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Deșeuri: Comisia solicită ROMÂNIEI să închidă și să reabiliteze depozitele ilegale de deșeuri
7 February 2024
Astăzi, 7 februarie, Comisia Europeană a decis să trimită României [INFR(2020)2276] un aviz motivat pentru nerespectarea integrală a Directivei privind depozitele de deșeuri (Directiva 1999/31/CE) și a Directivei-cadru privind deșeurile (Directiva 2008/98/CE). Directiva privind depozitele de deșeuri impune statelor membre să ia măsurile necesare pentru închiderea și reabilitarea depozitelor de deșeuri pentru care nu au fost ... Mai mult
EU urged to improve sorting of mixed household waste to boost recycling
5 February 2024
In a rare show of unity, business and environmental groups have published a joint letter calling on EU policymakers to back mandatory sorting of mixed household waste, saying this is the only way to meet EU recycling goals and prevent the incineration of recyclable paper, metals, and plastics. The letter, published in late January, urges ... Mai mult
Re-Fresh Global Launches the EPR-Promise Campaign
2 February 2024
The innovative Berlin-based start-up Re-Fresh Global provides the industry with a solution for the upcoming stringent EPR regulations (extended producer responsibility) – an impending EU regulation for extended producer responsibility – making a significant contribution to the transformation of the textile industry. Consequences of EPR The forthcoming EU regulation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textile waste ... Mai mult
Circular economy: Council and Parliament strike provisional deal on the right to repair directive
2 February 2024
The Council and the European Parliament reached today a provisional deal on the directive that promotes the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the right-to-repair (or R2R) directive. The legislation agreed today will make it easier for consumers to seek repair instead of replacement by making the access to repair services easier, ... Mai mult
Packaging waste regulation offers a final test of Europe’s commitment to the Green Deal
31 January 2024
In the face of an escalating packaging waste crisis, European citizens and circular businesses are still eagerly waiting for the EU institutions to finally deliver credible rules to stop the growth of throwaway packing, writes Marco Musso. Marco Musso is Senior Policy Officer for Circular Economy at the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), a network of around ... Mai mult
EU Leadership: A Policy Framework for Plastic Recycling
11 December 2023
Plastic consumption has surged in recent years, mirroring global economic growth and serving needs in a variety of products and packaging. However, this generates 360 million tonnes of plastic waste per year, 71 percent of which is poorly managed and risks leaking into the environment. Plastic waste pollution is a global challenge that needs to ... Mai mult
Waste management in the EU: infographic with facts and figures
15 November 2023
Check out our infographic and read on to learn how Europeans manage their municipal waste, which is mainly generated by households. Every year 2.2 billion tonnes of waste are generated in the EU. More than a quarter of it (27%) is municipal waste: everyday waste collected and treated by municipalities, which is mainly generated ... Mai mult
EU’s circular material use rate slightly up in 2022
14 November 2023
According to Eurostat, in 2022, the EU’s circular material use rate reached 11.5%, meaning that 11.5% of material resources used in the EU came from recycled waste materials. Compared with 2021, the circularity rate increased by 0.1 percentage points (pp). Between 2010 and 2022, the rate increased by 0.8 pp from 10.7% to ... Mai mult
Europe risks falling short of its plastics recycling targets
7 November 2023
2023 saw a sharp turn in the growth of the plastics recycling industry. Since the beginning of the year, prices of recycled plastics have decreased by up to 50%, while cheap imports of materials from outside of the EU have significantly increased. If urgent measures are not taken to alleviate the pressure on the ... Mai mult
