After lengthy negotiations at the Environmental Council Meeting, national governments chose short-term political convenience over scientific integrity, environmental safety, and societal responsibility, by failing to uphold a loophole-free domestic 90% net target – the bare minimum recommended by scientists.
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How recyclers will benefit from the growing demand for secondary materials during a seismic shift in the world order has been set out at the Bureau of International Recycling’s World Recycling Convention in Singapore.
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The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), representing the global recycling industry, has taken note of the European Commission’s new proposal for a regulation aimed at protecting the EU steel industry from the impacts of global overcapacity.
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A new study highlights that current UK tax policies undermine the government’s own circular economy ambitions. Researchers argue that inconsistent incentives discourage reuse and recycling while making wasteful practices cheaper.
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EU lawmakers have struck a deal on new measures to tackle water pollution. While the agreement introduces stricter monitoring, environmental groups warn that existing protections are being diluted.
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The European Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.
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Last week, MEPs adopted their proposals on new EU circularity rules to cover the entire vehicle lifecycle, from design to final end-of-life treatment.
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Commission President Ursula von der Leyen struck strong notes on unity, freedom, democracy and the rule of law in today’s State of the Union. But despite invoking “the power of the Green Deal” and the need to “stay on course”, her relentless deregulation drive serving mainly short-term industry interests exposes a hollow approach to the climate, nature and pollution crises.
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The European Parliament’s plenary vote on its position on the proposed End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) marks an important step in advancing the circularity of the automotive sector. However, FEAD warns that certain requirements risk undermining the Regulation’s ability to deliver on its objectives.
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EEB: Parliament votes on key waste and vehicle laws, but falls short of real solutions
Today the European Parliament voted on two crucial laws: one to tackle food and textile waste, and another to reduce the environmental footprint of vehicles from design to disposal.
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The European plastics value chain is at a breaking point. A deep competitiveness crisis is suffocating the industry, with serious consequences already materialising across the sector. By the end of 2025, the region is expected to have lost recycling plants, amounting to almost one million tonnes of recycling capacity.
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