Isabel Martin, Author at European Compost Network

22-03-2022

Joint Press Release I End Point in the Manufacturing Chain

In a loss for the Circular Economy, Fertilising Products containing animal by-products are frustrated from entering the Single Market under the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR) Regulation (EU)
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17-02-2022

48 % of municipal waste in the EU was recycled (material recycling and composting) in 2020

According to the newly published municipal waste data by Eurostat (14/02/2022) 40 million tonnes (90 kg per person) of waste were composted in 2020. No further development in the treatment of
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17-02-2022

Call on the evidence for the revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD)

In 2023, the European Commission will adopt a legislative proposal to amend the waste framework directive and it is now doing the official impact assessment. As part of the obligation of
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17-02-2022

Agriculture ministers reach consensus to protect and use soils sustainably

On 28 January 2022, 68 agriculture ministers from around the world attended the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) – an international conference that is held each year in Berlin – to
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17-02-2022

The Netherlands improve their bio waste separation through a new input list

In 2020, a uniform 'bio bin yes/no list' was published in the Netherlands. The list aims to allow everyone a better separation so that less organic waste disappears into residual waste and organic
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