Waste framework directive
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The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) is an European Union
Directive of 17 June 2008 . The first Waste Framework Directive dates back to 1975 and was substantially amended in 1991.
The aim of the WFD was to lay the basis to turn the EU into a recycling society.
One of the main features of the WFD is the European Waste Hierarchy
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European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
Directive of 17 June 2008 . The first Waste Framework Directive dates back to 1975 and was substantially amended in 1991.
The aim of the WFD was to lay the basis to turn the EU into a recycling society.
One of the main features of the WFD is the European Waste Hierarchy
European Waste Hierarchy
The European waste hierarchy refers to the 5 steps included in the article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive:Prevention - preventing and reducing waste generation....
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