Politics

APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has announced its 2025 vision for recycling – Zero steel packaging to landfill – as part of Steel for Packaging Week.

EU plans to stop firms adding microplastic to almost all products have major loopholes that would keep pollution flooding into the environment for nearly a decade and reward unproven biodegradable plastics, environmental groups are warning.

In a joint letter, Zero Waste Europe, ECOS, and nine other signatories call upon the European Commission (EC) to avoid a flexible ‘mass balance approach’ method in determining recycled content in plastic products.

A new study from the international environmental alliance GAIA finds that cities that invest in zero waste programs and policies create numerous good, green, jobs in addition to the known benefits of reducing pollution and improving community health.

ESWET welcomes the public consultation on the EU ETS’ revision and calls for an efficient EU waste management framework aligned with the EU Green Deal.

FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, representing the private waste management industry across Europe, welcomes the EP’s resolution on the new CEAP.

Yesterday, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted positively on a text calling for a more ambitious Circular Economy in the EU

MEPs confirm push for targets to curb over-consumption and decouple economic growth from resource use – an unprecedented move that could help Europe transition to a more resilient and less wasteful economy.

Parliament adopted comprehensive policy recommendations to achieve a carbon-neutral, sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050 at the latest.

The need for WtE depends on the amount of unavoidable unrecyclable waste that society produces.

The global fashion industry has developed a dangerous addiction to synthetic fibres, which are made from climate-destroying fossil fuels like oil and gas, to power its fast fashion business model, according to a new report.