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Overgaden Oven Vandet 48 E ~ 1415 Copenhagen K ~ Denmark

UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY. E uropean T opic C entre on W aste and M aterial F lows. Overgaden Oven Vandet 48 E ~ 1415 Copenhagen K ~ Denmark Tel +45 32 64 01 64 ~ Fax +45 32 64 01 60 E-mail: etcw@mst.dk / Hjemmeside:http:// www.etc-waste.int. Principle of Work.

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Overgaden Oven Vandet 48 E ~ 1415 Copenhagen K ~ Denmark

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  1. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY EuropeanTopicCentreon Waste and MaterialFlows Overgaden Oven Vandet 48 E ~ 1415 Copenhagen K ~ Denmark Tel +45 32 64 01 64 ~ Fax +45 32 64 01 60 E-mail: etcw@mst.dk / Hjemmeside:http:// www.etc-waste.int

  2. Principle of Work • The EEA works by delegating work in specific areas to Topic Centres.

  3. Topic Centres are ........ ......consortia of national institutions or other organisations that work under contract to the Agency to help develop a particular topic of interest as specified in the Agency’s work programme.

  4. Topic Centres under EEA • Air and Climate Change • Water • Nature and Biodiversity • Waste and Material Flows • Terrestrial environment

  5. Partners to the ETC/WMF 1. Danish EPA & The EPA of Copenhagen 2. Irish EPA 3. The Wuppertal Institute 4. Austrian EPA 5. Italian EPA 6. The Technical University of Athens 7. Environmental InfoCentre, Estonia 8. Slovak EPA 7 1 2 3 8 4 5 6

  6. Objective of ETC/WMF ...to compile and provideobjective, reliable, comparableand updatedinformationon waste generation and material flows in the member countries as an input to highlight problems in the waste management policy...

  7. Target Group of ETC/WMF • European Environment Agency • Commission (DG Environment) • Member Countries • Professionals • NGOs • Public at large

  8. Focus of ETC/WMF activities • The ETC/W work programme is directed towards the main problems of the Community Waste Strategy, aiming at providing the Commission, as well as Member States, with the necessary improvements of the knowledge base required in order to implement the strategy efficiently. Thus, focusing the activities on the Waste Strategy, common products are provided to both parties.

  9. Tasks of the ETC/WMF • Contribute to EEA reporting • Develop assessment tools and scenarios • Develop indicators • WasteBase • Support to EU (Commission and Parliament) • Ad hoc support to EEA EIONET

  10. Reporting Assessments Information & Indicators Data collection Monitoring The Information Pyramid

  11. EEA reports 1: Contribute to EEA reporting • The ”Kiev report”. Environment for Europe. 4th meeting to take place in Kiev Spring 2003. • State & Outlook (2004).

  12. Assessment tools 2: Models and Tools • Continue work on Waste from Electronic and Electrical Equipment

  13. Indicators 3: Information and Indicators • Develop a core set of indicators which describe and explain waste generation and waste treatment • Support to policy making

  14. Data collection 4: Data availability and data quality • WasteBase - Waste treatment facilities - Waste Management Plans - Waste minimisation strategies - ”Harmonised datasets”

  15. Monitoring System 5: Support to Member Countries • Advice on data collection systems

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