Recycling
EU won’t surrender to oil states in plastic treaty negotiations
Oil producers don’t want a deal that puts limits on plastic production. The EU does.
UN wants to end world’s plastic addiction. 5 things could derail it.
Biden inks billion-dollar climate deals to foil Trump rollbacks
Israel to Trump: It would be ‘better’ to stay in the Paris Agreement
The future is bright for beer – given the right policy framework
California attorney general sues Exxon Mobil over plastics recycling deceptions
Circular sellers
Electric toothbrushes and light-up sneakers are setting France on fire
Waste treatment plants have seen an uptick in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in household goods.
Don’t bring a plastic bottle to the Olympics — unless you’re Coca-Cola
The Olympics sponsor is facing backlash for boasting about plastic-free drink options while still using millions of plastic bottles.
Harnessing the power of digital product identification
A triple win for sustainability, circularity and business
The European Parliament has changed your life — really. Here’s how.
As Europe gears up to vote in the EU election, we look at what the last crop of MEPs did for you.
Navigating Europe’s waste management maze: Supporting small businesses
The European Union is a pioneer of the environmental law known as Extended Producer Responsibility, which lengthens a producer’s accountability for products from creation to end of life. But compliance therewith is overwhelming smaller businesses.
Industry bosses to EU: Help us level up in the global green tech race
As elections near, industry bosses argue the EU needs to create the right conditions to build a competitive green economy.
France and the EU both want green economies — but are clashing over how
Paris is setting stricter rules than the EU on waste and recycling, which some fear could undermine the bloc’s efforts.
Inside the European Commission’s last-minute push to stall its own sustainable packaging law
EU executive’s trade department is trying to turn countries against a hard-won deal on sustainable packaging.
Why a new regulation on scrapping ships is worrying the maritime industry
The shipping industry is facing a myriad of rules to handle end-of-life ship recycling and hazardous wastes.
What the EU’s new packaging rules mean for you
Brussels is going after excessive packaging in a bid to slash waste.
EU to ban single-use plastic in deal on new green packaging rules
Negotiators struck a deal that’s far less ambitious than initially proposed.
Don’t trash European recycling
Step change in EU plastic recycling rates is possible — but only if the European Commission’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation prevents waste from third-party countries from counting against EU recycling targets.
Commission sparks greenwashing fears in row over ‘100 percent recycled’ claims
The EU executive suggests laxer rules for calculating recycled content in products, siding with the chemical industry.
2023 in review: 2 steps forward, 1 step back for sustainability
From a crackdown on greenwashing to Green Deal drama, POLITICO takes you through the biggest moments of the year.
Industry taps powerful allies in push to kill sustainable packaging rules
Finland and Italy have led a forceful campaign to water down the new rules, with quiet backing from Germany.
The Turkey-shaped hole in the EU’s new waste export regime
New rules will allow huge volumes of EU trash to keep flowing to Turkey, despite the country’s struggles to process it.
Proposed mandatory reuse rules jeopardizing world’s best recycling system
Crucial EU vote on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation could result in a rule intended to prevent waste including a loophole that causes a mountain of it.
Paper or plastic — let’s choose wisely
Next week’s vote on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is a risky moment for Europe’s green future and circular economy.
Hands off our Camembert! France kicks up a stink over draft EU recycling law
Brussels risks another ‘bendy banana’ PR disaster over single-use packaging.
Recognising the complementarity of reuse and recycling is the solution
MEPs should recognize reuse and recycling as complementary solutions in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Political will and collaboration needed to redesign plastics system
Industry identifies ‘Plastics Transition’ roadmap milestone: a dynamic cultural shift toward making plastics circular; driving lifecycle emissions to net zero; and fostering the sustainable use of plastics.
Let’s not waste chance for lasting change in packaging trade
Food giant: Blanket approach to Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation reform is at odds with EU’s green ambition for carbon emissions reduction, consumer safety and food waste goals, and innovation.
EU packaging plan must respect the role of recycling, reuse and refill
Without a packaging legislation that is supportive of reuse, refill and recycling as complementary solutions, industry faces major difficulties in meeting its circularity obligations, and the future of currently-effective recycling systems could be seriously compromised.
New EU packaging rules can only work if they are fair for all
The planned EU rules on packaging have the right aims but the wrong solution. If unchanged, they could lead to more waste, not less.