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• By measuring the waste avoided, the actions will meet one of the most important expectations of the European Commission: the assessment of the real impact on waste reduction. There will be an evaluation of the actions’ results at European level. This is to show that the EWWR does not only impact on European citizens’ behaviour, but also on waste reduction itself.

How to organise and implement EWWR common actions?

Factsheets on all common actions have been prepared and are now available in French and English in the EWWR website. They include practical guidelines for each action: the objectives, the time-line of implementation, a list of required material as well as the process and the quantification method for waste avoided. Basically the factsheets will tell the users why a certain action should be organized, and how it can be done.

Previous editions of the EWWR awards
In 2010, the following actions were rewarded:

• Administration & public authority: Better than new: 100% old campaign - Environmental Authority of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Catalonia, Spain)
• Association & NGO: Responsible purchase - Ecoscience Provence (France)
• Business & industry: Reduction of glass packaging in the wine sector - Codorniu Group (Catalonia, Spain)
• Educational establishment: Food Waste Reduction Challenge - St Mary’s Episcopal Primary School (Scotland, UK)
• Other: Malta Reuse Map - Elisa Andretti (with the support of the University of Malta) (Malta)
• The Jury’s favourite: Waste Watchers - AERESS (Spain), in collaboration with RREUSE (European Coordination)

Click here to find out about the 2009 Awards.