The environmental NGO Recycling Netwerk Benelux filed a complaint in September 2017. The Dutch Public Prosecution Department investigated this and then brought a case before the Court of Justice in September 2019 for failure to protect the environment from damage by...
In September 2017, environmental NGO Recycling Netwerk Benelux filed charges with the Public Prosecutor’s Office against the use of crumb rubber infill on artificial turf fields. The charges concern environmental offences due to the leaching of zinc, cobalt and...
Belgium will likely have to change its waste policy in order to reach the new EU 90% separate collection target for plastic bottles. This year, Europe adopted the directive that obliges member states to separately collect 90% of plastic bottles from 2029. This target...
“This is a breakthrough in the battle against littered plastic bottles and cans”, says environmental NGO Recycling Netwerk Benelux. The new coalition agreement text is very clear on the subject: “The Government will introduce a deposit-return system on beverage cans...
National governments have two years to implement the Directive’s minimum standards into national legislation. This is an ideal opportunity for ambitious Member States to go further and design a waste policy that fully respects the environment. The European Council...
