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2011
20 December 2011 Environment ministers fail to tackle global challenges 3 November 2011 NEW REPORT: Europe’s water use putting world under pressure
10 October 2011 NEW REPORT: More than half land Europe consumes comes from outside continent
20 September 2011 Europe's resource reduction plan doesn't measure up
26 January 2011 Europe faces up to the resource challenge
2010 14 September 2010 Half a million new jobs could be created in Europe by recycling more
2009 7 October 2009 Europe wastes its resources: €5 billion thrown away every year 15 September 2009 Consuming the world's resources: Europe's role, Europe's responsibilities
2008 17 July 2008 Green product proposals fall short of potential - MEPs and governments called on to strengthen sustainability measures
17 June 2008 EU waste policy not fit for future
4 June 2008 EU waste deal decimates recycling targets - Weak targets fail to address urgency of resource and climate threats
9 April 2008 MEPs vote again for recycling and waste prevention - now EU Governments must follow Parliament's example
14 February 2008 EU needs waste prevention and recycling targets to help the climate
2007
29 June 2007 Environment Ministers water down EU waste policy - Incineration promoted; Targets to recycle more and waste less avoided
26 June 2007 Environment ministers must reject EU plan to promote incineration
13 February 2007 MEPs vote for European Recycling Society - and to cut our waste
8 February 2007 "Stop the waste: Vote recycling not incineration" - Environmental NGOs urge MEPs to show their love for recycling on Valentine's Day 2006 28 November 2006 MEPs vote to waste less - Environmental NGOs welcome progressive new waste prevention targets, but regret that additional measures to boost recycling were not adopted
24 November 2006 MEPs to vote on burning waste issues - Environmental NGOs urge MEPs to promote European recycling, not undermine it by re-branding incinerators
28 September 2006 EU countries missing opportunity to spur innovation in electronics
27 June 2006 Recycling priorities threatened with incineration - Ministers advocate recycling, but avoid tackling crucial incineration issue