municipal waste
Europe produced 225.7 million tonnes of municipal waste in 2020, according to new research
Recycling from household waste fell by 1.5% in 2020, according to official data
The Circular Economy Package also aims to have no more than 10% of municipal waste going to landfill during the same period
The European Commission has set out possible actions for them to improve waste management
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 […]