Browsing UNEP Publications by Subject "RECYCLING"
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Addressing Single-use Plastic Products Pollution Using a Life Cycle Approach
(2021)In response to the request by Member States at the Fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly in March 2019[1], the report “ Addressing Single-Use Plastic Products Pollution using a Life Cycle Approach” describes: a) ... -
Assessing Mineral Resources in Society: Environmental Risks and Challenges of Anthropogenic Metals Flows and Cycles - Summary
(2013)The global metals production shows tremendous impact on the world’s energy use, as primary metals production is responsible for 7 – 8 % of the total global energy use. Furthermore primary metal production causes severe ... -
Assessing Mineral Resources in Society: Metal recycling - Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure - Summary
(2013)A Product-Centric approach is necessary to promote metals recycling in the 21st century. This means the application of economically viable technology and methods throughout the recovery chain to extract metals from the ... -
Assessing Mineral Resources in Society: Metal Stocks & Recycling Rates
(2011)This booklet summarizes the first two reports of the Global Metals Flows Group - Metal Stocks in Society: Scientific Synthesis and The Recycling Rates of Metals: A Status Report. UNEP's International Resource Panel for ... -
Cleaner Production Worldwide
(1995)This booklet aims to show through examples that by applying cleaner production, industry and consumers anywhere in the world can gain environmental benefits while reducing costs. The purpose of this booklet is to illustrate ... -
Environmental and Technological Issues Related to Lead-Acid Battery Recycling: A Workbook for Trainers - First Edition
(1996)One of the purposes ofthi5 package is to provide some case studies and situation scenarios that can be used as a basis for interactive training and simulated decision-making. However, the exercises only explore a small ... -
Environmental Aspects of the Iron and Steel Industry - Workshop Proceedings Part 1
(1978)This document gives the Proceedings of the Workshop, which includes the background papers prepared for the Workshop as well as a report prepared by the Secretariat on the environmental aspects of the Iron and steel Industry. -
Environmental Risks and Challenges of Anthropogenic Metals Flows and Cycles
(2013)This report focuses on the impact of metals on the environment as well as on their life cycle energy use. Currently primary metals production is responsible for 7 8 % of the total global energy use as well as for severe ... -
Exploring the Potential for Adopting Alternative Materials to Reduce Marine Plastic Litter
(2018)This report aims to provide representative examples of some of the many alternative materials that are either available commercially, or are in development. It is intended to encourage entrepreneurs, ‘startups’ and established ... -
Financing Circularity: Demystifying Finance for Circular Economies
(2020)This report offers emerging evidence of the potential to scale up finance to accelerate the shift away from a take-make-waste model of resource use and pollution to a circular economy, and practical steps to embed circularity ... -
Global Chemicals and Waste Indicator Review Document
(2021)The Global Chemicals and Waste Indicator Review Document aims to strengthen the knowledge base of chemicals and hazardous waste and enhance the capacity of selected countries to track progress towards related SDG indicators ... -
Government Strategies and Policies for Cleaner Production
(1994)The purpose of this report is to explain to leaders in government and industry that cleaner production is likely to lead to economic benefits as well as environmental ones, that there is now an important window of opportunity ... -
Guidance on Policy and Legislation for Integrated Waste Management during a Pandemic
(2022-04)The overarching objective of this guidance is to support countries in their efforts to develop or revise their legislation and policies to foster better preparedness and responses, in the event of future pandemics, to ... -
Guidelines for Environmental Management of Iron and Steel Works
(1986)These guidelines provide, in sections 1 and 2, an evaluation of the major environmental issues involved. This is followed by a check listing (table 2), setting out points requiring attention, where effects can be significant. ... -
Managing Urban Sewage: An Introductory Guide for Decision-makers - Newsletter and Technical Publications Freshwater Management Series No. 10
(2003)This document is part of the IETC series of Introductory Guides for Decision-makers. These guides are intended to assist decision-makers at the local level in understanding the issues and making informed decisions for the ... -
Metal Recycling: Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure
(2013)This report discusses how to increase metal-recycling rates – and thus resource efficiency from both quantity and quality viewpoints. The discussion is based on data about recycling input, and the technological infrastructure ... -
Metal Stocks in Society: Scientific Synthesis
(2010)The continued increase in the use of metals over the twentieth century has led to a substantial shift from geological resource base to metal stocks in society. This report reviews the relevant literature on this topic. ... -
Recycling Rates of Metals: A Status Report
(2011)In theory, metals can be used over and over again, minimizing the need to mine and process virgin materials and thus saving substantial amounts of energy and water while minimizing environmental degradation. Raising levels ... -
Responsible Resource Management for a Sustainable World: Findings from the International Resource Panel
(UNEP, 2012)This synopsis highlights key findings from the following reports of the International Resource Panel: A) Priority products and materials: assessing the environmental impacts of consumption and production; B) Decoupling ... -
Theo and the Giant Plastic Ball
(UNEP, 2004)Theo was sad. He wanted to join the school soccer team. But he hadn’t been picked because when he kicked, the ball usually went someplace it shouldn’t. The other players had laughed at him when he tried out... Theo and the ...
