Politics
Common front to boost circular economy
| The European Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament want to join forces to push the EU towards more ambitious waste management directives and a boosted circular economy action plan.
Commission calls for defunding of waste-to-energy
| The communication, although non-binding, provides clarity for the implementation of the waste hierarchy and gives guidance for Member States to avoid problems such as incineration overcapacity
No bright future for waste-to-energy?
| In a recent communication, the European Commission has clarified their view on the role of waste-to-energy in the circular economy and the Energy Union strategy.
EU commission claims success at action plan for the circular economy
| First Vice-President Frans Timmermans also presented a Circular Economy Finance Support Platform and issued guidance to member states on converting waste to energy.
ENVI gets positive feedback for vote on circular economy package
| Various European interest groups have expressed agreement to the ENVIs vote on the circular economy package. However, there are still some concerns.
MEPs must seize opportunity for job creation
| Over 800.000 new jobs could be created across the EU if MEPs in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee vote for both an ambitious recycling target and to strongly support the refurbishing and reusing sectors on Tuesday, said the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
Bioplastics in a circular economy
| A group of environmental organisations warns of false hopes in bioplastics. The organisations remind that the main focus has to be on reducing the overall plastics use.
Euric calls for solutions that keep recycling markets innovative
| In advance of the vote in the ENVI Committee on the circular economy package, european recycling federation Euric asks for a boost in recycling, competition and thus innovate recycling markets.
Future trends in e-waste recycling
| At the IERC, experts discussed the challenges and barriers for effective e-waste recycling.
Compromise on indirect costs raises red flag for aluminium industry
| European Aluminium welcomes the European Parliament’s intention to improve compensation for indirect carbon costs through a hybrid model in the ETS vote, but sees danger in the decision to further reduce the maximum national compensation levels allowed.
New President and Board of Euric elected
| Michael Schuy, a long-time Board Member of BDSV, the German steel scrap recycling Confederation, and CEO of a steel scrap recycling company, becomes the new President of Euric.
COP22 Marrakech: more important role for recycling
| BIR-President Ranjit Baxi advocated the establishment of a Global Recycling Day to highlight the benefits of recycling in climate change mitigation. Representing the international recycling industry at the Conference of the Parties COP22 in Marrakech, Baxi also said recycling should be added to the agenda of future climate change negotiations.
EEA: Less household waste going to landfill in Europe
| European countries are improving their methods to prevent household trash and other municipal waste from ending up in landfill sites. Recycling rates, in particular, have increased considerably across Europe over the past decade, due in part to European environmental policies, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment.
Incorrect recycling of refrigerators endangers European climate protection
| Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and ECOS urge EU Member States to lay down European quality standards EN 50625-2-3 and TS 50625-3-4 in national waste legislation
