21/11/2012 - ADEME has published a technical book of 120 pages titled "Plan for the prevention and management of construction site waste - Elaboration and follow-up." As its name suggests, the aim is to support state services in the management of construction waste.
The publication attempts to present lessons learned and general recommendations, illustrated by the feedback from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Normandy and Brittany. The presented methodology, but also the objectives and proposed indicators, are to be adapted to local conditions.

The first plans for managemen...

16/11/2012 - The European Commision recently published a document outlining the range of policy options EU Members states can take when drawing up waste prevention plans.

The ‘Preparing a Waste Prevention Programme’ guidance is designed to support Member States developing policies intended to push waste up the waste hierarchy. It highlights a range of best practices and examples of national and regional measures that have succe...

12/11/2012 - On 7 November, over 200 experts from European cities and regions gathered at the Committee of the Regions, in Brussels (Belgium), in order to find out more about the results of the Pre-waste project.

The European Waste and Resource Days (8-7/11/2012), organised by ACR+, Brussels Environment, the Committee of the Regions and the RREUSE network, were a key momentum to share expertise on waste preventio...