Legislation
22 August 2024
EU Waste Management Directive
Legislation
22 August 2024
Adventure tourism
Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism
Cultural tourism
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The EU Waste Management Directive, adopted in 2008, prioritizes sustainable waste practices, producer responsibility, and circular economy principles while repealing older directives.
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SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)
Trade Unions
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Specific types of tourism
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Adventure tourism
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Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism
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Cultural tourism
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Ecotourism
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Education tourism
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Festival tourism
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Gastronomy tourism
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Health and medical tourism
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MICE tourism
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Mountain tourism
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Religious tourism
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Rural tourism
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Sports tourism
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Urban/city tourism
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Wellness tourism
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Transition Pathway Strategic Areas
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Circularity of tourism services
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Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs
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Sustainable mobility
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Business activities
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Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
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Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism
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Air passenger transport
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Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
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Events catering and other food services
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Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities
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Gardens and nature reserves activities
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Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation
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Hotel and similar accommodation
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Mobile beverage services
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Mobile food services
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Museums
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Operation of historical sites
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Other
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Other accommodation
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Other amusement and recreation activities
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Other food and beverage services
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Other holiday reservation services
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Other tourism transportation activities
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Rail Passenger transport
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Recreational and sport activities
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Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)
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Road passenger transport
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Tour operator activities
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Travel agency activities
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Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport
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This directive, adopted on November 19, 2008, focuses on waste management within the European Union. It aims to promote sustainable waste practices, reduce environmental impact, and enhance resource efficiency. The key provisions include waste hierarchy, prioritizing prevention, reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal in that order, extended producer responsibility (EPR) meaning that producers are responsible for managing the waste generated by their products, waste prevention plans to minimize waste generation and promote circular economy principles, reporting and monitoring, and repeal of previous directives.
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