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This article studies the management of household waste on a global scale since it has been observed a continuous increase of its quantity. The accumulation of waste is determined by the intensification of the urbanization process, by the growing industrialization and also by the increasing standards of living. There are causes that have contributed to the increasing quantity and diversification of different waste types generated not only in the developed countries but also in the ones developing at the moment.
The current waste management policies highlight the importance of an integrated approach to waste management, which includes construction of facilities for waste disposal, together with measures to prevent waste generation and recovery measures, in accordance with the waste management hierarchy: waste prevention, quantity minimization, waste recovery and safe ultimate storage where there is no possibility of recovery.
KEY WORDS
household waste, waste management, recycling, environmental protection
1. Introduction
Every human activity generates waste. Any waste produced as a result of human activities, whether it is in large quantity in a given area, may lead to environmental damage. The environment has a certain capacity to absorb the waste and self regeneration with preserving the characteristics of its main characteristics. If this capacity for regeneration of the environment is exceeded, then the process of environmental degradation starts a process which at one time in a given stage may become very fast and irreversible.
Based on these findings, almost unanimously supported both at the level of international organizations, as well by the specialists and the local administration, have been developed a series of systems of waste management in order to limit the adverse impacts they produce on the environment. This aims to limit damage to the quality of key environmental factors - air, water, soil - and also the damage to some resources that are not renewable and which are particularly valuable in ensuring the functioning and sustainable development of human society.
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OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) is an economic organization of global reputation, founded in 1961 with 30 member countries : Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic,...