Cov teb chaws txawv teb chaws tseem ceeb heev rau kev rov ua dua tshiab thiab rov siv cov khoom yas tom qab siv. Raws li kev hloov kho txoj cai lij choj ntawm European Commission, EU cov tswvcuab yuav tsum nce lawv cov khoom ntim khoom pov tseg kom ntau dua 55% nruab nrab ntawm 2008 thiab 2015, nrog tus nqi rov ua dua ntawm 60% rau cov ntim iav, 50% rau hlau ntim, 22.5% rau ntim yas, thiab 15% rau ntim ntoo. Cov European Commission tau taw qhia tias xyoo 2001, kev rov siv cov ntim khoom pov tseg ib leeg txo qis EU cov pa roj carbon dioxide emissions los ntawm 0.6%. Qhov no qhia tau hais tias kev txhim kho tus nqi rov qab siv dua ntawm cov ntim khib nyiab tuaj yeem tsis tsuas yog txo lub zog noj ntawm cov khoom ntim thiab txuag tus nqi ntawm lub tsev incineration nroj tsuag, tab sis kuj txo cov pa phem ib puag ncig los ntawm kev tsim cov khoom ntim khoom. Nws yog ib qho kev ua tau zoo thiab siv tau zoo los txo cov pa hluav taws xob hauv tsev cog khoom thiab tiv thaiv ib puag ncig. Yog li ntawd, nws yog ib qho tsim nyog los ntxiv dag zog rau qhov yuav tsum tau rov ua dua tshiab ntawm cov yas yas. Rau cov khoom ntim yas pov tseg nrog cov nqi rov ua dua tshiab, yuav raug them se ntxiv 10% txog 100% rov ua dua tshiab. Rau cov khoom ntim yas pov tseg uas tsis tuaj yeem rov ua dua tshiab, nws yuav tsum siv cov yas biodegradable.
Muaj cov qauv ua ntej rau kev them se cov khoom siv yas pov tseg txawv teb chaws rau lub sijhawm ntev. Thaum Lub Peb Hlis 2002, tsoomfwv Irish tau pib them se tus nqi ntxiv rau cov hnab yas. Raws li tsoomfwv Irish txoj cai, cov neeg siv khoom yuav raug them se 15 euro rau txhua lub hnab yas uas lawv siv thaum yuav khoom hauv khw. Tus naj npawb ntawm cov hnab yas siv hauv tebchaws Ireland yog qhov xav tsis thoob, nrog 1.2 billion lub hnab yas pub dawb faib rau cov neeg yuav khoom txhua xyoo, hnyav 14000 tons. Tshaj tawm nws sib npaug, thiab qhov nruab nrab, txhua tus neeg siv kwv yees li 325 lub hnab yas hauv ib xyoos. Tsis pub dhau ib hlis tom qab cov nqi se ntxiv ntawm cov hnab yas siv tau, kev noj cov hnab yas tau poob qis dua li 90%.
