The EU must do a better job of using and recycling resources for the sake of its future economic growth and the environment, according to MEPs voting in the Environment Committee on 25 April 2012. Cutting waste landfilling and incineration and smart use of environmental taxation are...
The launch of "Generation Awake. Your choices make a world of difference!" an EU campaign designed to encourage consumers to make resource efficiency habit, took place on 17 October. The campaign was unveiled in Poland by European Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Polish Environment...
Resource efficiency is a policy priority for Europe. However, across the region there are many different approaches to ‘doing more with less’, as shown by a survey of countries’ policies, carried out by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner. Growing global demand is increasing pressure on the environment, and competition for many resources is increasing. Using resources more efficiently has clear economic benefits for companies: it improves...
The European Commission launched on 20 September 2011 a 'roadmap' aimed at transforming Europe's economy into a sustainable one by 2050. The “Roadmap to a resource-efficient Europe” identifies the economic sectors that consume the most resources, and suggests tools and indicators to help guide...
The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee debated on 8 September the draft recommendation for second reading for the Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive recast, presented by MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz.
The ENVI Committee remains strong on its ambitious common views tabled...
The European Commission adopted on 31 August the final assessment of the 6th Community Environment Action Programme - EAP (2002-2012). Over the past decade the 6th EAP has helped environment legislation to tackle almost all areas of the environment. Major accomplishments in the...
