The LIFE programme plays a key role in contributing to the development of innovative waste prevention and management projects. Between 1996 and 2003, LIFE Environment funded 141 projects on different aspects of waste management and prevention ranging from industrial waste on construction sites, to community composting, to recycling of electronic and electrical waste.

This edition of LIFE FOCUS highlights 9 of the many innovative LIFE projects. These projects are proof of the LIFE-Environment programme’s commitment to foster and support fully the efforts of the European Community to reach the targets set by the Sixth Environment Action Programme and make our world a healthier place to live today and in the future.

Reprinted from www.europa.eu.int