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Timeline of waste management

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| 2008 || || Statistics || 389 million tonnes of {{w|municipal solid waste}} are generated in the {{w|United States}} during the year.<ref name="Waste Management and Sustainable Consumption: Reflections on Consumer Waste">{{cite book|last1=Ekström|first1=Karin M.|title=Waste Management and Sustainable Consumption: Reflections on Consumer Waste|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=GXLfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=%22+%09Extended+producer+responsibility%22+%22in+1999%22+%22denmark%22&source=bl&ots=ozTLeH5KZ8&sig=xZC5y1hD5Ft7XHDzKv9hrTr2hbU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUy4Ccm9zVAhWKjpAKHclGDmwQ6AEIRDAG#v=onepage&q=%22%20%09Extended%20producer%20responsibility%22%20%22in%201999%22%20%22denmark%22&f=false|accessdate=16 August 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2008 || || Policy || The {{w|Waste Minimisation Act 2008}} is passed in New Zealand. It encourages a reduction in the amount of waste consumers generate and dispose of in New Zealand and aims to lessen the environmental harm of waste.<ref>{{cite web |title=Waste Minimisation Act 2008 |url=https://www.mfe.govt.nz/more/acts-and-regulations/waste-minimisation-act-2008 |website=mfe.govt.nz |accessdate=17 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|New Zealand}}
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| 2008 || || || {{w|Suez Environnement}}<ref>{{cite web |title=GDF Suez merger achieved amidst controversy |url=https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/article/2008/gdf-suez-merger-achieved-amidst-controversy |website=eurofound.europa.eu |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Suez, Suez Environnement and GDF Suez |url=https://www.polarisinstitute.org/suez_article |website=polarisinstitute.org |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Suez Environnement Profile |url=https://www.psiru.org/companies/profile/suez-environnement-2008.html |website=psiru.org |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|France}}
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