Faced with the steady increase in incineration capacity in the EU, and in order to promote more environmentally-friendly waste management, a study published on Tuesday 26 September by Zero Waste Europe calls for a moratorium on incineration in the EU, with a coordinated approach among the Member States.
In 2020 alone, 60 million tonnes of additional waste incineration capacity remained unused, and total capacity in 2023 may reach some 220 million tonnes, warns the report commissioned by...