{"id":41322,"date":"2017-03-24T06:42:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T05:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plasticsnews.com%2Farticle%2F20170315%2FNEWS%2F303169999%2Feuropean-parliament-setting-big-recycling-targets"},"modified":"2017-03-17T15:21:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T14:21:12","slug":"waste-boost-recycling-cut-landfilling-and-curb-food-waste-parliament-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/waste-boost-recycling-cut-landfilling-and-curb-food-waste-parliament-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste: boost recycling, cut landfilling and curb food waste, Parliament says"},"content":{"rendered":"

The share of waste to be recycled would rise to 70% by 2030, from 44% today, under draft legislation adopted on Tuesday. MEPs also want the \u201cwaste package\u201d plans to limit the share of landfilling, which has a big environmental impact, to 5% and to deliver a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030. Parliament will now negotiate with Council of Ministers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Statistics for 2014 suggest that 44% of all municipal waste in the EU is recycled or composted. This compares to just 31% in 2004, and by 2020 EU member states should be recycling or composting over 50% of waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, Parliament by a very large majority has showed that it believes in the transition towards a circular economy. We decided to restore the ambitious recycling and landfill targets in line with what the Commission had originally proposed in 2014 said lead MEP Simona Bonaf\u00e8 (S&D, IT).<\/p>\n

“Demand for raw materials by the world economy could increase by a further 50% in the next 15 years. In order to reverse this trend, we must adopt a circular development model which keeps materials and their value in circulation, the only solution able to keep together sustainability with economic growth” she said.<\/p>\n

“Re-use, recycling and recovery are becoming the key words around which a new paradigm needs to be built to promote sustainability, innovation and competitiveness, so that waste will cease to be a problem and become a resource” she added.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waste and packaging waste<\/h3>\n

By 2030, at least 70% by weight of so-called municipal waste (from households and businesses) should be recycled or prepared for re-use, (i.e. checked, cleaned or repaired), say MEPs. The European Commission proposed 65%.<\/p>\n

For packaging materials, such as paper and cardboard, plastics, glass, metal and wood, MEPs propose an 80% target for 2030, with interim 2025 targets for each material.<\/p>\n

Landfilling<\/h3>\n

The draft law limits the share of municipal waste to be landfilled to 10% by 2030. MEPs propose reducing this to 5%albeit with a possible five-year extension, under certain conditions, for member states which landfilled more than 65% of their municipal waste in 2013.<\/p>\n

Food waste<\/h3>\n

Food waste in the EU is estimated at some 89 million tonnes, or 180 kg per capita per year. MEPs advocate an EU food waste reduction target of 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030, compared to 2014. They also propose a similar target for marine litter.<\/p>\n

Next steps<\/h3>\n

The four reports adopted on Tuesday represent Parliament\u2019s negotiating position, ahead of negotiations with Council of ministers, which yet has to adopt its own position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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