If municipal waste generation continues to rise, the EU will need to recycle around 72% of it to meet the EU’s target of halving the amount of residual (non-recycled) municipal waste by 2030, warns the European Environment Agency.
In a briefing published on 26 April, the EEA analyses trends in relation to the obligation for each Member State to recycle at least 60% of municipal waste by 2030 and the EU-wide target to halve residual municipal waste going to landfill or incineration by...