MEPs vote to cut waste mountain (BBC) {European Parliament}

[eppur_se_muova]

Members of the European Parliament have voted for binding targets to reduce the amount of waste produced in the EU.

The parliament said production of waste should be stabilised at 2008 levels by 2012, and scaled back by 2020.

MEPs also said 50% of municipal waste and 70% of industrial waste should be recycled by the same 2020 deadline

Each EU citizen produces more than 500kg of waste per year, with recycling rates varying from below 10% to above 50% in some countries.

Member states are expected to fight the parliament's proposals, but MEPs say the vote at least allows an important debate to begin.


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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6355845.stm

[Massacure]

1. 17 kilos of landfill waste per capita in the Netherlands?

Most Americans probably toss that much in a week. That they are that efficient just boggles my mind. How do they do it?

[Moby Grape]

2. when you live in a house that wouldn't be one room in the US...

you tend to be economical in producing trash

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Hmmm...no mention of incinerator waste.

Of course it could be just clean living ... but one has to be skeptical regarding how these records are kept.