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Encouraging businesses to adopt more sustainable practices is a key element in EU environment policy. This study looks at a range of factors that influence the uptake of such measures by small- to medium-sized enterprises across the EU.

Reusing materials from existing buildings (or ‘urban mining’) has been proposed as a means to reduce demolition waste, raw material consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This study models the opportunities for urban mining in the Netherlands under practical constraints, up to the year 2050.

District heating can provide an efficient solution to heating urban buildings, while waste-water treatment plants represent a potential source of renewable energy.

The criteria for the Growing Media and Soil Improvers product group was renewed in July 2022.

On 30 and 31 May, the EU Ecolabel will celebrate its 30th anniversary at EU Green Week. A special birthday party on 31 May will include the launch of a new ‘Showroom on Wheels!’ to showcase the scheme’s contributions to environmental excellence and sustainable consumer choices.

The growth of EU Ecolabel products continues in the year of its 30th anniversary.

The EC has proposed new initiatives that align with the EU Ecolabel standard of environmental excellence. 

Annual waste generation from all economic activities in the EU amounts to 2.5 billion tonnes, or 5 tonnes per capita a year, and each citizen produces on average nearly half a tonne of municipal waste.

New EU Ecolabel criteria for Cosmetics and Animal Care products!