Recycling

All news and posts of our editorial team on the topic

What’s floating in Brussels? The price of clean water
The vote in the Environment Committee (ENVI) next Wednesday will decide who will be asked to pay for the reuse of wastewater: only industry, as the Commission envisages – or industry and consumers. continue reading →
Critical raw materials: Germany, France and Italy set up working group
At a meeting in Berlin yesterday, German Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck and his counterparts from France and Italy, Bruno Le Maire and Adolfo Urso, announced increased cooperation in the area of critical raw materials. To this end, the three countries want to set up a high-level working group to exchange views on issues […] continue reading →
Ecodesign: Environment Committee adopts position
Yesterday, the Environment Committee adopted its position on the Ecodesign Regulation. A majority of 68 MEPs voted in favor of the report by rapporteur Alessandra Moretti (S&D), with twelve votes against and eight abstentions. The draft legislation, which the Commission presented in March 2022, is intended to replace the previous Ecodesign Directive. Stricter requirements for […] continue reading →
Majority of member states fail to meet recycling targets
According to the EU Commission's early warning report, 18 member states are expected to miss the recycling targets set for 2025. This should make the planned packaging regulation all the more important. But the headwind is considerable. continue reading →
Recycled metals belong in the raw materials club
After the climate clubs, the world is discussing raw material clubs. Murat Bayram and Kilian Schwaiger explain in their Opinion why the metal recycling industry also belongs on the guest list of raw material clubs. continue reading →
Packaging Ordinance: Germany takes pioneering role
From the German point of view, the planned EU Packaging Ordinance provides significant progress. However, the Commission proposal falls enormously short of the German level on many points. The packaging industry criticizes the planned reusable quotas. continue reading →
Court of Auditors criticizes lack of hazardous waste tracking
The EU has a toxic waste problem, criticizes the European Court of Auditors. EU states are steadily producing more hazardous waste. There is no clear strategy for its disposal. Meanwhile, Parliament is debating the reform of the Waste Shipment Regulation. An overview. continue reading →
NGO calls for recycling quotas for wind power and PV plants
By introducing recycling quotas, more collection points and stronger ecodesign requirements, the high recycling potential of wind power and photovoltaic plants can be more fully exploited and the high consumption of raw materials in this sector can be reduced. This is stated by the NGO PowerShift in the study “Thinking raw material transition and energy […] continue reading →
Significantly higher requirements for packaging industry in the future
The legislative reform on packaging waste presented yesterday imposes high requirements on producers and member states for the reuse of packaging material. The Commission neglects the value of recycling, as the industry criticizes. continue reading →
Packaging Regulation: Commission plans stricter requirements
Next Wednesday, the Commission will present its proposal for the Packaging Regulation. The legislative text is intended to set standards and quotas to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste. Europe.Table has a draft of the text from Nov. 24.It states that from 2030 at the latest, producers must design packaging materials so that […] continue reading →
Critical raw materials: Why recycling is only a long-term solution
In addition to more reliable trading partners and more mining in Europe, the development of a circular economy in particular should secure the EU's supply of critical raw materials. At Raw Materials Week in Brussels this week, the word was out from all sides: Recycling is the solution – but the industry is not yet ready. continue reading →
Implementation of EU environmental targets: Germany needs to close the gap
On Thursday, the EU Commission presented its report on the implementation of environmental targets in the member states. Despite progress, Germany has to make up for lost time in several areas. Among them are groundwater and species protection. continue reading →
DERA: increased independence from Russia through recycling
Europe can become less dependent on Russian imports by increasing recycling, according to the federally owned German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA). “We still see considerable potential in recycling, even though we are already doing comparatively well in Germany,” the head of DERA’s raw materials management division, Siyamend Al Barazi, told Automobilwoche magazine, according to an […] continue reading →