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The Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and
Sustainable Resource management (ACR+) is an international
network of around 90 members who share the aim
of promoting sustainable resource consumption
and waste management through prevention at source, reuse and
recycling.
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FIND OUT ABOUT OUR EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN FOR WASTE REDUCTION
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FOCUS ON EU WASTE LEGISLATION - Agreement reached on a new Waste Framework Directive
Although the gap between the opinions of the Council and the European Parliament’s Environment Committee regarding the revision of the Waste Framework Directive almost seemed impossible to reconcile, on 17 June 2008 the European Parliament finally gave its green light to a second-reading agreement with the Council. The European institutions found a compromise, including on the most pending topic of the debate: the inclusion of targets.
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Technical Seminar on integrated and sustainable
management of waste, products and resources - 16 juin 2008
- Rabat, Morocco
(Presentations now available (in
French)
Just published:
Analysis of Municipal Waste Management Practices in
Europe - An Image of some of the Best Performing Cities and
Regions
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more
PRESS RELEASE - MEPs should stand firm on waste
recycling and prevention targets:
ACR+
studies confirm that proposed targets are achievable, or even
underestimated
Recent studies from ACR+ confirm the achievability of the recycling and prevention targets for municipal waste proposed by the Environmental Committee of the European Parliament in April 2008, in the framework of the review of the Waste Framework Directive.
- Read the Press release (3 June 2008)
- Read the Annex: Overview of ACR+ Findings
PRESS RELEASE - Revision of WEEE Directive - WEEE-PIN submits its opinion
(29 May 2008) The WEEE-PIN has submitted its position and formulated a list of recommendations in the framework of the stakeholder consultation related to the revision of the WEEE directive. Find out more
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Take a look at our Work Programme for 2008 (available in English, French and Spanish)