Problem

Inadequate waste treatment


Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Substandard waste treatment
Inadequate waste disposal
Incidence:

In 1996, 76,000 tonnes of wastes were imported to the UK from 24 countries. Almost half of the imports over this period came from Ireland, with a further 20 per cent deriving from Germany. Imports from France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg together accounted for a further 24 per cent.

Subject(s):
Industry Manufacturing processes
Research, Standards Quality unification
Societal Problems Inadequacy
Societal Problems Waste
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems
Date of last update
21.05.2019 – 17:44 CEST