Many EU countries struggle to meet the targets for reusing and recycling municipal waste, and still rely too heavily on landfill because of financial constraints and weaknesses in their waste management plans, according to a report published today by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
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Today, the European Commission adopted its EU Bioeconomy Strategy, setting out new measures to make Europe’s use of biological resources more sustainable, resilient, and circular.
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Today’s revised Bioeconomy Strategy makes some headway but falls short on giving a clear vision for a European bioeconomy that operates within planetary boundaries, says ECOS. This risks continuing the degradation of resources (such as forests, soils, farmland, and water systems) instead of steering the bioeconomy towards resilience and circularity.
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The new Bioeconomy Strategy released today by the European Commission lacks the ambition needed to align Europe’s resource use with the ecological boundaries of our planet. While focusing on scattered product innovation efforts instead of tackling the root causes of nature, pollution, and climate crises, the Commission has missed a crucial opportunity, warns the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
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Today, the Commission adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, charting a way forward to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy.
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On 24 November, the European waste management sector met in Milan for the conference “Circularity in practice: ensuring policy effectiveness, realism and the right market”, organised by A2A, Assoambiente and FEAD. The event addressed how Europe can accelerate delivery of its circular and industrial objectives in the new political term.
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The BIR expresses concern regarding the announcement made last week by European Commission Executive Vice-President for Trade, Maroš Šefčovič, on the launch of preparatory work on a new trade measure targeting recycled aluminium exports from the European Union, with a formal proposal expected in spring 2026.
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European PET Industry encourages adoption of the CEN Design-for-Recycling Standards:
The European PET value chain encourages the adoption of the pr EN18120 series for design for recycling and recyclability assessment protocols for plastics packaging developed by CEN TC261/SC4/WG10 Design for Recycling (DfR) standards for plastic packaging, developed under the European Commission’s mandate.
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In 2024, 12.2% of materials used in the EU came from recycled materials. The indicator, known as ‘circular material use rate’ or ‘circularity rate’, measures the contribution of recycled materials in the overall use of materials.
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For Germans, Germany’s raw material security starts at the recycling center, as the IFAT Circularity Monitor, a representative YouGov survey commissioned by IFAT Munich, shows. 73% of Germans rate the circular economy as important with regard to national (raw material) security, and more than half see it as a pacesetter for new economic growth. At the same time, 83% state that they still feel poorly or only sufficiently informed about this subject.
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At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider has announced that the German government would make 60 million euros available for the international Adaptation Fund.
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