The European Commission is proposing to speed up the fight against food waste in the EU and to involve textile producers in the fight against the waste of used clothes and shoes.
The proposal for a directive it presented on Wednesday 5 July aims to amend the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98) accordingly, to tackle this waste in two sectors that contribute most to greenhouse gas emissions, in breach of the EU’s climate objectives, with its Zero Pollution and Circular Economy Action Plans...