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Waste generation scheme
The graphic gives a general illustration of a waste generation & management scheme. Using car production as a example, the associated text includes references…
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Transboundary movements of waste in 2000
Waste, including extremely hazardous waste like radioactive material, toxic heavy metals and poisonous PCBs are routinely being loaded into trucks, and transported across continents.…
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Ok Tedi mine
The Ok Tedi mine is located high in the rain forest covered Star Mountains of Papua New Guinea. Prior to 1981 the local Wopkaimin…
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Mercury pollution
Mines use toxic chemicals including cyanide, mercury, and sulphuric acid, to separate metal from ore. The chemicals used in the processing are generally recycled,…
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Import of waste as reported by Australia, in tonnes, 2001
In 2000 Australia imported 1600 tonnes of waste from New Zealand, Norway, French Antarctic and South Africa. This included mostly copper and lead compounds…
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Soil-polluting activities from selected sources
Contaminants in the soil can harm plants when they take up the contamination through their roots. Ingesting, inhaling, or touching contaminated soil, as well…
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Total hazardous and other waste generation as reported by the Parties to the basel Convention in 2001
On a global scale, calculating the amount of waste being generated presents a problem. There are a number of issues, including a lack of…
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Solid waste management cost for selected cities
Sound waste management requires a high level of technology and a significant budget. What Japan and Germany can afford today, most countries will have…
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Recycling Rates for selected OECD countries
The priority now is to decrease the amount of waste we generate. That means changing our consumption patterns, for example by choosing products that…
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Personal computers per 1000 people
It is estimated that there are over a billion personal computers in the world at present. In developed countries these have an average life…
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Composition of transboundary waste reported by the Parties in 2000
According to the Basel Convention reports, of more than 300 million tonnes of waste (including hazardous and other waste) generated worldwide in 2000, a…
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Emissions due to solid waste disposal on land
Landfiling is the most common waste management practice, and results in the release of methane from the anaerobic decomposition of organic materials. Methane is…