A step in the right direction toward cleaning up industrial pollution

26.01.09 - 16:29 ... source : European Environmental Bureau

... russels, 23 January, 2009) – EEB [1], Europe’s largest federation of environmental citizens’ organisations welcomed yesterday’s Environment Committee vote on the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Industrial Emissions [2]. Some shortcomings of the proposal were improved, particularly in increasing public participation and transparency when it comes to industrial activities and correcting major flaws in the monitoring requirements for waste incineration. The Committee also recognised the need for a robust inspection regime for Member States, setting minimum periods for the frequency of random inspections for the large facilities covered under IPPC. EEB was also pleased to see strong support for the extension of minimum environmental performance to other industrial sectors not yet covered by the "European Safety Net," which is currently provided by the existing directives that are being merged into the Industrial Emissions Directive. Christian Schaible, EEB’s Industrial Policy Offi ...» Next (DOC)