EU lawmakers call for targets to reduce raw material use

(EurActiv, 25 Jan 2021) Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee will call for legally-binding targets to reduce raw material use in a report due to be voted on this week.

The vote on Tuesday (26 January) will shape the Parliament’s response to the European Commission’s circular economy action plan, presented in March last year.

Tighter waste and recycling laws are central to the Commission’s plan, with new targets due to be presented this year as part of a broader revision of EU waste rules.

In their report, MEPs call on the European Commission to “propose science-based binding EU mid-term and long-term targets for the reduction in the use of primary raw materials” in manufacturing industries.

To achieve this, they call for “a back-casting approach to ensure that policy objectives are on a credible path to achieve a carbon-neutral” and “fully circular economy within planetary boundaries by 2050 at the latest”.

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EurActiv, 25 Jan 2021: EU lawmakers call for targets to reduce raw material use