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Water resources: quantity and flows — key message 5: Europe cannot endlessly increase its water supply, we must reduce demand. Policies are needed to encourage demand management. Demand measures could include the use of economic instruments; water loss controls; water-reuse and recycling; increased efficiency of domestic, agricultural and industrial water use; and water-saving campaigns supported by public education programmes.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Water resources: quantity and flows - SOER 2010 thematic assessment › Key messages
Waste - Outlook 2020 (Croatia): SOER Common environmental theme from Croatia
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Croatia
Waste - State and impacts (Finland): Waste - State and Impacts
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Finland
Waste - Outlook 2020 (Finland): Waste - Outlook
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Finland
Development of municipal waste management in 32 European countries, 2001–2010: The amount of municipal waste related to treatment in million tonnes
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Trend in WEEE recycled/reused in 27 European countries (kg/capita/year), 2006-2008-2010: The figure shows the trend in the amount of WEEE that has been reused and recycled in European countries, stated in kg/capita.
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Recycling rates for packaging waste in 2009 by country: Generation and recycling of packaging waste in the member countries of the European Environment Agency. The data show that 17 countries in 2009 met the 2009 target of the Packaging Waste Directive (2004/12/EC) to recycle at least 55% of packaging waste generated, and two countries missed the 2001 target to recycle at least 25%.
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Planet RE:think: First cut of Planet RE:think. The film tells the story of unsustainable resource use, showing the truly global nature of the problem, from environmentally devastating mining in Canada to recycling of electronic waste in India which damages the health of workers. The feature-length film also includes positive examples of 'green economy' policies and business models, from Ecuador to South Africa. The film was premiered at the UN Sustainable Development conference in Rio de Janeiro on 17 June, 2012.
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Europe's demand for resources reaching far beyond its borders: Demand for materials is so intense that between 20 and 30 % of the resources we use in Europe are now imported. With the boom in international trade, EU consumption and production damage ecosystems and human health far beyond Europe’s borders, according to a report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Material resources and waste — 2012 update: Update to the European Environment State and Outlook 2010 (SOER 2010) thematic assessment
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