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Only a few EU countries are on track to meet 2025 municipal and packaging recycling targets due to weak enforcement, low recycled material demand, and project delays, ECA finds.
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The EU Court of Auditors has compared the recycling rate of the 27 Member States and has strong potential for improvement.
Municipal Waste: Eu Stagnates in Recycling and Alerts to the Collapse of the Recycled Plastic Market
Critical situations have been identified according to a report by the European Court of Auditors on municipal waste management being carried out in the European Union, the first of which is the inequality in municipal waste management taking place in the Member States.The EU is making uneven progress in the management of municipal waste and is far from the objectives that are reflected in its environmental regulations and that point to the circu…
EU states still falling short on waste recycling targets, auditors find
A new EU auditors' report finds the core problems of recycling domestic rubbish across the bloc are inadequate infrastructure, struggling recycling businesses, and delayed enforcement of long-standing EU targets.
Progress on reuse and recycling too slow
The auditors found that the current recycling market faces challenges, separate waste collection remains at a very low level in some cases, and the disposal tariffs that citizens are charged do not necessarily cover all waste management costs. “Circularity is a key enabler for realising the EU’s sustainable development goals. To achieve these goals, the EU should create the conditions necessary for a viable recycling industry”, said Stef Blok, t…
Many EU countries are struggling to meet their municipal waste reuse and recycling targets, and too much waste is still being landfilled due to financial constraints and weaknesses in their waste management plans, the European Court of Auditors finds in a report published today.
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