This publication forms a section of the Manual of European Environmental Policy, published by IEEP in 2012. This chapter on EU waste policies focuses on the management of waste, the environmental requirements with which waste management installations must comply and the big picture policy initiatives focused on waste. Some of the topics include: reducing waste production; limiting the contaminants entering waste streams; reducing the levels of disposal waste and increasing levels of products reused, recycled and recovered.

The Manual also includes another chapter relevant to reducing the environmental footprint of waste: Chapter 7 – Resources. Here there is also a focus on resource use and product policy, detailing the key measures aimed at preventing waste generation and reducing the use of hazardous materials in products.

• 6.1 Overview of waste policy PDF 325.2 KB
• 6.2 Waste framework directive PDF 359.3 KB
• 6.3 Waste shipment PDF 528.2 KB
• 6.4 Hazardous waste PDF 398.8 KB
• 6.5 Landfill PDF 388.2 KB
• 6.6 Waste statistics PDF 375.8 KB
• 6.7 Mining waste PDF 205.4 KB
• 6.8 Ship generated waste PDF 213.8 KB
• 6.9 Disposal of waste oils PDF 228.4 KB
• 6.10 Disposal of sewage sludge PDF 235.8 KB
• 6.11 Disposal of polychlorinated biphenylss PCBs PDF 153.4 KB
• 6.12 Related legislation waste PDF 208.1 KB
• 6.13 International conventions and cooperation waste PDF 271.6 KB