European Environment Agency
The environmental problems caused by dangerous substances are acknowledged by the Council Resolution of 24 February 1997 on a Community Strategy for Waste Management, where the Commission is requested to collect information on those dangerous substances and materials in waste which cause special problems in Member States and to bring forward recommendations for measures to deal with these problems.
One of the general objectives of work by the European Topic Centre on Waste is therefore to provide documentation on dangerous substances and materials in waste which cause special problems in Member States and to show how the environmental impact from some of these substances and materials can be minimised by means of for example material substitution, good housekeeping, clean technologies, better source separation and handling etc...
