The expansion of the built environment, waste generation and EU recycling targets on Samothraki, Greece: An island’s dilemma

摘要: Abstract Connectivity and affluence provide communities on small islands with opportunities challenges. Both factors drive the expansion of material stocks which in turn determines future waste generation. For limited treatment options an effective management strategy is inevitable. Greek island Samothraki, construction demolition (CDW) represents a new phenomenon. The advent tourism, EU funding, labor migration port 1960s led to built environment unprecedented island. As consequence, types expanding quantities CDW put community increasingly need for action. European Waste Framework Directive, reinforced 2018 Circular Economy Package, demands from member states at least 70% recycling recovery rate until 2020. In this study, mixed methods approach enabled integration data official statistics, field surveys interviews into dynamic stock-driven model different infrastructure buildings Samothraki 1971 2016. Our results show that stock expanded 175 t/cap 350 t/cap given period, leading 15-fold increase annual With only 14%, currently far away meeting targets EU-WFD. This study provides systematic analysis developing policy reducing, re-using where are limited.