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All countries experience waste-related problems, which require policies and practical solutions. The waste management systems vary between countries. The following links to national governments and agencies illustrate how waste management policies and systems work in different countries.
Austria
Federal Environmental Agency—Umweltbundesamt—Waste management
Australia
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage—Waste and recycling
Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training—Radioactive Waste Management
Australia Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Belgium
Public waste agency of Flanders
Canada
Environment Canada—Waste Management
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)—Waste Management
Nuclear Fuel Waste Bureau
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
China
State Environmental Protection Administration of China
China / Hong Kong
Environmental Protection Department—Waste
Denmark
Danish Environmental Protection Agency—Waste and recycling
Estonia
Estonian Environment Information Centre
Finland
Ministry of the Environment—Waste management
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)—nuclear waste
France
National Radioactive Waste Management Agency
Germany:
Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety
Ireland:
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government—Waste Management
Environmental Protection Agency—Waste
Israel
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Japan:
Ministry of the Environment—Waste and Recycling
Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO)
Korea (republic of)
Ministry of Environment—Waste Management
Malta
Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment
The Netherlands:
Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment—Waste Policy
New Zealand
Ministry of the Environment—Waste
Norway
Stat of Environment Norway—Waste
Singapore
National Environment Agency—Waste Management
South Africa
South African Government Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Sweden
Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Body
Switzerland
Federal Office of the Environment (FOEN)—Waste
The United Kingdom
Environment Agency—Waste
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)—Waste and Recycling
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CORWM)
The United States
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—Wastes
The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM)
Others
EU-China Network for Capacity Building on Municipal Waste Management
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