April 02, 2009
National waste prevention programmes and waste reduction week
The European Commission DG Environment is currently undertaking a study seeking feedback from stakeholders towards the development of future national waste prevention programmes. This follows the revision of the Waste Framework Directive and presents an opportunity for practitioners to contribute towards EU policy-making. This first part of the study consists of a 2-page questionnaire to identify Best Practices on Waste Prevention. If you are aware of such initiatives, at a national, regional or local level, that would be relevant, your feedback would be appreciated. The deadline for receipt of input for this phase is 11 April. Subsequent phases of the consultation will address the development of Waste Prevention Guidelines and of Indicators.
On a related matter of networking to influence wider waste management policy, the first ever official European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) has been announced for 21 - 29 November with the support of the LIFE+ Programme. This will be a key event for promoting awareness of sustainable waste reduction actions and highlighting the impact of our consumption on the environment and on climate change. Expressions of interest in coordinating, organising and promoting the related events and actions to be undertaken by involved stakeholders (schools, universities, local authorities, businesses, etc.) on a territorial basis are requested from competent public bodies. The relevant expression of interest forms are available from the IRO and must be returned by 15 May.
Register on the Commission’s online consultation forum http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/Home/central_dir_admin?fn=register or contact the IRO:
Waste Framework Directive: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/framework_directive.htm
DG Environment Waste Prevention site: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/prevention/index.htm
Posted by iroronan at April 2, 2009 03:14 PM
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