MWE welcomes the second public consultation on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive. As the online consultation is addressed to the general public we find that the questionnaire and its multiple choice answers are lacking in clarity and depth for an expert audience. We have therefore not responded via the generic questionnaire but through the detailed, technical response developed by the full Municipal Waste Europe membership,...

Repair is at the core of the engine that will power reuse and resource efficiency while contributing to dramatically decrease waste generation. It is known that a large number of items placed in waste bins and civic amenity sites hold the potential to be repaired or refurbished and thus reused. However, once inside the waste collection systems these items and valuable raw materials usually end up in the least preferable waste treatments or, in the best case, follow recycling streams. Action...

The Taxonomy Regulation should be used to ‘push’ the implementation of the top echelons of the Waste Hierarchy, particularly in jurisdictions where good governance is lacking, by facilitating investment in activities supporting Waste Prevention and Separate Collection but the Regulation should also empower the environmentally sound treatment of the non-recyclable material, residual waste, thorugh non-hazardous waste incineration with energy recovery. CEWEP, ESWET, FEAD and MWE...

The Sustainable Finance Regulation should be used to ‘push’ the implementation of the top echelons of the Waste Hierarchy, particularly in jurisdictions where good governance is lacking, by facilitating
investment in activities supporting Waste Prevention and Separate Collection but the Regulation should also empower the environmentally sound treatment of the non-recyclable material, residual waste, thorugh non-hazardous waste incineration with energy recovery. CEWEP, ESWET,...

Most EU Member States are still dealing with the challenges presented by implementation of the previous revisions of the Waste Framework Directive. And despite efforts to reduce it, waste generation is still growing in the EU and many countries have failed to achieve the recycling and other targets. The next revision of the Waste Framework Directive, expected in 2023, should enhance waste prevention and pay serious attention to bulky waste, e-waste and textiles. MWE calls on the...