The international locations’ place on the brand new waste directive was adopted when EU surroundings ministers met on Monday.
– At present’s settlement is a decisive step in the direction of a extra sustainable and round European economic system, says the Brussels area’s local weather minister Alain Maron, who chaired the assembly on behalf of the Belgian presidency.
The Waste Directive is EEA-relevant and can subsequently additionally apply to Norway.
Virtually 60 million tonnes of meals within the bin
The EU international locations are in favor of households, eating places and grocery shops lowering meals waste by 30 per cent, whereas trade ought to scale back the quantity by 10 per cent.
Round 58 million tonnes of meals waste value round 130 billion euros is generated within the EU yearly – simply over 130 kilograms per inhabitant. The waste additionally accounts for 16 per cent of local weather emissions from the meals sector.
With regards to textiles, the international locations are required to make sure that methods for the gathering of textiles for reuse and recycling are in place from 1 January 2025. The EU international locations produce 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste yearly.
Parliament extra bold
The EU international locations will now negotiate with the EU Parliament on the ultimate authorized textual content.
Parliament adopted its place in March, with much more bold objectives than the EU international locations.
The elected representatives demand that the meals trade scale back the quantity of waste by 20 per cent, whereas the ambition for households, retail commerce and eating places is a whopping 40 per cent.
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2024-06-19 07:36:47