Politics
Sufficiency instead of fast fashion
| Textiles remain one of the major problems when it comes to recycling, and not just from an environmental perspective.
“We need to talk about this topic without any fear”
| FEAD hosted yesterday a conference on PFAS in the waste sector to analyse the impact of a potential ban.
Many manufacturers not ready for upcoming EU sustainability regulations
| Recently, companies have been facing increasing pressure to create sustainable products that minimize negative impacts on the environment. Investors now consider sustainability metrics when making investment decisions, and consumers are actively choosing brands that prioritize sustainability and take meaningful actions toward it.
NGOs: Investing in nuclear energy is bad for the climate
| Today and tomorrow, EU nuclear energy stakeholders are meeting at the European Nuclear Energy Forum.
Taxes alone will not solve Europe’s emissions challenges
| Taxes and levies imposed on the energy recovery industry are considered the quickest way to reduce emissions in Europe.
New report points out limitations of pyrolysis
| A new report released today has criticised a so-called “miraculous” method of plastic waste management that has been shown to be misleading in its efficacy.
FEAD warns against any changes in the WFD beyond revision proposed by the Commission
| The European Parliament’s environment committee published at the end of September its draft report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Waste Framework Directive (WFD).
ENVI packaging report endangers circularity in Europe
| Yesterday, the EU Parliament's Environment Committee adopted a contradictory position that endangers packaging waste circularity and Europe’s recycling industry.
Environmental NGOs call for EU action on e-waste
| The number of electronics on the EU market increased by more than 85% between 2013-2021, new Eurostat data reveals.
EU legislative approach to chemical recycling will shape future of the pyrolysis oil sector
| Alongside access to sufficient high-quality waste, legislation is the most commonly cited potential barrier to growth in the chemical recycling sector, particularly given the ongoing uncertainty over the acceptance of chemical recycling under EU legislative targets, and the EU’s approach to mass balance.
FEAD: ENVI position on PPWR on the right track
| FEAD supports the adoption by the ENVI Committee of the position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Plastics Europe raises significant concerns about ENVI vote on PPWR
| Today the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
Plastic recycling industry at crossroads: Uncertainty and shrinking demand shifts
| The European plastic recycling industry is facing pressing challenges as the demand for recycled polymers dwindles to its lowest point recently.
Low demand, high imports endanger European plastics recycling industry
| According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, the plastics recycling market in Europe has been heavily destabilised throughout 2023.
