Publisher's Synopsis
This report deals with the controversial subject of the reduction of domestic waste. Most west European countries, as well as the European Commission, are bringing forward complex waste-disposal and recycling legislation without real knowledge of its ultimate environmental effects. This study examines a number of critical aspects: packaging waste legislation; reduction of secondary packaging; waste collection systems; waste disposal methods; new technologies; and prospects.;This report is intended for manufacturers, importers, raw materials producers, major retailers, machinery producers, suppliers of services to the industry, export promotion agencies, corporate planners, investment banks, stockbrokers, financial advisers, advertising agencies and consultants.
