1. Directorate General (DG) (2011) Environment of the European Commission, waste-related website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste
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3. European Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2011) Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES), life cycle website: http://lct.jrc.ec.europa.eu ; continuously updated info on how to get access to the guidelines being developed by the JRC can be found at: http://lct.jrc.ec.europa.eu/assessment/projects
4. European Waste Framework Directive (WFD) (2008) (Directive 2008/98/EC); available online at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/framework/
5. International Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook (2010) available online at http://lct.jrc.ec.europa.eu/assessment/assessment/projects