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"A retrospective mortality study of a cohort of 532 male subjects employed at two municipal plants for garbage recycling and incinerating has been conducted. All workers ever employed at the plants since 1962 were enrolled and followed up from January 1, 1965 to December 31, 1992. Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) and 90% confidence intervals (90%CI) were calculated using regional population mortality rates. The study yielded a total of 8,585 person-years of observation. Mortality from all causes was significantly lower than expected (observed [obs] = 31; SMR = 0.71; 90%CI = 0.51–0.95). All cancer mortality was comparable with that of the general population (obs = 15; SMR = 0.95; 90%CI = 0.58–1.46). Mortality from lung cancer was reduced (obs = 3; SMR = 0.55; 90%CI = 0.15–1.42). Increased risk was found for gastric cancer (obs = 4; SMR = 2.79: 90%CI = 0.94–6.35). Analysis by latency indicated that the excess risk of gastric cancer was confined in the category with more than 10 years since first exposure. Our results for gastric and lung cancers indicate the need to further investigate the role on cancer of occupational exposure to organic dust and bacterial endotoxins in the waste management."

"Les installations industrielles peuvent-elles provoquer des cancers ? C'est en tout cas la perception de certains acteurs locaux : ils signalent aux autorités publiques que leur environnement recèle des risques pour la santé. Les épidémiologistes ont tendance à récuser les hypothèses relatives à une origine environnementale de ces pathologies, surtout lorsque l'on en fait la cause unique, et ils assurent que ces craintes ne sont pas fondées. Pour faire reconnaître l'existence de risques et en obtenir le contrôle ou la suppression, les acteurs locaux en viennent à se mobiliser et à médiatiser leur cause. L'ouvrage présente et discute trois de ces signalements : Saint-Cyr l'Ecole et ses relais de téléphonie mobile, Vincennes et la pollution d'une ancienne usine chimique, Nivillac et son incinérateur. L'approche comparative permet de développer une analyse de ces signalements par les populations concernées et ouvre sur la question de l'ancrage culturel des risques. "

"As of July 2020, new EU laws will oblige governments to improve the way household waste is sorted and collected for recycling. Municipalities are expected to start separately collecting different materials, such as textiles, hazardous material and organic waste. This is in addition to the existing laws mandating the separate collection of plastics, glass, paper, metals, waste oils.
In this brief, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) provides an overview of the revised laws and outlines existing good practice examples from governments."