14 June 2019
New rules for waste incineration plants in the EU will be voted on 17 June in Brussels, but rather than reducing the environmental impact of one […]
17 November 2021
NGOs demand a stronger ban on waste exports, a better alignment with waste treatment hierarchy and fairer shipments for reuse Brussels, 17 November 2021 – The […]
20 September 2022
EU wastes more food than it imports, says new report European Commission faces pressure to set legally binding targets to tackle food waste scandal. The EU […]
23 November 2022
Some weeks ago, a leaked draft of the revised European Commission’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, scheduled to be officially released on 30 November, was circulated. […]
19 July 2023
Three votes in Parliament this week on Europe’s new packaging law aim to favour the throwaway packaging industry and undermine measures to curtail record levels of […]
12 September 2023
Some of the most regressive actors in the packaging value chain, such as single-use paper packaging producers and McDonald’s, have been conducting a massive lobbying campaign to […]
24 October 2023
Today, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted on its report on the Packaging and Packaging Waste regulation. Policy makers across institutions have complained about an endless […]
25 October 2023
The number of electronics on the EU market increased by more than 85% between 2013-2021, new Eurostat data reveals [1]. This is leading to a similarly […]
12 December 2023
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation made waves after aggressive dilution from the single-use packaging industry earlier this fall, making it the most lobbied file of […]
19 December 2023
The EU environment ministers agreed on a general approach for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation today. In the context of both record levels of packaging […]
13 March 2024
Today, the European Parliament tackled food and textile waste by voting on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive. [1] The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) welcomes […]
17 June 2024
Today, Europe’s Environment Ministers voted on crucial EU laws addressing waste management [1] and green claims [2]. The Council’s position raises the bar on holding producers […]
