The Potential of the Mehedinţi County to Transform Waste into Resources

Abstract:

Achieving Europe's sustainable development goals by 2030 is conditioned by the transition to the circular economy. Turning waste into resources is one of the key phases in driving this process. The paper presents the sectors in Mehedinţi County that are involved or have proposed long-term objectives in the field of waste.

• Periodical: Advanced Engineering Forum (Volume 34)
• Pages: 203-208
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.34.203
• Online since: October 2019
• Authors: Christian Ghermec*, Olimpia Ghermec
• Keywords: Circular Economy, Resource, Waste

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