Waste

OECD is tackling today’s most challenging waste issue: promoting sustainable use of materials in order to reduce their negative environmental impacts and to encourage waste minimisation, while supporting economic development. Click here  to find out the ways in which OECD is apprehending these challenges.

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How to trade recoverable wastes in an environmentally sound and economically efficient manner: A Guidance Manual for OECD Countries

02-Mar-2009

This Guidance Manual assists national governments and competent authorities to implement the OECD control system for transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations which is provided by OECD Council Act C(2001)107/FINAL. It also helps private companies to import and export of recoverable waste  in an environmentally sound and economically efficient manner.

Report of the 2nd survey on SMM-Related Activities in OECD Countries

30-Jan-2009

This report provides a synthesis of government responses to the 2008 OECD survey on incentives toward Sustainable Materials Management (SMM).

Front-Runners' Experience on Sustainable Materials Management (SMM)

16-Jan-2009

This report summarises the main results that emerged from discussion at the 2nd OECD Workshop on Sustainable Materials Management which was hosted by Israel in Tel-Aviv, 7-9 April 2008

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2007 Publications

Improving Recycling Markets