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On the basis of information concerning the quantity, composition, hazardous nature etc. of the waste types, the actual waste management plan is drawn up with the following objectives:
Regular collection (examining possibilities for separate collection) and removal of materials,
Safe and controlled transport of materials from the generation point to the treatment or disposal plant,
Availability of environmentally acceptable treatment/disposal plants appropriate to the material,
Regulation of administrative powers in the field of licensing and for any necessary monitoring.
This scheme of objectives therefore embraces a very large number of aims and requirements. The following areas are addressed:
effects on health,
effects on the environment (questions of environmental compatibility),
technical reliability, operational safety,
- political acceptance,
recovery of (marketable) resources,
economic efficiency,
conservation and preservation of raw materials.