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A Comparison of International Standards for the Beneficial Use of Biomaterials: Can We See Where We Might Be Going?
Author(s) -
Evans T.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2001.tb00306.x
Subject(s) - due diligence , biosolids , work (physics) , stakeholder , order (exchange) , process (computing) , business , diligence , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental planning , environmental economics , engineering , environmental science , computer science , political science , environmental engineering , economics , public relations , mechanical engineering , psychology , social psychology , finance , operating system
Stakeholder confidence, environmental protection, and due diligence are fundamental to the sustainable recycling of biosolids and other organic residuals. Open, independent, expert validation of recycling should be an important support to, and underpin, the entire process. This paper (a) draws from information gathered during European Standards’work, and from other sources, to explore the consistencies and differences which exist between countries, (b) explores why some of these differences have arisen, (c) discusses the recommendations for future improvements, and (d) recommends that the recyclers of residuals should be more proactive in order to maximise their opportunity to influence and direct their destinies.