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Commission’s axing of Circular Economy Package ‘stalled’ green policies across EU
(EurActiv, 10 Jun 2016) The European Commission was accused last night of stalling national waste and recycling policies across the EU, after it emerged that only two countries have dedicated circular economy strategies.
Resource efficiency has increased across the EU, with use dropping by 12% from 2000 to 2014, but only Germany, the Netherlands and the Belgian region of Flanders has a dedicated circular economy plan, according to European Environment Agency research , published yesterday (9 June).
Last year the Commission put forward its circular economy package of waste, recycling and landfill laws – its response to a future of booming population and finite resources.
Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, the executive’s ‘better regulation’ chief, had withdrawn a version drawn up by the previous Barroso administration in 2014, saying it was not “ambitious” enough.
EurActiv, 10 Jun 2016: Commission’s axing of Circular Economy Package ‘stalled’ green policies across EU
