The European Commission has recently announced its new Circular Economy Package which was certainly more ambitious than the last albeit. While the original expectation for the 2015 policy was to ban all landfill by 2030, the final policy package for 2015 outlines a common target for recycling of 75% of all packaging waste and a binding landfill target of a maximum of 10% of all waste by 2030.
The proposed actions will contribute to “closing the loop” of product lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use, which will bring benefits for both the environment and the economy. The revised legislative proposals on waste set out clear targets for reduction of waste and establishes a long-term path for waste management and recycling.
The new EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy establishes a concrete programme with measures that cover the whole cycle from production and consumption to waste management and the market for secondary raw materials. It also sets out a timeline that stipulates when actions need to completed, which is a positive step in the right direction.
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Circular economy package by the European Union
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