Environment Committee: For ambitious recycling rates and efficient Waste-to-Energy Plants
By admin • Apr 10th, 2008 • Category: Conferences & Events, Energy, Global Warming, Sustainable Resources, WasteWith the acceptance of the ambitious energy efficiency criteria for Waste-to-Energy plants the Parliament’s Environment Committee took an important step towards climate protection in yesterday’s vote on the Waste Framework Directive.Efficient Waste-to-Energy plants, together with high recycling rates pave the way towards sustainable waste and energy management in the future.
For more information on how efficient Waste-to-Energy plants benefit the climate, and how Waste-to-Energy and ecycling goes hand in hand in order to divert waste from landfills, please see CEWEP Press Briefing “Recycling and Waste-to-Energy - together reducing CO2″ and Communication Paper “Don’t waste waste - it’s a resource” both available at www.cewep.eu
Source: EurActiv, EU
