Politics

The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) gathered policymakers, recyclers, and other circular economy stakeholders in Brussels for its annual conference “Boosting recycling through future-fit policies” which took place on 30 March at the Bluepoint.

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has called on the UK Government to provide additional support to address the rapidly expanding skills and labour shortage in the sector and help grow the green economy.

The European Parliament cracked down on greenwashing and early obsolescence today, by voting for a stronger EU law to protect consumers from unfair commercial practices.

There is obvious urgency behind the recent meeting of 31 trade associations for the EU to be clear on how it legally views chemical recycling and how recycled content is tracked in plastic products.

Today, the Commission is proposing common criteria against greenwashing and misleading environmental claims.

Today, the European Commission adopted a new proposal on common rules promoting the repair of goods.

The European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) is a step in the right direction towards reducing reliance on CRMs from outside the EU and enhancing EU supply chain resiliency and security.

Today, the Commission proposes a comprehensive set of actions to ensure the EU’s access to a secure, diversified, affordable and sustainable supply of critical raw materials.

Despite some notably positive adjustments to the European Commission’s Waste Shipment proposal, this far-reaching legislation continues to pose fundamental threats to European recyclers and Europe’s burgeoning circular economy.

Yesterday, FEAD, EURIC, MWE, and CEWEP, four of the most prominent associations in the waste management and recycling sector, joined forces and held a dinner debate with policymakers to address the gap in the implementation of the EU’s waste legislation.

The guidelines were developed to clarify the amendment proposed by the European Parliament regarding the use of mixed wastes for ‘renewable energy’ purposes. The document recommends applying MWS systems of …