Just over 5 million tonnes of recycled plastic made it back into the EU product stream each year between 2016 and 2019, which is only half of the targeted market size for 2025, according to a new report for the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) — State of Play on Collection and Sorting. Based on the… [Read more]
MEPs bolster EU recycling and landfill targets
By James Crisp | EurActiv.com – Members of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee yesterday (24 January) moved to increase draft EU recycling and landfill targets that had been lowered by the European Commission in its re-tabled Circular Economy Package. Supporters of the circular economy argue that there needs to be a shift towards sustainability, where as… [Read more]