The European economy needs huge amounts of resources to function. Apart from consuming minerals, metals, concrete and wood, Europe burns fossil fuels and uses land to satisfy the needs of its citizens. Demand for materials is so intense that between 20 and 30 % of the resources we use are now...

The immediate objective of the report is to provide an overview on waste factors, their derivation and application and the experiences made, based on reports and literature available. This report has been prepared by the European Topic Centre on Waste (ETC/W) as part of the work programme of the...

This report focuses specifically on environmental risks associated with the main final disposal technologies, landfilling and incineration.