"Since the industrial revolution, waste has constantly grown in line with our prosperity. We have to turn the page now, to break the link between consumption...
The Commission has adopted a new set of ecological criteria under the EU Ecolabel scheme for computers (personal, notebook and tablet computers), furniture and footwear. Manufacturers...
Binding waste-reduction targets, revamped ecodesign legislation and measures to break the link between growth and the use of natural resources are the chief demands set out...
The European Union has been urged to do more to help tackle the problem of European seas that are contaminated by discarded munitions. A debate in the European...
The Committee of the Regions (CoR) expressed disappointment as member states and MEPs came to an agreement that would ensure that by 2019 no more than...
Three years on from the most recent similar Eurobarometer survey, it is clear that, despite the economic crisis, Europeans’ concern about the environment has not diminished....
By Laure de Hauteclocque Europe can move towards an economy that produces almost no waste, says the European Commission. It has presented a policy package that...