prevention fact sheet Poland waste prevention fact sheet
The Netherlands waste prevention fact sheet The Netherlands waste prevention fact sheet
UK-England waste prevention fact sheet UK-England waste prevention fact sheet
Italy waste prevention fact sheet Italy waste prevention fact sheet
Ireland waste prevention fact sheet Ireland waste prevention fact sheet
Waste prevention in Europe - annual reviews Waste prevention in Europe - annual reviews
Finland waste prevention country fact sheet Finland waste prevention country fact sheet
Country fact sheets Country fact sheets These country fact sheets were produced in the context of reviewing national and regional waste prevention programmes across Europe. The Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC), Article 29, requires that Member States adopt their waste prevention programmes by 12 December 2013. Article 30(2) of the Directive invites the European Environment Agency (EEA) to carry out an annual review of progress in the completion and implementation of the programmes. Within the waste hierarchy, the overarching principle behind EU and national waste policies, waste prevention is considered the most desirable option.
Belgium - Brussels Capital Region waste prevention country fact sheet Belgium - Brussels Capital Region waste prevention country fact sheet
Country fact sheets cover Country fact sheets cover
Sweden waste prevention fact sheet Sweden waste prevention fact sheet
Spain waste prevention fact sheet Spain waste prevention fact sheet
Slovakia waste prevention fact sheet Slovakia waste prevention fact sheet
Portugal waste prevention fact sheet Portugal waste prevention fact sheet
Luxembourg waste prevention fact sheet Luxembourg waste prevention fact sheet
Hungary waste prevention fact sheet Hungary waste prevention fact sheet
Austria waste prevention fact sheet Austria waste prevention fact sheet
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