{"id":119587,"date":"2026-01-27T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/?post_type=library&p=119587"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:23:37","slug":"end-of-waste-criteria-to-achieve-a-toxic-free-circular-economy-in-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/es\/library\/end-of-waste-criteria-to-achieve-a-toxic-free-circular-economy-in-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Waste Criteria to achieve a Toxic-Free Circular Economy in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

End of Waste: key principles and safeguards for clear, consistent and enforceable criteria anchored in the protection of human health and the environment<\/h4>\n

To support its transition to a circular economy, the EU wants to boost the use of waste-derived materials, also commonly referred to as ‘secondary raw materials’.<\/p>\n

To this end, the Commission has made a proposal on End-of-Waste (EoW) criteria, which lays the groundwork for transitioning towards a European market for recycled plastics. But as it stands, the proposal has gaps, especially on chemicals,\u00a0<\/strong>which will undermine the long-term circular economy in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n

To address these gaps, the Rethink Plastic alliance – including the EEB – made concrete recommendations in this briefing, as well as in its response to the Commission\u2019s consultation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EU EoW policy must be driven by transparency and traceability, clarity and enforceability, and non-toxicity. This will enable genuine circularity, ensure high protection of human health and the environment, and support the EU’s leadership in high-quality waste-derived materials.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":119588,"template":"","library_category":[422,424],"library_tags":[453,499],"class_list":["post-119587","library","type-library","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","library_category-circular-economy","library_category-waste-and-recycling","library_tags-briefing","library_tags-joint-publication"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/119587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/library"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"library_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_category?post=119587"},{"taxonomy":"library_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_tags?post=119587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}