Environment Committee for the EU wants a 70% recycling rate

The Committee has called for changes to be made to the Waste Framework Directive

Changes to the Waste Framework Directive have been recommended by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee, which wants to increase the municipal recycling rate to 70% by the year 2030.

This new figure has increased by 5% over last years proposed package figure of 65%.

European Committee wants to increase the recycling rate target to 70%

European Committee wants to increase the recycling rate target to 70%

 

The Environment Committee is calling for tougher requirements for separate recyclable collections, which concern items that are placed in our blue bins.

Rapporteur MEP Simona Bonafè is responsible for the new proposals. She has also suggested a ban on incinerating waste that is collected separately and has set a recycling target of 65% for organic waste by 2025.

Other final targets have also been suggested by the Environment Committee; 70% by 2025 for packaging recycling, increasing to 80% by 2030. A target of 25% by 2025 has also been proposed for the reduction of landfill.

It is now up to the MEPs to decide whether they will accept the new proposals.

The new changes to the Commission’s original proposals have been welcomed by the Resource Association, who say that they are a crucial and valuable contribution to the discussion.

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