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promote and support sustainable production and consumption models,

encourage the design, manufacturing and use of products that are resource-efficient, durable (including in terms of life span and absence of planned obsolescence), reparable, re-usable and upgradable,

target products containing critical raw materials to prevent those materials from becoming waste,

encourage the re-use of products and the setting up of systems promoting repair and re-use activities, including in particular for—

encourage, as appropriate and without prejudice to intellectual property rights, the availability of spare parts, instruction manuals, technical information, or other instruments, equipment or software enabling the repair and re-use of products without compromising their quality and safety,

reduce waste generation in processes related to industrial production, extraction of minerals, manufacturing, construction and demolition, taking into account best available techniques,

reduce the generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households,

encourage food donation and other redistribution for human consumption, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non-food products,

promote the reduction of the content of hazardous substances in materials and products,

reduce the generation of waste, in particular waste that is not suitable for preparing for re-use or recycling,

identify products that are the main sources of littering and take appropriate measures to prevent and reduce litter from such products,

aim to halt the generation of marine litter,

develop and support information campaigns to raise awareness about waste prevention and littering,

promote selective demolition in order to enable removal and safe handling of hazardous substances and facilitate re-use and high-quality recycling by selective removal of materials, and to ensure the establishment of sorting systems for construction and demolition waste at least for wood, mineral fractions (concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics, stones), metal, glass, plastic and plaster.