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RSS![Image of battery seen from above, created out of trees in a thick forest.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-08/Sustainable%20batteries%20image.jpeg?itok=g3uVU3z_)
The new law will ensure that batteries are collected, reused and recycled in Europe and will support the shift to a circular economy.
![Distance and communication style affect usage of a battery disposal scheme](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-08/NA1507_shutterstock_450684865.jpg?itok=IllbeZ88)
Issue 607: Various factors influence participation in recycling actions. This study of a battery disposal scheme reports higher participation where households are near drop-off points and where information about wastage is provided using metaphors.
![Virginijus Sinkevičius speaking to audience.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/P061668-376302.jpg?itok=wL5L-baC)
Today, Commissioner Sinkevičius is attending the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministers’ Meeting in Chennai, India.
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The European Commission has adopted the 11th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities.
![Jars on tables containing textiles.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/vlcsnap-2023-07-18-16h09m35s528.png?h=c673cd1c&itok=gLfG16jg)
In episode three, 'The Road to Green' focuses on the transformation of the textiles sector, and the consequences for businesses, consumers and the planet.
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If you want to help shape EU plans for a more sustainable built environment, it is time to have your say by responding to a public consultation which supports the development of a new Commission roadmap for reducing whole life carbon in the building sector between 17 July - 15 September 2023.
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Today the European Commission launched a new call for tender for a study on flag State responsibilities and “open registers” for vessels registration. The call has a budget of EUR 400,000 and is funded under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).
![Yellow background with recycling symbol made of textiles.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/gettyimages-1182378727-170667a.jpg?itok=HE-vGePv)
Today, the Commission is proposing rules to make producers responsible for the full lifecycle of textile products and to support the sustainable management of textile waste across the EU.
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Today, the Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, which will also strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming.
![Discarded PC keyboards and towers.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-01/WEEE.jpg?itok=iD0xX6dJ)
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the evaluation of the Directive on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive) that will run until 22 September 2023.