Improved rules on the collection and treatment of e-waste enter into force today. E-waste (i.e. waste electrical and electronic equipment, or WEEE) is one the fastest growing waste streams, and it offers substantial opportunities in terms of making secondary raw materials available on the market. Systematic collection and proper treatment is a precondition for recycling [...]...
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Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, made a speech at Regional Environmental Network for Accession (RENA) meeting in Brussels on 25 September 2012 entitled: The Environmental Challenges facing us.
For the transcript of the speech please go to the European Commission website.
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British scientists plan to monitor the effect of storms on nitrate and phosphate contamination in rivers, research they say is crucial because climate change means that the intensity and frequency of storms are likely to increase.
Results of the study by the scientists from the Universities of Southampton, Portsmouth and East Anglia and the National Oceanography [...]...
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“Much of the air pollution that damages human health and the environment today is the result of human activities. But natural sources also emit air pollutants, contributing to the exposure of European citizens and ecosystems to bad air quality and potentially undermining EU Member State efforts to meet the air quality standards set out [...]...
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A draft BREF for the tanning of hides and skins sector has been released by the IPPC Bureau in Seville. Details can be found at the European IPPC Bureau website: http://eippcb.jrc.es/reference/tan.html .
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Stamping out illegal shipment of waste was the subject of a three day conference in Liverpool (UK) that brought together authorities from over 30 countries. The conference, held between 29 and 31 May, was hosted by the Environment Agency for England and Wales and co-organised with the IMPEL network.
100 delegates who represented environmental law authorities [...]...
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