The European Commission has just published the results of a public consultation, to which EuCheMS provided input, on how to use phosphorus in a more sustainable way. Phosphorus is widely used in agriculture and is an essential component in fertiliser and feed, but it is a non-renewable resource. The consultation, asking how to ensure availability of reserves and how to minimise possible environmental side effects of phosphorus, closed on 31 December 2013 and received 125 replies from a wide range of stakeholders.