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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Some 73% of used textiles are still destined for energy recovery or for landfilling, whereas only 1% are recycled in a closed loop.
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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.
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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.
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The European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use (ETC CE) has investigated the quantity of used textiles exported from the EU.
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The EU’s circular economy action plan aims to double the share of recycled materials used in its economy by 2030.
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ZWE study proves proportional allocation of recycled content in plastics best option
In a new study, Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) assesses the consequences of different approaches to allocating recycled content in plastic.
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