Belgium’s plastic packaging recycling is overrated

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...

Deposit-return system is a milestone for a cleaner Brussels

“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...

The single-use plastics directive is official

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...