Politics
Transition to circular economy behind schedule in EU countries
| There is little sign so far of the EU’s transition to a circular economy, says a report published today by the European Court of Auditors.
EuRIC strongly supports the Czech proposal to lower VAT
| EuRIC reiterates its strong support for economic incentives as a powerful tool for the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy.
Certain pre-requisites needed to ensure the PPWR delivers
| Following the first compromise proposals on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) by the European co-legislators, EuRIC is making an urgent plea to EU decision makers to ensuring that the PPWR delivers on closing the loop.
More circular economy needed to make European consumption sustainable
| Unsustainable consumption in Europe and beyond is one of the main drivers of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
FEAD pledges commitment of the waste management industry
| FEAD pledges the commitment of the waste management industry to enhancing recycling targets, after a Commission report indicated that a significant number of EU Member States fall behind in achieving them.
How to use circular economy to enhance biodiversity?
| A briefing, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), emphasises that, in addition to ongoing efforts to prevent waste, specific circular economy practices in sourcing of raw materials hold significant potential to also protect and enhance biodiversity.
Commission recommends actions to boost recycling
| In a report published on thursday, the Commission identifies Member States at risk of not meeting the 2025 preparing for re-use and recycling targets for municipal and all packaging waste and the 2035 landfilling target.
Recyclers call for a Critical Raw Materials Regulation that promotes circularity in Europe
| European recyclers warn of a plethora of poorly justified proposed amendments found in ITRE’s draft report on the EU COM proposal on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) published on 26 and 30 May 2023.
New raw materials roadmap announced for Europe
| EIT RawMaterials and the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) have released a roadmap that, if followed and given an investment of at least €15bn, could supply many of the EU’s raw materials needs by 2030 and beyond.
Recycling industry “needs to be part of the discussion”
| A “huge quantity of metals” – including many designated as “critical” – would be required to meet energy transition objectives and, as a result, security of supply had become a hot topic, explained BIR International Environment Council (IEC) Chairman Olivier François (Galloo) the body’s latest meeting.
Vast room for improvement in pursuit of circular textiles economy
| Some 73% of used textiles are still destined for energy recovery or for landfilling, whereas only 1% are recycled in a closed loop.
Recyclers call for a Waste Shipment Regulation that promotes plastics circularity
| In view of starting trialogue negotiations on the Waste Shipment Regulation, EuRIC recalls main messages for achieving coherence between the Waste Shipment Regulation and the future Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Think local, act local
| The report „Mapping local plastic recycling supply chains“ by The Circulate Initiative analyses plastic recycling in various Asian countries and makes suggestions for improving their supply chains.
Fate mostly unknown
| The European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use (ETC CE) has investigated the quantity of used textiles exported from the EU.
