EC adopts new waste proposals / Landfill of recyclable waste to be banned by 2025 / Industry reactions vary

摘要

The European Commission on 2 July adopted new proposals on its Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive as well as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive aimed at turning Europe into a more circular economy and raising recycling levels among member states. In more concrete terms, the proposal includes a goal of recycling 70% of municipal waste and 80% of packaging waste by 2030, while banning landfill of recyclable waste by 2025. The proposal, which will pass to the European Council and the European Parliament after summer recess, outlines ways to simplify waste legislation, increase cooperation between the EC and its member states and proposes the set-up of extended producer responsibility schemes as well as tailor-made solutions for specific waste streams, including plastics.