MEPs set to approve new rules to reduce textile and food waste
On Tuesday, Parliament is expected to give its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.
The updated legislation introduces binding food waste reduction targets for 2030 and establishes producer responsibility schemes to manage the collection, sorting and recycling of waste textiles.
Parliament and Council reached an agreached an agreementreement earlier this year, following which Council adopted its first reading position. Parliament is now expected to endorse the new rules formally before their publication in the EU Official Journal.
Background
In July 2023, the Commission proposed a revision of the EU rules on waste, targeted at food and textile waste.Every year, almost 60 million tonnes of food waste (132 kg per person) and 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste are generated in the EU. Clothing and footwear alone account for 5.2 million tonnes of waste, equivalent to 12 kg of waste per person every year. It is estimated that less than 1% of all textiles worldwide are recycled into new products.
Announcement: Tuesday 9 September
Procedure: ordinary legislative procedure, early second reading agreement