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The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has written to Europe’s Prime Ministers urging them to oppose any withdrawal of the Commission’s Clean Air and Waste Packages. This follows reports that European Commission President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans have put these recently issued proposals on a short list of legislation that could be axed.

Industry has called for a thorough assessment of the environmental impact of oxo-biodegradable plastic bags, as EU lawmakers disagree over whether a ban is necessary.

The European Commission (EC) is considering broadening the targets for WEEE to put more emphasis on reuse.

The European Union is charting a course to the circular economy. Last July the Commission proposed a set of more ambitious waste targets, the key target being 70% recycling of municipal waste and 80% recycling of packaging waste by 2030. From 2025 landfilling of recyclable waste will be prohibited. The waste sector expects to profit from these ambitious targets.

A francia kormány 2016-től kezdődően megtiltotta a műanyag zacskók használatát, az eldobható evőeszközök tilalmát pedig 2020-ig elhalasztotta.

The European Commission has published long-awaited proposals on developing end of waste (EoW) criteria for plastic.