TY - JFULL AU - N. Kulakova PY - 2012/7/ TI - Secondary Materials Management in Latvia: Challenges and Possibilities T2 - International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering SP - 1254 EP - 1259 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6281 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 66, 2012 N2 - Thisresearch paper is dedicated to an actual issue in Latvia and in the whole European Union – development of the secondary materials management. The goal of this paper is to research the development of the secondary materials management in Latvia as a result to point out its main positive aspects and problems. In this research paper the author regards following issues: significance of the secondary materials management, current situation of the waste generation and utilization in Latvia comparing with other EU Member States, main problems and positive aspects of the secondary materials management in Latvia. The research author concludes that in last ten years a great work is done to develop the secondary materials market. Nevertheless following improvements are necessary: implementation of the packaging deposit system, development of the separate waste collection, increasing of the recycling capacity. ER -