Politics
European recycling industry calls for unhampered trade of raw materials from recycling
| The procedures for the export of recycled materials still classified as waste laid down in the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) are burdensome, costly, and time-consuming, say EuRIC and FEAD.
EEB: Only two files remain from meager Circular Economy ‘package’
| Initially promised to also include the Green Claims Initiative and a consumer initiative on the right to repair, the Commission has now served up a dwindling publication consisting of only the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and a policy framework on biobased, biodegradable, and compostable plastics.
Commission proposes certification of carbon removals to help reach net-zero emissions
| The proposal will boost innovative carbon removal technologies and sustainable carbon farming solutions and contribute to the EU's climate, environmental, and zero-pollution goals.
Historical Inclusion of Waste Pickers in Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations
| The formation of a "Group of Friends of Waste Pickers" was announced today at the negotiations towards a global plastics treaty.
EU: Putting an end to wasteful packaging and boosting reuse and recycling
| To address this continually expanding source of waste and consumer annoyance, the Commission has proposed new EU-wide rules on packaging.
Coalition in support of PPWR ambition and timely release
| Over 30 stakeholders from NGOs, industry, and civil society, signed below, have urged the European Commission not to delay the unveiling of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), planned for November 30, 2022.
European recyclers urge tougher scrutiny of EPR Schemes
| Recycling companies in Europe are urging national and European policymakers to examine proposals more carefully before creating new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Schemes.
Revealed: The countries championing and blocking EU food waste action
| The countries supporting and opposing ambitious legally binding EU food waste targets have been revealed, according to a survey of EU member state positions published today by Feedback EU and European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
European recyclers support Japan’s objection to proposed OECD rules on e-waste trade
| In its latest position paper, European recyclers have united in support of an objection raised by Japan to new international rules that risk subjecting shipments of non-hazardous e-waste to burdensome administrative requirements.
Revised EU waste rules threaten to turn the tide on European recycling
| European recyclers are making an urgent plea to shadow rapporteurs as revised EU rules threaten to severely impact the trade of recycled materials, risking irreversible economic damage and job losses to Europe’s leading circular economy industries.
Joint response to the possible incorporation into the OECD decision of recent amendments to...
| With the occasion of the last Basel Convention e-waste amendments and the ongoing discussion about their integration into the OECD Decision, FEAD and EERA consider it crucial to bring the need for clear and efficient shipment rules to the negotiation table.
Municipal Waste: Open Letter calls for quantitative Targets
| In an open letter sent to the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Zero Waste Europe urges the Commission to adopt legally binding European-level quantitative targets for municipal solid waste prevention.
BIR urges: Recycling industry needs support
| In the wake of its recent World Recycling Convention, the Bureau of International Recycling expresses concern regarding the effect of the current energy / cost-of-living crisis on the livelihood of its member companies in Europe and across the globe.
Study: Incineration’s effect on gas consumption
| A new study published by Zero Waste Europe finds that waste incineration is too inconsequential to reduce the European Union countries' (EU27) dependence on Russian gas.
