Document ID (ISN) | 100391 |
CIS number |
02-1283 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Brasseur G. |
Title |
Waste treatment - A changing industry |
Original title |
Traitement des déchets - Une industrie en mutation [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2002, No.617, p.16-27. Illus. 1 ref. |
Abstract |
According to the provisions of French regulations concerning waste recycling, only inert waste will be accepted in landfills from July 2002 onwards. This will have significant effects on the waste management industry, since it will require the development of whole new recycling and energy recovery processes. Contents of this special feature on the waste management industry: regulatory aspects; figures concerning the volumes of waste generated in France; definition of waste; safety and health in the waste management industry; design of new waste processing plants; description of a new hospital waste treatment unit. |
Descriptors (primary) |
garbage processing; plant safety and health organization; recycling of materials; waste disposal |
Descriptors (secondary) |
overhead walkways and platforms; refuse collection; legal aspects; France; heat recovery; biological hazards; garbage incineration; in-plant transport; incinerators; hospitals; garbage composting |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Waste collection and disposal
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