Zero Waste Europe

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
PLASTICS RECYCLING Call for better design for recycling plastic products / Need for harmonised rules with focus on mechanical recycling / Zero Waste Europe paper	03.08.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS NGOs find EU's phase-out measures largely insufficient / Many European countries lack necessary ambition / Seas At Risk publishes Best Practices report to support reduction efforts	21.07.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY MEPs adopt report on action plan / Call for binding 2030 targets for recyclate use and consumption footprint / Response from NGOs and FEAD mostly positive	09.02.2021
BEVERAGE CARTONS Recycling rate of multi-layer packaging formats dips when calculated using new EU rules / EU guidance to come into force in June 2022 / Research commissioned by Zero Waste Europe	13.01.2021
CHEMICAL RECYCLING ChemRecEurope responds to restrictions in Zero Waste Europe's priorities for waste policy	28.07.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING Zero Waste Europe recommends changes to EU waste rules on chemical recycling / Plastics to fuels could undermine circular economy goals / ChemRecEurope supports all methods	09.10.2019
CIRCULAR ECONOMY European Parliament changes rules of “Cohesion Fund” / Waste treatment plants no longer subsidised	11.04.2019
MARINE LITTER Study analyses plastics pollution along Spanish coast / PE, PP and PS were most abundant microplastics / Barcelona plans "zero waste" strategy	25.03.2019