Nearly 300 European national federations and companies from the recycling industry have issued a powerful warning to European Union leaders over the potentially disastrous effects of a blanket restriction on exports of Raw Materials from Recycling (RMR) in the upcoming Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR).
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The European Union (EU) achieved its three main climate and energy targets by 2020, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment, published today.
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CEWEP, ESWET, FEAD and Munical Waste Europe call on the European Commission and the Platform on Sustainable Finance to set up technical screening criteria for treating non-hazardous residual waste in Waste-to-Energy plants under the taxonomy framework.
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This year’s worldwide mountain of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) will total an estimated 57.4 million tonnes — greater than the weight of the Great Wall of China, Earth’s heaviest artificial object.
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New research published today by Zero Waste Europe finds that a radical improvement of the EU residual waste policy is needed in order to make it fit for a circular, carbon-free economy.
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A new study by CE Delft requested by Zero Waste Europe shows that including incineration under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) would encourage waste prevention and recycling, and generate climate and employment benefits.
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Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE), UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe and Zero Waste Europe call on the EU to facilitate the beverage industry’s transition to circularity by developing a legal framework for setting up new efficient DRS for beverage packaging.
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Recyclers’ Talks #5, organised on 5 October 2021 in partnership with eREC attracted over 100 participants.
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Zero Waste Europe and Only Solutions LLP have published a report on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) presenting key general and specific arguments on how this practice, instead of a solution, is a distraction to a circular economy.
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The ENVI committee highlighted in their report “that there should always be a feasible biological treatment (composting or anaerobic digestion) option;
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With the new report on methane emissions, the European Parliament supports bold actions to minimise the damages methane causes to the environment. The waste sector cannot be left out of the process.
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