-Europe & waste

-Saves resources

-What is it?

• Raising awareness on the impact of lifestyles
  
  
  • Introduction
  • Showing the impacts of individual behaviours on the global environment
  • Debating with citizens in public consultation
  • Increasing public awareness with high profile events
  
  
  
• Supporting change in lifestyle
  
  
  • Introduction
  • Questioning consumers' needs and promoting immaterial consumption
  • Encouraging the replacement of products by services
  • Taking steps towards dematerialisation 
  • Educating children to be future responsible consumers
    
    
• Supporting changes in consumption behaviour
  
  
  • Introduction
  • Promoting environmentally-friendly products in shops
  • Rewarding sustainable consumption choices
  • Measuring progress toward a sustainable consumption behaviour
  • Educating to use efficiently
  • Promoting repair and reuse
  • Leading by example: green public purchasing
    
    
• Promoting different waste management practices
  
  
  • Introduction
  • Involving households in treating organic waste: home composting
  • Reducing companies' demand for virgin raw materials
  • Creating markets for recycled products and materials
  • Developing partnership with the social economy sector