Parma has reached 72 per cent recycling and 117kg waste per person since a citizens-led initiative to move away from waste disposal and increase recycling was launched in 2012

New research reveals that annual greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by six per cent globally and by four per cent in the EU

The EU’s Committee of Regions has called for the EU to adopt a common food waste reduction target to meet the economic, environmental and social challenges caused by the waste.

European environment ministers are to meet on Monday to approve a document setting out changes and points of emphasis in the Circular Economy Action Plan.

Better alignment of EU waste and energy policies is needed to allow energy from waste to have a ‘complementary role’ in the circular economy, according to FEAD.

The European Environment Agency has called for stronger resource-efficiency policies to be put in place across Europe, as groups blame Circular Economy Package delay for lack of national action.

A framework aiming to provide businesses and governments with a consistent and reliable method of measuring and identifying food waste has been launched by a global partnership.

Ambition around reducing waste and improving the quality of recycling should not be sacrificed in the race to set ever higher ‘headline’ targets, says CIWM Chief Executive Steve Lee.

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has today set out its desired amendments to the Circular Economy Package, including increased recycling targets, the removal of TEEP exemptions to the separate collection of materials and mandatory separate food waste collection.

A European Investment Bank loan is to provide support for an overhauled waste management system in parts of Kyrgyzstan.