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035 _a(Sirsi) u122201
100 _aO'Neill, C.
245 _aChange in the recycling sector: too little too late?
260 _c2003
490 _aWastes Management
_vApril 2003, 32-34(3)
520 _aDiscusses the issues and challenges facing the recycling sector in light of recent legislative pressures such as EU statutory recycling targets. Suggests that the attitude towards waste management has changed in recent years and that recycling is slowly becoming an established industry. However, the industry faces many challenges such as making recycling people-friendly, ensuring that markets for recycled products exist and developing recycling technology. Also looks at the impact of the Landfill Directive and suggests that raising landfill tax is one way to make recycling more cost effective. Concludes that the industry must continue to adapt if recycling is to become the most economically viable waste management method.
590 _aABS
650 _aWASTE RECYCLING
650 _aDIRECTIVE 99/31/EC
650 _aWASTE DISPOSAL
650 _aLANDFILL
650 _aRECYCLING
650 _aRECYCLED MATERIALS
690 _aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-WASTE MANAGEMENT
700 _aHawkes, D.
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