Zero Waste Europe

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Reuse takeaway systems cut emissions substantially – report / NGOs call on authorities to factor in external costs of single-use / Some reuse options cheaper	09.10.2024
SLOVAKIA Businesses protest tightening state control over DRS operations	02.09.2024
SPAIN Waste management body accused of manipulating plastic bottle collection rates / Environmentalists insist on immediate DRS implementation	04.06.2024
FRANCE Activists say European deposit refund schemes no silver bullet / Surge in consumption expected as one consequence of return systems / Elipso dismisses claims as biased	30.04.2024
EU PACKAGING Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD	26.04.2024
EU PACKAGING European legislators agree on PPWR rules / Bans and reuse, recycling targets / EUBP largely positive but NGO ZWE still has concerns	12.03.2024
EU PACKAGING Position of member states sets stage for talks on final regs / Interest groups raise concerns about PPWR	04.01.2024
YEAR-ENDER: RECYCLING Will advanced – or chemical – recycling be the silver bullet for hard-to-recycle plastics?	22.12.2023
EU PACKAGING EU Parliament approves PPWR / Reduction targets for plastic waste volumes / Associations voice disappointment	23.11.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING Pyrolysis unsuited for Green Deal – Zero Waste Europe / Contamination poses risks	08.11.2023
FOOD PACKAGING NGOs say paper-based food packaging adds to Europe's waste problem / Single-use products not sustainable alternatives to plastic	11.10.2023
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE EU beverage packaging sector expected to exceed total carbon budget / Radical shift towards bio-based feedstocks for PET containers needed – ZWE report	29.06.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING Reclaim ops may create waterborne pollution / Groups want EU to support closed-loop recycling	06.06.2023
PLASTICS WASTE FEAD attacks mixed waste sorting / Tomra says such systems needed to meet EU targets	07.03.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING Mixed waste sorting key to meeting EU reclaim, climate objectives – Eunomia report	01.03.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US lower house committee: chemical recycling does not support circularity, material recovery / Group tells EPA to retain waste processing classification for such tech	19.01.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGOs raise concerns on EU's revision to waste legislation / Circularity rate of 8.6% “dangerous for Europe's future”	21.11.2022
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Net-zero plans not enough to keep global warming at 1.5C / Faster decarbonisation action, focus on cutting consumption priority – ZWE report	18.11.2022
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Europe leads technological development / AMI calls on industry to deliver on promises	15.11.2022
WASTE INCINERATION Energy from incinerated waste not the answer to EU's gas crisis / ZWE report	07.11.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING Report shows bigger climate impact from chemical recycling / Call for focus on mechanical recycling and reducing packaging waste	17.10.2022
PET RECYCLING Several factors limit circularity / Need for higher collection rates, shift to clear bottles / Eunomia report	17.03.2022
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Most plants worldwide still in test operation / Controversies about risks and benefits / Studies by ecoprog, WWF and DUH	24.02.2022
PLASTICS WASTE EU proposes tighter shipment rules / Recyclate trade could become easier within trading bloc	13.12.2021
SLOVENIA Country bans most SUPs / New regulation to label products, packaging / Fines for non-compliance	30.08.2021