Circular Economy

Circular economy

·        Increase recycling/re-use of municipal waste to 70% in 2030;

·        Increase packaging waste recycling/re-use to 80% in 2030 with material-specific targets set to gradually increase between 2020 and 2030 (to reach 90 % for paper by 2025 and 60% for plastics, 80% for wood, 90% of ferrous metal, aluminium and glass by the end of 2030);

·        Phase out landfilling by 2025 for recyclable (including plastics, paper, metals, glass and bio-waste) waste in non-hazardous waste landfills – corresponding to a maximum landfilling rate of 25%;

·        Reduce food waste generation by 30% by 2025;

·        Introduce an early warning system to anticipate and avoid possible compliance difficulties;

·        Ensure full traceability of hazardous waste;

·        Increase the cost-effectiveness of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes by defining minimum conditions;

·        Simplify the reporting obligations and lighten obligations affecting SMEs;

·        Harmonise and streamline the calculation of the targets and improve the reliability of key statistics;

·        Improve the overall coherence by aligning definitions and removing obsolete legal requirements

Javier tabernilla