Global Standards and Solutions in Waste Management
Aim Scope Technologies in Waste Management Contact
Aim
GS1's aim is the development of a global, standardized identification system in order to spread the solutions provided by the GS1 system in more and more fields of life. GS1 standards and the global reach and universal acceptance of these standards in other sectors predestine GS1 in Europe to play an important role in the field of production and traceability of waste which are essential in the environmental protection. By implementing GS1 standards, identification of products and traceability of waste can be carried out in an adequate and global way. GS1 in Europe Waste Management Project was launched in the beginning of 2006 with 19 European participating Member Organizations. This broad interest proves the increasing importance of waste management in Europe.
Scope
The project aims to establish GS1 traceability solutions in a new sector which covers the material streams (packaging, electric and electronic equipments, batteries and accumulators and vehicles) defined by the EU directives, and the sphere of enterprises having producers’ responsibility and organizations dealing with waste management.
Latest Technologies
Uniform management of rawmaterials, materials and features (concentration of heavy metals and hazardous materials) can be solved through the synchronization of data managed by the GDD (Global Data Dictionary). XML (Extensible Markup Language) brings the global solution for the purpose of electronic data communication. GDSN (Global Data Syncronation Network) provides for the global, structural data recording and data retrieval by classification driven attribute handling in the field of waste management. The abbreviation RFID (radio frequency identification) has come to signify system solutions for tracking and tracing objects both globally and locally using RFID tags. RFID is one of the several technologies collectively known as Auto-ID procedures - procedures for identifying objects automatically. It bridges the gaps to IT systems that were previously bridged by manual data entry. Recent GS1 standardization developments in the field of RFID are internationally known as theElectronic Product Code (EPC) and EPCglobal. RFID based EPC is standardized way to carry GS1 identification keys on RFID tags. Considering the fact that the shipment of waste is usually carried out in containers, EPC (Electronic Product Code) gives the long-term solution for the purpose of traceability. EPCglobal standards are able to ensure the automatic data capture and recording meanwhile XML and GDSN can cope with the challenges of global electronic data communication. On the top of that this system ensures the necessary public data retrieval for the consumers and waste management organizations.
Contact
Should you have any questions regarding GS1 in Europe Waste Management Project, please contact the project co-ordinator Katalin Kecskés ( kecskes@gs1hu.org ).
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