For the first time in history, the EU is setting targets to reduce food waste. The Commission initially proposed that Member States cut food waste by 10% in processing and manufacturing, and 30% ...

Around 60 million tonnes of food waste are generated in the EU every year, causing economic losses of €132 billion. Annually, the bloc also generates almost 13 million tonnes of textile waste, of ...

The European Commission has decided to open an infringement procedure by sending letters of formal notice to each of its 27 members for failing to meet waste collection and recycling targets. Based on ...

Target areas for simplification include industrial emissions, circularity, extended producer responsibility, environmental assessments, and geospatial data. The Environmental Omnibus will now be ...

The European Parliament today (9 September) voted for EU measures on food waste that include binding targets for 2030. The package, initially put forward by the European Commission and then agreed by ...

FEAD, the European Waste Management Association; EuRIC Textiles, a branch of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation; and apparel producer Decathlon have published a joint position paper ...

This press release was updated on 15 March 2024 to add the provisional agreement text. Today, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political ...