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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. Global strategies
  3. Disposing of hazardous waste

Disposing of hazardous waste

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Broader

Improving hazardous waste management
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Disposing of wastes
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Narrower

Reducing amount of electronic scrap
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Making industry responsible for environmentally sound disposal of its hazardous waste
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Banning disposal of low level radioactive waste at sea
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Taking measures for environmentally sound disposal of hazardous waste in developing countries
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Supporting international codes for the safe management and disposal of radioactive waste
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Identifying and preparing profiles on hazardous wastes
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Establishing hazardous waste treatment centres
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Disposing of waste in salt mines
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Developing methods for permanent disposal of nuclear waste
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Cooperating with industry in identifying and cleaning-up hazardous waste disposal sites
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Cleaning up hazardous waste sites
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Constrained by

Campaigning against the export of toxic materials
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Campaigning against hazardous waste disposal
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Facilitates

Storing intractable waste
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Facilitated by

Taxing use of toxic products
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Reducing amount of hazardous waste for disposal
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Problem

Unsafe hazardous waste disposal
Excellent
Intractable waste
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Illicit discharge of dangerous substances
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Value

Wastage
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Hazard
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UIA organization

Reference

Burkholder, H C: High Level Nuclear Waste Disposal

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(D) Detailed strategies
Subject
Content quality
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Language
English
1A4N
J0398
DOCID
12003980
D7NID
197301
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/strategy/disposing-hazardous-waste
Last update
Dec 3, 2024