As Part of the "Green Marketing" Movement, the European Commission

Multiple Choice

As part of the "green marketing" movement, the European Commission has passed legislation to control all kinds of packaging waste throughout the European Union. Two critical issues that affect product development are the control of the packaging component of solid waste and ____.

A) variations in standards across different member countries
B) consumer demand for environmentally friendly products
C) government subsidies for greener technologies
D) availability of alternative energy resources for production
E) management of existing inventory of conventional energy products