Politics

FEAD hosted yesterday a conference on PFAS in the waste sector to analyse the impact of a potential ban.

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.

Today and tomorrow, EU nuclear energy stakeholders are meeting at the European Nuclear Energy Forum.

Taxes and levies imposed on the energy recovery industry are considered the quickest way to reduce emissions in Europe.

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.

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).

Yesterday, the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee adopted a contradictory position that endangers packaging waste circularity and Europe’s recycling industry.

The number of electronics on the EU market increased by more than 85% between 2013-2021, new Eurostat data reveals.

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 supports the adoption by the ENVI Committee of the position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

Today the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).