Politics
CCS for incinerators “an expensive distraction to a circular economy”
| Zero Waste Europe and Only Solutions LLP have published a report on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) presenting key general and specific arguments on how this practice, instead of a solution, is a distraction to a circular economy.
Zero Waste Europe comments on Parliament’s opinion report on the EU Methane report
| The ENVI committee highlighted in their report "that there should always be a feasible biological treatment (composting or anaerobic digestion) option;
ESWET: High time to tackle methane emissions from waste
| With the new report on methane emissions, the European Parliament supports bold actions to minimise the damages methane causes to the environment. The waste sector cannot be left out of the process.
Delays in ecodesign threaten EU climate targets and cost citizens billions
| According to Environmental organisations, delays in ecodesign and energy labelling policies are estimated to cost consumers 40 billion euro by 2030.
EuRIC welcomes European plastics producers’ call
| The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) strongly welcomes the call made by Plastics Europe for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging of 30% by 2030, and looks forward to working with the entire packaging value chain to support an ambitious revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD).
Better raw material sourcing to reduce GHG emissions
| Climate-friendly practices for sourcing raw materials hold significant potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and globally.
EU stays within air pollutant emission limits
| The EU as a whole respected emission ceilings for four key pollutants in 2019, including nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, sulphur dioxide and ammonia, according to a new European Environment Agency briefing.
FEAD welcomes “Fit for 55” Package
| FEAD welcomes the package of proposals aimed at making the EU “fit for 55” and deliver the crucially needed change to achieve a fair, competitive and green transformation.
Ambitious Climate Agenda is key to Circular Economy
| EuRIC welcomes the publication of the Fit for 55 Package, which sets in stone the EU’s ambition to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG) by at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030 and reach climate neutrality by 2050.
ZWE regrets decision of not including municipal incinerators under EU ETS revision
| Today, the European Commission (EC) has released its proposal for the reform of EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) leaving municipal waste to energy incinerators out of the scope.
Commission presents package for “fit for 55”
| Today, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make the EU's climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
Design for Chemical Recycling kills Innovation Upstream
| Zero Waste Europe, together with RPa and ECOS, has published the report Designing for real recycling, not plastic lock-in.
SUP Directive: Negative consequences of strict deadlines on EU Single Market
| The deadline of 3 July 2021 for the transposition of the Single-use plastics Directive has ultimately come and the current status of the legislative processes throughout the EU shows an unprecedented fragmentation among EU Member States.
Official launch of the BATT4EU Partnership
| The European Commission and BEPA signed the Memorandum of Understanding that officially launches BATT4EU, the co-programmed partnership under Horizon Europe for the development of a competitive and sustainable European industrial battery value chain.
