€34.8 million in new funding to bring environmental solutions to market
The European Commission is launching a €34.8 million call for eco-innovation projects. The call is open to eco-innovative products, techniques, services and processes that aim to prevent or reduce environmental impacts, or which contribute to the optimal use of resources. This year’s call has five main priority areas: materials recycling water sustainable building products green...
READ ARTICLE >Water Reuse – Greywater Systems – Guidelines and Standards
The reuse of greywater and rainwater gains in importance due to high prices for public supplies of water. For greywater systems to become accepted, it is important to ensure good water quality and to minimize the potential risks associated with reusing the water. Testing of greywater systems can be carried out to the following existing...
READ ARTICLE >Environmental Management: Nice Idea or Requirement?
Environmental management (EM) is the process of managing the issues associated with all the activities and technologies pertaining to an organisations environmental performance. Environmental management is based on the continuous improvement of an organisation’s environmental performance over time. An Environmental Management Systems (EMS) should therefore continuously change in line with the organisation’s activities and external...
READ ARTICLE >European Environment Agency’s environmental information – Mobile Applications
Access EEA’s environmental information and data with new mobile apps. The Noise Meter uses a built in microphone on your hand held device to determine the level of sounds it detects, and displays this in decibels (dB). It has been designed solely to measure noise levels wherever you are. Send your readings to be displayed...
READ ARTICLE >“An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure”
Business can save money through informed pollution prevention. Prevention is more efficient and economically viable than non-compliance with legal requirements. ECOS helps all types of businesses to cost effectively prevent pollution and comply with legal requirements. ✓ Reduce the input of materials and energy ✓ Minimize the amount of waste for treatment and disposal ✓ ...
READ ARTICLE >Harmonising Environmental Information
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has released a report which describes a platform for the exchange and harmonisation of geographic and environmental data across the EU-27, aimed to better address water management, disaster mitigation, public health, agriculture and nature protection. The report shows how spatial information from data from 27 countries maintained...
READ ARTICLE >Limerick/Clare/Kerry Region Joins European Recycling Society
The Limerick/Clare/Kerry Region, through the Regional Waste Management office, has signed up to participate in a European wide waste recycling project. The region has become an active partner in the “Regions 4 Recycling” Interreg IVC European Project, a partnership initiative comprising 12 European Regions with the ambitious target to promote regional contributions towards a European...
READ ARTICLE >European Commission adds 8 more chemicals to the list of substances subject to prior approval (Authorisation)
Eight more substances of very high concern (SVHC) have been added to the REACH Authorisation list, following a decision adopted by the European Commission on 14 February 2012. The substances, with uses including plasticisers, pigments and glass manufacture, are diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) diarsenic trioxide diarsenic pentaoxide lead chromate, lead sulfochromate yellow (C.I. Pigment Yellow 34), lead...
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