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The Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable Resource management (ACR+) is an international network of around 90 members who share the aim of promoting sustainable resource consumption and waste management through prevention at source, reuse and recycling.
ACR+ is offering internships for 3 assistants
Biggest city delegation ever at COP 15 Climate Summit in Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Friday, December 5, 2009 – The second largest
delegation to attend
the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) United Nations Climate
Summit in
Copenhagen is the city and local government
delegation.
The LG Action project (‘Networking action to involve Local Governments in the EU and international energy and climate debate’), in which ACR+ is a partner, helped to gather input from local governments in Europe, to identify their needs, challenges and interests in terms of energy and climate action.
European Week for Waste Reduction: a successful first edition!
From 21st to 29th November, a great variety of actions organised by public administrations, businesses, associations, schools, etc., took place across Europe in order to raise awareness about waste prevention.
A great success for this first edition of the European Week for Waste Reduction, which is being organized in the framework of a project co-funded by the European Commission.
Take a look at the Press section of the EWWR website
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Quantitative Benchmarks for Waste
Prevention
A guide for Local and Regional Authorities in support of the new Waste Framework Directive
AVAILABLE NOW IN
ENGLISH!
Available soon in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian,
Catalan and Maltese!
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ACR+ launches new book "Municipal Waste in Europe – Towards a European Recycling Society"
After several years of studies and data gathering, ACR+ has just published an analysis of European waste prevention and recycling issues. The study includes, in particular, data on the various waste management models in the 27 European capitals. The book, published by Victoires Editions with the support of ACR+ Member SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT/SITA, brings together Europe’s waste management policies and outlines the challenges which public authorities need to address.