PLASTICS RECYCLING

Report shows bigger climate impact from chemical recycling / Call for focus on mechanical recycling and reducing packaging waste

PET RECYCLING

Several factors limit circularity / Need for higher collection rates, shift to clear bottles / Eunomia report

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

Most plants worldwide still in test operation / Controversies about risks and benefits / Studies by ecoprog, WWF and DUH

PLASTICS WASTE

EU proposes tighter shipment rules / Recyclate trade could become easier within trading bloc

SLOVENIA

Country bans most SUPs / New regulation to label products, packaging / Fines for non-compliance

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Call for better design for recycling plastic products / Need for harmonised rules with focus on mechanical recycling / Zero Waste Europe paper

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

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

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

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

ChemRecEurope responds to restrictions in Zero Waste Europe's priorities for waste policy

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

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

European Parliament changes rules of “Cohesion Fund” / Waste treatment plants no longer subsidised

MARINE LITTER

Study analyses plastics pollution along Spanish coast / PE, PP and PS were most abundant microplastics / Barcelona plans "zero waste" strategy

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Groups call for European Council's support of recycled plastics target / Minimum 35% recyclate in bottles by 2025 / Boost for investments and marine litter prevention

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Packaging not preventing food waste, say NGOs / Small format, convenience food packaging linked to higher waste levels / Packaging design and recyclability crucial

SLOVENIA

Plans for European circular economy hub / Ljubljana has first-rate separate waste collection