26 maart 2019 Tom Zoete On Wednesday the 27th of March, the European Parliament will vote on the Single-Use Plastics Directive. This legal text bans a range of single-use plastic items, requires 90% separate collection of pl
19 december 2018 Tom Zoete The directive contains important measures: – Producers of certain single-use items containing plastic, such as cigarettes, balloons, specific food containers and drink containers will have to pa
13 december 2018 Suze Govers This directive is key in the war on plastic waste. Its impact can only be realised when the ambitions and instruments are kept fully intact during the trilogues between Commission, Parliament and Coun
27 oktober 2018 Recycling Netwerk The Commission’s proposal was massively supported by the European Parliament last Wednesday. But the Austrian presidency tries to weaken the 90% target for plastic-bottle collection in 2025 to a muc
24 oktober 2018 Recycling Netwerk The European Parliament voted in favour of making producers of single-use plastics pay for the clean up costs for litter (Article 8). This will push them to start thinking seriously about prevention a
24 oktober 2018 Suze Govers Live stream of the Plenary On October 10, the European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public health and Food Safety (ENVI) was the first to suggest amendments to the Commission’s draft proposa
17 oktober 2018 Recycling Netwerk The companies refuse the mandatory tethered caps, and “believe that investments should be directed into technology and infrastructure that will achieve collection of 90% of bottles and their caps by