Each person ‘generated waste equal to the weight of a camel’

Europe produced 225.7 million tonnes of municipal waste in 2020, according to new research

England missed household waste recycling target

Recycling from household waste fell by 1.5% in 2020, according to official data

UK targets 65% municipal recycling waste by 2035

The Circular Economy Package also aims to have no more than 10% of municipal waste going to landfill during the same period

Half of EU states at risk of missing recycling targets

The European Commission has set out possible actions for them to improve waste management

EU member states back new waste management rules

Member states have endorsed the provisional agreement on improving waste management across the EU. The new rules establish legally binding targets for recycling waste used in packaging and the reduction of landfilling with fixed deadlines. They include targets for cutting the amount of municipal waste that is landfilled – 55% by 2025, 60% by 2030 […]