As today’s consumer society has expanded, so has the consumption - TopicsExpress



          

As today’s consumer society has expanded, so has the consumption of resources and the waste it produces. Municipal waste, industrial waste… the population of the EU throws away 2.7 billion tonnes of it every year, of which 98 million tonnes are hazardous. Nowadays, the top priority is finding ways to reduce waste where possible, to reuse what can be salvaged, and to recycle more and more with sophisticated as well as effective sorting and recovery technologies. Read how the EUs Seventh Framework Programme supports innovative projects like improved waste collection, saving trees and reuse of waste from one industry sector in another: europa.eu/!cN39vj Copyright: © European Union 2012 - European Parliament
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:00:01 +0000

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