Voluntary actions supported by local authorities to encourage waste prevention in Europe

This report is a two-part summary.

First of all, it presents ideas and describes information, awareness and educational actions that were developed over a ten-year period in the field of waste prevention by the Environment Department of the Brussels Capital Region.

Secondly, this report presents a catalogue of the main types of non-coercive actions carried out so far to prevent waste in European cities. This work was done by Sophie Marguliew, official representative of the Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling (ACRR). This work points out that most local and regional authorities today are involved in actions that, beyond ensuring the good organisation of waste and resource management, strive for a responsible citizenship, with a view to attaining sustainable development.

This publication is also available in French and Dutch.

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