The ZeroWIN project has identified four key strategies for the realization of zero waste in industrial networks: industrial symbiosis, supply chain management (including collaboration of actors along the supply chain), product stewardship and eco-design. A review of the current European policies has shown that “industrial symbiosis” is the ZeroWIN strategy least addressed by European Union (EU)...

Solid waste management (SWM) is an integral component of civil infrastructure and the global economy, and is a growing concern due to increases in population, urbanization, and economic development. In 2011, 1.3 billion metric tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) were generated, and this is expected to grow to 2.2 billion metric tons by 2025. In the U.S., MSW systems processed approximately 250 ...

Biochar application to agricultural soils is an interesting emerging technology with promising potential for long-term carbon storage, sustainable waste disposal, and soil fertility enhancement. Extensive information exists in the literature on the highly beneficial properties of biochar. Nevertheless, systematic application of biochar on European agricultural soils may have wide ranging policy...

The primary conclusion drawn is that waste management law developed in common law systems tends to be formulated and administered based on particular cases, with principles drawn from the “sum” of the specifics. This can be contrasted with civil law systems which are more likely to decide individual cases based on overarching principles. In a world where waste management law is increasingly dev...

In the past few decades, solid waste management systems in Europe have involved complex and multi-faceted trade-offs among a plethora of technological alternatives, economic instruments, and regulatory frameworks. These changes resulted in various environmental, economic, social, and regulatory impacts in waste management practices which not only complicate regional policy analysis, but also re...