Welcome to Regions for Recycling
Regions for Recycling (R4R) is a 3-year European project (2012-2014) aiming to enable its partners to improve their recycling performance through consistent comparisons and an exchange of good practices.
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ACR+ launches a Working Group on Circular Economy
ACR+ wants to support local and regional authorities in being ambitious on circular economy and will therefore support and help them to adopt aspiring circular economy strategies.
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The European Week for Waste Reduction has a new website!
More focus on the EWWR features, more dynamic and with a new layout, the
website of the European Week for Waste Reduction has been recently
refurbished.
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Paper recycling over 70% in Europe in 2012
Paper recycling rate approaches 72% in Europe. 71.7% more precisely, according to the European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC), despite decreasing paper consumption in Europe.
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Attitudes of Europeans towards waste and resource management
A recent Flash Eurobarometer highlighted European citizens’ perceptions,
attitudes and practices related to generation and management of waste,
efficient use of resources, as well as elements of the so-called
“circular economy”.
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R4R conference "A regional contribution to the European recycling society", 17 September 2014, Brussels
Organised in the framework of the R4R project (Regions for Recycling), the conference will aim to provide a contribution to the debate on the review of waste management targets set by the Waste Framework Directive.
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