Brussels, 14/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - An intermediary report published by the Commission notes a fall in the use of detergents (4.6%), packing (5.9%) and poorly biodegradable ingredients (14.5%). According to the survey, progress is not uniform throughout the period covered (1996-2000), but results show a favourable trend towards the achievement of the aim to reduce the environmental impact of washing powders and other detergents in the EU by 2002 (10% of consumption of packaging and of...