PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND LANDFILLING IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND LANDFILLING IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Author(s): Jivko Ivanov
Subject(s): Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: rural regions; waste management; innovations; policies; public-private partnership; sustainable development
Summary/Abstract: The objective of this report is to review the available information and to outline the management options for problematic decommissioning waste and material, which are different from those for waste generated during the normal operation of nuclear facilities. Specifically, waste and mate-rial that have been identified as being conventionally hazardous require special attention because of their specific toxic properties or other hazardous characteristics. In this context ‘toxicity’ means poisonous to life and ‘hazard’ means a special danger or risk during the handling, processing and conditioning of these types of material and waste. In this report problematic waste and material are identified as those that require special handling and treatment because of their unique combination of radioactivity, toxicity or chemical and physical hazards. This report reviews the origins of these types of waste and their characteristics, potential hazards and management options.

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