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Material resources and waste — 2012 update

Material resources and waste — SOER 2010 thematic assessment

Material resources and waste — key message 6

SOER 2010 Message (Deprecated) Published 28 Nov 2010

Topics: Resource efficiency and waste Policy instruments

Policy has only recently begun to address the challenges of the growing use of resources. Most actions taken to date do not comprehensively address the upstream causes of growth, focusing instead on the downstream consequences. As yet, there are no broadly accepted and robust methods for measuring the impacts of resource use, and few concrete targets or indicators exist. Policies aimed at the prevention of waste remain weak.

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