According to new report from the European Commission a mix of landfilling and incineration taxes and bans, producer responsibility schemes and pay-as-you-throw prove to be the most effective tools in shifting waste streams to more sustainable paths.

Al via sabato 14 aprile la terza edizione della settimana nazionale Porta la sporta, che terminerà il 22 aprile per includere la Giornata mondiale della terra, come nelle edizioni passate. La manifestazione si propone di sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica sulla necessità di ridurre lo spreco, superare la cultura dell’usa e getta e aderire a forme di consumo consapevole.

The European Commission is seeking to identify and eventually counter bottlenecks and barriers to sustainable growth and to devise the most appropriate policy responses. This initiative will also provide a comprehensive picture of the economic size and employment of all the main marine and maritime sectors in Europe, including emerging sectors with potential high added value and growth perspectives. More importantly, it is tracing the most credible scenarios for a number of Europe's marine and maritime economic sectors in 5 to 15 years' time.

The city was judged by an independent panel of mobility experts to have done the best job in promoting clean alternatives to using cars and involving citizens in activities to support sustainable urban mobility during European Mobility Week 2011.