Chapter 15 - Waste

15.1 - Introduction
15.2 - Material Life-Cycle

15.2.1 - Sources of waste
15.2.2 - Waste streams
15.2.3 - Management options
15.2.4 - Environmental impacts

15.3 - Waste Production

15.3.1 - Municipal waste
15.3.2 - Industrial waste
15.3.3 - Hazardous waste
15.3.4 - Agricultural waste

15.4 - Waste Management

15.4.1 - Recycling
15.4.2 - Incineration
15.4.3 - Composing
15.4.4 - Landfill

15.5 - Waste Movements

15.5.1 - North-South
15.5.2 - West-East
15.5.3 - Within Western Europe

15.6 - Closing Material Cycles

15.6.1 - Plastic waste
15.6.1.1 - Sources
15.6.1.2 - Impacts
15.6.1.3 - Options
15.6.2 - Packaging waste
15.6.2.1 - Sources
15.6.2.2 - Impacts
15.6.2.3 - Options
15.6.3 - Chlorinated solvents
15.6.3.1 - Sources
15.6.3.2 - Impacts
15.6.3.3 - Options
15.6.4 - Used tyres
15.6.4.1 - Sources
15.6.4.2 - Impacts
15.6.4.3 - Options

15.7 - Contaminated Waste

15.7.1 - Contaminated sites
15.7.2 - Cost of clean-up
15.7.3 - Clean-up priority sites

15.8 - Radioactive Waste
15.9 - Summary and Conclusions