Factor X Re-source - Designing the Recycling Society [Hardcover]

Factor X: Re-sourceDesigning the Recycling Society explores the role of recycling in efforts to achieve the sustainable world envisioned in the Federal Environment Ministrys Resource Efficiency Programme, known as ProgRess. The chapters build a roadmap to a Recycling Society in which the decoupling of resource consumption and economic growth is accomplished.This book explores the role of recycling in efforts to achieve a sustainable world. It reviews current initiatives and activities, identifies areas for action and describes measures to increase resource efficiency.

Preface

I. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources: A Global Challenge

1. Global Material Flows and Their Environmental Impacts

2. Improving Resource Efficiency  Key Question for Ecology and Economy

3. Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

4. Economic Growth and Resource Use

5. Resource Protection Policy from an Ngo Perspective

6. Developing a Legal Framework for Resource Conservation

Ii. Securing a Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials

7. An International Metal Covenant  A Step Towards Sustainable Global Material Flows?

8. The Austrian Raw Materials Plan

Iii. Sustainable Production and Consumption

9. Material Efficiency in the Production of Goods

Iv. Further Development of a Sound Waste Management

10. The Contribution of Recycling to Sustainability/ Strategies for Recycling and Resource Conservation

11. Perspectives for a Resource Efficient Waste Management

V. Taking into Account the Whole Life Cycle: Three Examples

12. Construction and Housing

12.1. Sustainment of the Existing Property

12.2. High Quality Recycling of Demolition WastelÓ'