As member of the recycling expert group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, Municipal Waste Europe was called to give its input on the scope and aims of the Partnership and action points on how to achieve a recycling society and a resource-efficient europe.
Municipal Waste Europe underlines the role of municipalities as the bridge between citizens and the recycling market in the recovery of material resources from the municipal waste...

In its paper of 9 November 2012, Municipal Waste Europe supports selected amendments tabled on the proposal for a Directive on Concessions. The amendments chosen support the freedom of choice for contracting authorities, inter-communal cooperation and the maintenance of exclusive rights where they are currently enforced. The maintenance of waste management services as service concessions is also upheld.
We find that the Commission’s proposal of 90% municipal waste is damaging to existing...

In its paper of 10 October 2012, Municipal Waste Europe supports selected amendments tabled on the proposal for a Directive on Public Procurement. The amendments chosen support the freedom of choice for contracting authorities, inter-communal cooperation and the maintenance of exclusive rights where they are currently enforced. The maintenance of waste management services as service concessions is also upheld.
We find that the Commission’s proposal of 90%...

Practice, available technology, soil requirements and soil tolerance vary widely across Europe and these marked differences are represented in Municipal Waste Europe.
The result of these differences is that we are not in a position either to support or to be against a positive list of substances or wastes which should be allowed as feedstock into a composting or digestion process. If the European institutions intend to adopt end of waste criteria for...

Municipal Waste Europe welcomes the Resource Efficiency Report that underlines the importance of recovering resources in waste. Municipalities are a key partner in the resource-efficiency strategy.
Municipal Waste Europe proposed amendments to the report, highlighting that the collection and treatment of separately collected waste for recycling from municipal sources is a service which must be provided, initially for the protection of public health and...