Biowaste is a key topic in the European Union. 120 million tons of this residue are generated in the EU per year, which represents 200 kg per European citizen.
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The Commission’s proposal on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is welcomed by FEAD because it reiterates recycling’s position as the foundation of circularity.
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The provisions on reuse in the proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste endanger the competitiveness of the European food and beverage industry and its packaging value chain.
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Biogenic emissions from Waste-to-Energy plants should be part of the carbon removal certification
ESWET welcomes the European Commission’s proposal on the certification of carbon removal and would like to highlight that Waste-to-Energy should be included because of its share of biogenic emissions.
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EuRIC: A boost for recycling but non-recyclable packaging must be phased out sooner
The proposed Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) sets a robust framework to boost packaging recycling.
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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.
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UBQ Materials has patented the world’s first thermoplastic material consisting entirely of unsorted household waste, including organics.
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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).
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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.
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At this year’s K trade fair, the company has introduced a further step in plastics processing.
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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.
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