Municipal Waste Europe supports the full implementation of the waste hierarchy, with particular focus on prevention, re-­‐use and recycling with high recycling targets, which, coupled with the step- wise phasing out of landfilling, are a necessary tool in the creation of a circular economy.

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CEMBUREAU, CEWEP, ESWET and Municipal Waste Europe adopted a joint press release regarding "Waste Derived Fuels are not a candidate for End-of-Waste"

The 4 European Associations raise concerns in light of the increasing number of Member States that are developing their own national criteria for the End-of-Waste status of Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF) and Refuse Derived Fuels (RDF) which means that strict waste legislation would thereby not apply.

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Weine Wiqvist, the President of Municipal Waste Europe says of this revision: ‘Municipalities are at the forefront of the implementation of European legislation on waste and as such, have first-hand experience of the challenges and opportunities induced by waste management. Coming at a key time in the history of the world economy which ties in with an increased awareness in the production industry of the sustainable use of resources, the...

The President of Municipal Waste Europe, Weine Wiqvist, highlights that: ‘Embedding producers’ awareness of the importance of cradle to cradle thinking in their company strategy, through a policy of Extended Producer Responsibility, has been of profound importance on the route towards a sustainable, cyclical economy. The next step is to achieve awareness of the indispensible role of Municipalities in this cycle, in retrieving the resources...

Please find here Municipal Waste Europe's responses to the EC consultation on the revision of the waste targets