Despite continuous progress and good performance, respect for EU rules on waste management is far from perfect in some member states and there are serious gaps in national performance, according to the report on implementation of the framework-directive on waste and other waste directives, a report published by the European Commission on Monday 24 September.
For municipal waste, 14 Member States have been identified as at risk of missing the 2020 target of 50% recycling (Bulgaria, Croatia,...