SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Incineration of residual waste in EU goes against a carbon-free circular economy, says Zero Waste Europe

Brussels, 13/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

The EU’s current residual waste management policy, which favours incineration over prevention and recycling, is neither justified nor compatible with the EU’s ambition of a circular and decarbonised economy, according to a new study published on Wednesday 13 October by the NGO Zero Waste Europe.

This study highlights the need to improve the EU Landfill Directive and the Waste Framework Directive to ensure a radical change in approach. In particular, it stresses that the reduction of...