Environmental Council: less waste export • Table.Briefings

By revising the Waste Directive, EU countries should export less waste to third countries and recycle more themselves.

Less waste exports to third countries and more waste recycling within the EU instead – the EU environment ministers want to strengthen the circular economy and combat pollution.

The EU member states want to place greater restrictions on exports of waste to third countries. This should take into account the goals of the circular economy and climate neutrality, the member states announced on Monday after a meeting of EU environment ministers in Brussels.

Environmental Council: less waste exports for a more circular economy

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