Recycling solid waste and environmental protection (Case study: Europe and Athens, Greece)

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · International Journal of Energy-Environment-Economics; (United States)

OSTI ID:5122854

Bourodimos, E L ^[1]

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1. Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (United States)

Recycling of waste in the form of materials and natural resources used is a special conservation strategy of matter and energy today. In this critical period of human history the continuous depletion of raw materials and energy sources in a planet of limited resources, the design and planning of general recycling becomes a social-economic imperative and a challenge for the quality of life advancement and survival. The analysis matrix of this problem is applied in Europe (EEC countries and the Mediterranean Basin) and in Athens, Greece with emphasis on solid waste recycling and its impact on the environment and ecosystems, energy use-conservation and economy. Techniques of the old approach to solid waste disposal and treatment (land disposal, composting and burial in landfills) are given with the emerging new technologies of recycling and energy production--material recovery. The solid waste recycling management and operations are considered within the context of environmental-ecological impacts: biotic, pollutional, space availability, socioeconomic, cultural and aesthetic. A policy synthesis plan, practical and feasible, is proposed on the basis of introduction of high'' and low'' technologies for the EEC countries and Athens, Greece.

• OSTI ID: 5122854
• Journal Information: International Journal of Energy-Environment-Economics; (United States), Journal Name: International Journal of Energy-Environment-Economics; (United States) Vol. 2:1; ISSN IJEEEJ
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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