Where are we with the waste directive?
In 2015, the European Commission published an Action Plan to revise the 2008 directive on waste. It was the sparkle starting the discussion on the “Circular Economy Package”. The initiative set ambitious targets to tackle the topic of waste and recycling, and change consumers’ and producers’ approach from linear to circular. The rapporteur of the initiative, […]
Establishment of common EU standards on the Waste Package
The 17th of December, an agreement was reached between the Council and the European Parliament, with MEP Simona Bonafè (S&D) as a negotiator, ensuring that the Waste Package proposed by the European Commission will be supported by the Member States (MS). The Waste Package, which contains four legislative proposals, belongs to the Circular economy package submitted by the European […]