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French retailers will have to inform consumers about the availability of spare parts for products in a bid to promote more sustainable consumption, according to a new law.

Karl Falkenberg, the Director General of DG Environment, was grilled by MEPs over the ditching of waste laws.

Szakmai véleményünk a Környezeti és Energiahatékonysági Operatív Program, a Gazdaságfejlesztési és Innovációs Operatív Program és a Terület- és Településfejlesztési Operatív Program tervezetéről. 

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has written to Europe’s Prime Ministers urging them to oppose any withdrawal of the Commission’s Clean Air and Waste Packages. This follows reports that European Commission President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans have put these recently issued proposals on a short list of legislation that could be axed.

Industry has called for a thorough assessment of the environmental impact of oxo-biodegradable plastic bags, as EU lawmakers disagree over whether a ban is necessary.

The European Commission (EC) is considering broadening the targets for WEEE to put more emphasis on reuse.