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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9796

4 December 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Commission publishes Green Paper for launching debate on legislating opportunities to encourage recycling and bio-waste energy evaluation

Brussels, 03/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - By presenting the Green Paper on 3 December, which focuses on bio-waste management in the European Union, the Commission has launched a debate on the advantages and drawbacks in the methods currently used to assess biodegradable garden, kitchen and food waste, as well as opportunities to legislate on the matter Europe-wide.

Stavros Dimas, the Commissioner for the environment, explained the stake at play and declared, “Once our resources become waste...

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