MEPs vote to cut waste mountain

Members of the European Parliament have voted 13 February 2007 for binding targets to reduce the amount of waste produced in the EU. The vote came as MEPs gave a first reading to a revised version of the EU's Waste Framework Directive.

European Parliament: Info, 13.2.07: Major recycling operation for Europe's waste policy http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/064-3005-043-02-07-911-20070208IPR02886-12-02-2007-2007-false/default_en.htm

Eurocommerce: Position Paper, November 2006: Eurocommerce position on amendments on waste framework directive tabled in the environment committee http://www.eurocommerce.be/media/docs/Environment/Eurocommercepositiononamendmentsonwasteframeworkdirectivetabledintheenvironmentcommittee.doc

Eurocommerce: Position Paper, August 2006: Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste- Com(2005) 667 final http://www.eurocommerce.be/media/docs/6/164735294214698988959527133981186925923268255270f4992v1.doc

European Environmental Bureau: Press Release, 13.2.07: MEPs vote for European recycling society - and to cut our waste http://www.eeb.org/press/130207-pr-MEPs-vote-for-recycling%20society.html

Local Government Association: Press Release, No.27, 2007: Manufacturers must help cut taxpayers' bills by cutting unnecessary packaging http://www.local.gov.uk/topic-european-and-international

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