Waste Management Open

May 13, 2024the waste shipment regulation requires eu member states and the commission to nominate correspondents who are responsible for informing or advising persons or undertakings. Mar 5, 2025the amended list of waste, which classifies eu waste, will keep batteries and their critical raw materials in the economy for longer. Oct 16, 2025hazardous waste poses a greater risk to the environment and human health than non-hazardous waste and therefore requires a stricter control regime.

4 days agoeu waste policy is key to europe's circular economy ambitions, contributing to it by extracting as many high-quality resources as possible from waste. Jul 4, 2025the commission published new rules on friday for calculating and verifying recycling efficiency and the recovery of materials from waste batteries. Oct 16, 2025revised waste framework directive enters into force to boost circularity of textile sector and slash food waste the eu's textile and clothing sector is a significant economic force, but textile.

Jul 2, 2025the digitalisation of waste shipment procedures is one of the key objectives of the new waste shipment regulation, adopted in april 2024. But packaging waste – often unnecessary and burdensome – is growing faster than our economies and even outpacing population growth. Dec 18, 2025with textile waste collection mandated across the eu, questions remain about what to do with all those materials.

Latvian scientists explore several interesting solutions, including using waste. Jan 1, 2025read about eu rules on transporting waste, including hazardous waste, within and beyond eu borders.