Waste Package Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations.
Following the provisional agreement reached on the 4 parts of the so called “waste package” on 18 December 2017 the COREPER adopted on 23 February the agreed text.
Following the provisional agreement reached on the 4 parts of the so called “waste package” on 18 December 2017 the COREPER adopted on 23 February the agreed text.
The provisional agreed text on Directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste introduces a target for re-use and recycling of municipal waste in 2025 and 2035 (with the possiblity to review these latter) and the related calculation methods. Clarification on the waste definition have been also introduced.
The provisional agreed text on the Directive amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging wasteintroduces specific targets and calculation methods for re-use or recycling of packaging materials for 2025 and 2030 with some limited derogations.
The provional agreement of Directive amending Directives on end-oflife vehicles, on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and on waste electrical and electronic equipment has introduced clarification and measured related to secondary legislation in the context of the provisional agreeement taken for the Waste Framework Directive.
Thanks to the provisional agreement on the Directive amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, gor the first time a limit in waste sent to landfill has been agreed for 2035.
source: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/newsletters.html