Zero waste as Best Environmental Practice for waste management in CEE Countries.
In response to NGOs' requests in the CEE region, Arnika assembled an expert team and coordinated regional common projects focused on zero waste as a Best Environmental Practice (BEP) to address POPs issues created by waste incineration and/or landfills. National activities were carried out in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia and Slovakia, and they included separated waste collection in Bulgaria and Hungary; Roma recycling activities in Bulgaria; a municipality-driven zero waste strategy in Slovakia; and composting activities in Latvia and the Czech Republic. The report also analyzed the reduction in dioxin releases caused by the zero waste demonstration projects using the UNEP Dioxin Toolkit and other emission factors from the scientific literature. The report found that the modest demonstration projects summarized in the report prevented the release of 1-643 mg TEQ dioxin per year.
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Report: Zero waste as Best Environmental Practice for waste management in CEE Countries