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Canada vs. the OECD: An Environmental Comparison
This document provides a comparison of environmental indicators between OECD countries and Canada. In its analysis, the paper provides a ranking for hazardous waste in Canada while measuring this data against that of OECD nations. Recommendations are provided for the strengthening of Canadian environmental laws with regards to hazardous waste.

Waikato (New Zealand) Hazardous Waste Indicators
This website provides an overview of hazardous waste indicators in the Waikato region in New Zealand. In so doing, it provides various indicators and explains their utility in understanding the problems of hazardous waste.

Confirmed Indicators for Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Contaminated Sites
This report, published by the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, confirms indicators for hazardous waste. The report provides issues which arise in addressing the issue of hazardous waste indicators (p.15 of 77) and details the stages of the development of such indicators (p.18 of 77). It provides an overview of confirmed hazardous waste indicators (p.36 -41 of 77). The report concludes by providing minimum monitoring and reporting requirements for hazardous waste. (p. 66-73 of 77).

P-S-R Outline of Waste Indicators
This document explains what various waste indicators mean, following the P-S-R framework.

Danish EPA Waste Indicators Project
This comprehensive document, published by the Danish EPA, explains the basic principles for calculating waste indicators, (p.21 of 140) as well as the use (p.56 of 140 ) and purpose of such indicators(p.60 of 140) .

OECD Environment Directorate, Key Environmental Indicators PDF Icon
This report provides a core set of OECD indicators and their measurability.

Florida Center for Public Management, Catalogue of Environmental Indicators: Hazardous Waste PDF Icon
This paper documents aspects of the Indicators project in Florida. It defines hazardous waste and then provides a list of indicators (p.4 of 18).

European Environment Agency, Waste Indicators
This document provides information on the EU's work with regards to waste indicators.

European Environmenta Agency, Testing of indicators for the marine and coastal environment in Europe - Part 3: Present state and development of indicators for eutrophication, hazardous substances, oil and ecological quality
This report describes the present state and development of policy-relevant indicators for eutrophication, hazardous substances, oil and ecological quality in the marine and coastal environment in Europe. The third of three volumes on development of coastal indicators, it focuses on pressure, state and impact indicators.

The Development of Waste Indicators at the European Union Level: Some Recent Eurostat Experiences PDF Icon
This working paper speaks about the development of indicators in the EU. The paper notes that compiling waste indicators is still in its early stages of development and provides suggestions for future work on waste indicators.

Challenges in Development of Indicators on Hazardous Waste PDF Icon
This working paper addresses the challenges in developing indicators for hazardous waste. The paper focuses on European countries.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Draft Environmental Management System Menu of Measures PDF Icon
This document suggests measures for performance measurement.

New South Wales Government, Tumut Region, Hazardous Waste Indicators
This website provides a brief overview of what is hazardous waste and also documents what hazardous waste indicators measure.