Study on hazardous household waste
An evaluation of national experiences on the management of hazardous products likely to become hazardous household waste is required by the Environment Directorate-General, in order to make proposals for strategies for the appropriate management of such products in a life-cycle perspective. An emphasis shall be given to hazardous household chemicals. Tender proceedings have been opened for a study covering the 15 Member States and two accession countries. The study shall cover the following aspects: - identification of products (product groups) which are likely to become HHW; - estimation of quantities of these products marketed, generated as HHW, including the identification of the dangerous substances, their quantities and concentrations; - providing an overview on current management of HHW, including the costs and benefits; - assessment of the environmental impacts of the substances identified in (1) especially for HHC in a life-cycle perspective; - identification of options to reduce the impacts revealed in (4) including the costs and benefits; - elaboration of at least five case studies on current HHC and existing more-environmentally-friendly products, including the costs and benefits, obstacles and promotion measures. For further information please contact (quoting ref. No ENV.D.3/ETU/2000/0052): European Commission rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B-1049 Brussels Mrs G. Kent - DG ENV.3 Fax +32-2-2994449