Source separating MSW in Spain

Source separating MSW in Spain

In 1993, Catalonia - an autonomous region of six million inhabitants in Spain that includes Barcelona - passed the Waste Regulating Law, which established that source separation and treatment of the organic fraction of MSW should be mandatory in all towns with more than 5,000 population. parallel to...

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Veröffentlicht in:BioCycle 1999-03, Vol.40 (3), p.53-55
Hauptverfasser: Herbolzheimer, K, Colom, G
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
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Associations
Case studies
Composting
Design
Food
food wastes
Landfill
Leachates
Metropolitan areas
municipal refuse disposal
Pilot projects
Population
Recycling centers
Segregation law
separation
solid wastes
Towns
Waste disposal
Yard waste
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Zusammenfassung:In 1993, Catalonia - an autonomous region of six million inhabitants in Spain that includes Barcelona - passed the Waste Regulating Law, which established that source separation and treatment of the organic fraction of MSW should be mandatory in all towns with more than 5,000 population. parallel to the development of the 1993 law, the Center for Ecology and Alternative Projects - a civic and environmental association based in Molins de Rei that specializes in waste management - designed Projecte Residu Minim (the Minimum Waste Project).
ISSN:0276-5055