Mining waste in circular economy - legislative aspect

Senko Pličanič (Avtor), Ana Mladenovič (Avtor), Alenka Mauko (Avtor), Petra Vrhovnik (Avtor)

Povzetek

One of the common European commitments is a transition towards a green circular economy in which waste is not discarded and considered to be just an environmental problem, but should be recognized as an important potential source of raw materials for industry. In a priority order in waste management activities, introduced by the Waste Directive in 2012, recycling is set just behind the waste prevention and reuse. Many types of waste can be recycled, the most perspective being construction, industrial and mining wastes. The latter are produced and disposed of at mine sites during the excavation and processing of ore and are extremely perspective due to large quantities and remaining of different metals, however still underutilized, with low recycling rate. Many mining wastes are inert and do not releases contaminants into environment, however, some of them are problematic and even require monitoring. Reprocessing of these wastes, which include beneficiation and sequential extraction of valuable metals in the first phase and recycling of residues in both structural and civil engineering in the second phase establishes a zero waste model with several benefits for economy, environment and society. Out of the South-East European countries, North Macedonia has great potential to establish this model. As a consequence of long mining tradition and abundant ore resources, there are many mining and metallurgical tailings, on the other hand vivid economy and numerous sinks for use of recycled materials in construction sector can accommodate these quantities. However, there are open questions in terms of administrative procedures and legislation. What are those obstacles that accompany the smooth establishment of the proposed model from a legislative point of view? This paper deals with the situation in North Macedonia, in terms of opportunities, legislative options and the need to adopt new legislation, taking also into account the current problems in this field in Europe.

Ključne besede

krožno gospodarstvo;pristop ničelnega odpadka;rudarski odpadki;gradbeništvo;zakonodaja;circular economy;zero-waste approach;mining waste;construction sector;legislation;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2020
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	ZAG - Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije
Založnik:	Univerzitet "Goce Delčev", Fakultet za prirodni i tehnički nauki, = ǂThe ǂ"Goce Delčev" University, Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences
UDK:	628.3
COBISS:	42854659
ISSN:	0352-1206
Št. ogledov:	115
Št. prenosov:	70
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Ostali podatki

Sekundarne ključne besede:	циркулирачка економија;пристап нула отпад;отпад од рудници;градежен сектор;законодавство;
Strani:	str. 149-156
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ34
Zvezek:	ǂno. ǂ2
Čas izdaje:	2020
ID:	21439540