Report of the hundred and sixteenth Round Table on Transport Economics held in Paris on 16th-17th December 1999 on the following topic : Transport of waste products

With the treatment of waste set to increase -- since the volume of waste is closely related to economic growth -- waste transport will be a major challenge in the future. This raises several issues. Should transport regulations be made more stringent and their implementation reviewed? Should the proximity principle -- incorporated in the regulations in the interests of environmental protection -- be questioned, since it prevents the consolidation of flows in sufficient volume to make the most environmentally-friendly modes of transport viable? The environmental performance of waste transport can be established only within the framework of an overall approach which incorporates all waste treatment routes. We must indeed be wary of seemingly good ideas such as "waste transport must be restricted" or "recycling is the best solution". The closure of landfills or reprocessing could well lead to a large increase in waste transport. The Round Table picks up on these issues and uses the cases of different countries to examine, in turn, developments in the waste transport sector and the statistical problems encountered in trying to understand them, the regulations applicable to the modes of transport used and their environmental performance, focusing closely on the difficulties created by the current modal split in this sector. ""CONTENTS"" ""Report by G. KOSCHANY (Germany)"" ""Transport of waste in the Federal Republic of Germany"" ""1. Legal requirements for the transport of waste"" ""2. Description of current situation and effects on waste management in Germany"" ""3. Outlook"" ""Report by P. DIHLMANN (Germany)"" ""Economic aspects of the international transport of waste: impact on the European waste facilities network"" ""1. Introduction"" ""2. Current waste transport situation and its effects"" ""3. Legislative background"" ""4. Attempts to counter the trend"" ""5. The economic dimension of waste transport""""6. Reasons for maintaining an adequate network of waste facilities"" ""7. Conclusion"" ""Annex -- Industrial waste management in Germany"" ""Report by C. RIPERT (France)"" ""General introduction"" ""1. The size of the waste sector in France"" ""2. Organisational systems put in place to deal with waste disposal: what role for transport?"" ""3. Waste transport and logistics: a fast-changing business"" ""General conclusion"" ""Report by T. DONNELLY, G.K. ANDERSON and J. RIGG (United Kingdom)"" ""Executive summary"" ""1. Introduction"" ""2. Trends in waste transport""""3. International waste management legislation"" ""4. Overview of relevant international transport legislation"" ""5. Discussion and conclusions"" ""OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS"" ""AZKONA, A. (Spain): Transport of waste in an integrated global context"" ""LEHOUX, J.P. (Belgium): Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) comments"" ""SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS (Round Table debate on reports)"" ""LIST OF PARTICIPANTS"" Transport of Waste in the Federal Republic of Germany by G. Koschany Economic Aspects of the International Transport of Waste: Impact on the European Waste Facilities Network by P. Dihlmann Report by C. Ripert Report by T. Donnelly, G. K. Anderson, and J.Rigg Transport of Waste in an Integrated Global Context by A. Azkona Bureau of International Recycling Comments by J. P. Lehoux Summary of Discussions List of Participants This Round Table Examines Various Aspects Concerning The Transport Of Waste Products In Europe.