Monday, November 16, 2009

400 actions for less waste



by Silvia Musso

The Italian steering Committee collect 400 projects and more, for the first official edition of the "EWWR - European Week for Waste Reduction", which will take place from Saturday until 29 November.
A dense network of events and activities, both nationally and locally, thus covering the entire peninsula on the European strategy to raise awareness of waste prevention to implement sustainable and eco-conscious behaviours.
In fact even individuals can participate, with concrete acts to reduce their waste: on the site www.menorifiuti.org there is indeed a "virtual board" open to all, where express membership and then take part firsthand to the "Week". Besides, short guides dedicated to responsible consumption, there is the possibility to read about the hundreds of preventive actions already proposed across Italy.
The event has received the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano, as well as the patronage of the President of the Chamber of Deputies On. Gianfranco Fini, and the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea. In fact although there are an initiative in his first official edition (after the "pilot" experience of 2008), the President of the Italian Republic has seen in the importance of environmental issues, in its European reach and in the increasing social awareness of this initiative, an important features and worthy of trust.
The EWWR birth within the European Commission's LIFE + project and is promoted in Italy by a National Organizing Committee composed of Osservatorio Nazionale Rifiuti, Provincia di Torino, Rifiuti 21 Network, Federambiente, Commissione Nazionale Italiana UNESCO, AICA, Legambiente, E.R.I.C.A. Soc. Coop. ed Eco dalle Città.
CONAI (National Packaging Consortium) is the main sponsor of the Italian initiative.

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