Re-use targets can create 300,000 new jobs in Europe

20th May 2014 | News

300,000 new jobs could be created in Europe if separate re-use targets are included in the Circular Economy Package according to a new report published today.

The research for the European Environmental Bureau by Dr. Jane Beasley and Ray Georgeson sets out a number of different scenarios for setting ambitious recycling targets and separate re-use targets, especially for furniture and textiles.

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