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Recycling rates of paper and cardboard

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Publication year: 2007 Unit: Percent of Apparent Consumption Abstract Recycling is defined as reuse of material in a production process that diverts it from the waste stream, except for recycling within industrial plants and the reuse of material as fuel. "Recycling rates" are the ratios of the quantity collected for recycling to the apparent consumption (economic notion of domestic production of the respective material + imports - exports). It should, however, be noted that definitions may vary from one country to another. In particular, total amounts of waste produced, rather than apparent consumption, may be used in some areas to derive recycling rates. Point of contact Role: Originator Person: Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Organization: ---- Email: env.contact@oecd.org

Temporal extent Covered time: 1980 - 2005 Geographic extent Coverage: World

Source
Waste Recycling Rates - Paper and Cardboard; UNEP (2013) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
February 15, 2018
Date range
1980–2005
Unit
Percent of Apparent Consumption
Links
http://ede.grid.unep.ch/

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

Waste Recycling Rates - Paper and Cardboard

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United Nations Environment Programme

Retrieved on
February 15, 2018
Retrieved from
http://ede.grid.unep.ch/

UNEP – Participation in Treaties - Rotterdam Convention

Publication year: 2013-12-01

Unit: Number of Parties Subscribing each Year

Abstract

The Convention establishes the principle that export of a chemical covered by the Convention can only take place with the prior informed consent of the importing party. The Convention establishes a "Prior Informed Consent procedure," a means for formally obtaining and disseminating the decisions of importing countries as to whether they wish to receive future shipments of specified chemicals and for ensuring compliance with these decisions by exporting countries.

The Convention initially covers 22 pesticides (including five severely hazardous pesticide formulations) and 5 industrial chemicals, but many more are expected to be added in the future. The Conference of the Parties will decide on the inclusion of chemicals.

Point of contact

Role: Originator Person: United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) Organization: ---- Email: ----

Temporal extent

Covered time: 1999 - 2013-12-01

Geographic extent

Coverage: World

Retrieved on
February 15, 2018
Retrieved from
http://ede.grid.unep.ch/
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
United Nations Environment Programme (2013). Participation in Treaties - Rotterdam Convention.

Publication year: 2013-12-01

Unit: Number of Parties Subscribing each Year

Abstract

The Convention establishes the principle that export of a chemical covered by the Convention can only take place with the prior informed consent of the importing party. The Convention establishes a "Prior Informed Consent procedure," a means for formally obtaining and disseminating the decisions of importing countries as to whether they wish to receive future shipments of specified chemicals and for ensuring compliance with these decisions by exporting countries.

The Convention initially covers 22 pesticides (including five severely hazardous pesticide formulations) and 5 industrial chemicals, but many more are expected to be added in the future. The Conference of the Parties will decide on the inclusion of chemicals.

Point of contact

Role: Originator Person: United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) Organization: ---- Email: ----

Temporal extent

Covered time: 1999 - 2013-12-01

Geographic extent

Coverage: World

Retrieved on
February 15, 2018
Retrieved from
http://ede.grid.unep.ch/
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
United Nations Environment Programme (2013). Participation in Treaties - Rotterdam Convention.

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