by Dudley Curtis | Jan 7, 2015 | Letters
Brussels, 7 January 2015 Joint Statement on the European Commission’s plan to withdraw the waste component of the Circular Economy package from its 2015 Work Programme The signatories of this statement, which include business associations, NGOs and federations...
by Dudley Curtis | Nov 19, 2014 | Letters
Brussels, 19th November 2014 Dear President Juncker, We, the undersigned, are writing to express our deep concern about the potential withdrawal of the Circular Economy Package from the Commission’s 2015 Work Programme. Given its potential for green job creation,...
by Dudley Curtis | May 20, 2014 | News
300,000 new jobs could be created in Europe if separate re-use targets are included in the Circular Economy Package according to a new report published today. The research for the European Environmental Bureau by Dr. Jane Beasley and Ray Georgeson sets out a number of...
by Dudley Curtis | May 8, 2014 | Publications
Despite the significant amounts of re-usable products and materials entering the waste stream, there is a lack of legislative support for the establishment and development of (accredited) reuse centres and networks active in preparation for reuse. This document aims...
by Dudley Curtis | Mar 24, 2014 | Public Consultations
The lack of control and transparency concerning the end destination of waste shipped within and outside of the OECD has resulted in a large number of illegal exports of waste. Moreover, this waste can end up in countries which may not have the appropriate capacity to...
