Politics

Yesterday, the European Parliament voted in plenary on a revision of the Waste Framework Directive to make the textile industry more sustainable.

The vote in the European Parliament yesterday signalled victory for lawmakers seeking to hold textile producers accountable to cover the costs for the waste their products generate.

Members of the European Parliament voted on the Waste Framework Directive to raise legally binding food waste reduction targets to 20% for processing and manufacturing, and 40% for retail, restaurants, and households.

FEAD has announced the publication of our scientific article titled ‘The Presence of PFAS in Wastes and Related Implications on the Current and Proposed European Regulatory Framework: A Systematic Critical Review’ in Detritus, the journal for Circular Economy and Sustainable Management of Residues.

Today, the European Parliament tackled food and textile waste by voting on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive.

On Monday, 4 March 2024, negotiations on the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) were concluded.

Textile consumption in Europe causes significant pressures on the environment and climate.

On February 27, the European Parliament approved the revised Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR), a significant step towards modernising intra-EU waste shipments rules.

2023 showed a heavy destabilisation of the European plastics sector.

In response to the ongoing negotiations on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), EuRIC urges legislators to protect Europe’s plastics recycling sector and immediately address the massive imports of plastics labelled as recycled.

ESWET welcomes the provisional agreement between the European Council and European Parliament on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework as an essential step in decarbonising industry and achieving Europe’s climate targets.