Fost Plus is making no effort to reduce and make packaging more sustainable, according to research by Recycling Netwerk Benelux. Although prevention and reuse of packaging should be a priority by law, the amount of packaging is actually increasing. The Belgian...
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are flawed for various reasons. We already wrote about the governance issues surrounding EPR and the way in which it does not sufficiently address product design in e.g. the textile sector. A new report by Circular...
Full analysis here Environment Minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA) took the initiative to introduce a deposit when the monitoring of litter of OVAM showed that 18,171 tonnes of litter still need to be cleaned up every year in Flanders. The Flemish government gave permission...
Full analysis here Flemish minister of the environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) took the initiative when OVAM figures showed that 18,171 tonnes of litter still need to be cleaned up every year in Flanders. The Flemish government gave permission in late December to test the...
