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Separate food waste collections for all by 31 December 2023 says EU

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As part of EU revisions to the Circular Economy Package the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) is being updated. The measures will support Europe's transition to more sustainable material management and a circular economy, ensuring efficiency of resource use, enhancing the use of renewable energy, and that waste…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, European Union, Waste Framework Directive, circular economy package, food waste, separate food waste collections, recycling, thom koller, european biogas association

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EU waste targets: government talks down landfill ban

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Defra’s response to the consultation on the review of EU waste targets has disappointingly reiterated government’s opposition to banning biodegradeable waste to landfill, although this was caveated with the assurance that this position would change if such a mechanism can be proven to be “the best-value way of…

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Tags: Defra, European Commission, European Union, Green Alliance, Jordan Marshall, landfill ban, Landfill Directive, separate food waste collections, source segregation, Waste Framework Directive

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ADBA advocates source segregation & landfill ban - EU waste targets review

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In what could prove an important platform for the long term development of waste policy in the UK, the European Commission has recently finished consulting on their review of waste targets. Our response to the review focused particularly on the Waste Framework Directive and Landfill Directive, arguing that European legislation…

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Tags: European Commission, landfill ban, Landfill Directive, source segregation, Waste Framework Directive

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UK & European waste policy under review

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Waste Management Plan for England We will shortly be submitting our response to Defra’s consultation on a Waste Management Plan for England, which draws together existing waste management policy in England, and is a requirement of the European revised Waste Framework Directive (rWFD). Our response focuses on government’s…

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Tags: Defra, European Commission, Jordan Marshall, landfill ban, Landfill Directive, source segregation, Waste Framework Directive, waste review

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ADBA responds to review of EU/UK responsibility for environmental policy

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Our response to the consultation examining the interaction of EU and UK level policy on the environment and climate change largely welcomed the impact of EU-level policy, particularly with regard to waste policy. Benefits of EU-level responsibility We emphasised that the overarching revised Waste Framework Directive (rWFD) has provided the…

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Tags: DECC, Defra, End of waste, EU, Jordan Marshall, source segregation, Waste Framework Directive

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Government publishes consultation on Waste Management Plan for England

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Defra has published a consultation on a Waste Management Plan for England, drawing together existing waste management policy in England. The document doesn’t contain any new policy announcements and is a requirement of the European revised Waste Framework Directive. The Directive however also states that each member state should…

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Tags: Defra, Jordan Marshall, source segregation, Waste Framework Directive, Waste Management Plan for England

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EU energy & environmental policy - government consulting on European scope

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As part of the government-wide review of the balances of competences between the EU and the UK, aimed at examining the scope of EU activities and how it impacts on the UK, DECC and Defra have launched a joint call for evidence on the interaction between Europe and the UK…

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Tags: air quality, DECC, Defra, End of waste, European Union, Jordan Marshall, Waste Framework Directive

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European Waste Review underway

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The European Commission has launched a review of key targets in the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The review is scheduled by the provisions of the directives, and aims to bring these targets in line with the Commission’s ambitions of promoting…

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Tags: EU, Jordan Marshall, Waste Framework Directive, Waste Policy

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