ORGANISED CRIME HAMPERS ITALY STRUGGLES IN IMPROVING RECYCLING PERFORMANCE
September 1st, 2009
BY LEE ADENDORFF
RECYCLING in Italy, as in most of Europe, has ceased to be simply a form of waste disposal and has evolved into a fundamental part of the industrial grid. The sector has provided over 76,000 jobs over the last 10 years in Italy, growing by an average of 5% year-on-year to be worth around 3% of the country's GDP today.
A legislative framework has been in place for over a decade to support the industry's development. The Ronchi decree of 1997, spurred by European Union (EU) directives, made recycling an obligation for municipal administrations. ...
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