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Material resources and waste — 2012 update

Material resources and waste — SOER 2010 thematic assessment

Material resources and waste — key message 3

SOER 2010 Message (Deprecated) Published 28 Nov 2010

Topics: Resource efficiency and waste Resource efficiency and waste Policy instruments

The overall trend in waste generation, including hazardous waste, is upwards. The 6th EAP objective of substantially reducing waste generation has neither been achieved nor is likely to be met in the coming decades unless production and consumption patterns are transformed.

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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/2010/europe/material-resources-and-waste/key-messages/material-resources-and-waste-2014-2 or scan the QR code.

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste Resource efficiency and waste Policy instruments

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Filed under: waste generation SOER2010 waste hazardous waste material resources

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