Joint Industry Statement in view of the upcoming New Circular Economy Act

The announced New Circular Economy Act represents a unique opportunity to address the structural deficiencies currently present in (packaging) waste management across Europe. The recent targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) ultimately fell short in resolving the deep-rooted structural shortcomings that continue to hinder the efficiency of the European (packaging) waste management system. These shortcomings must be tackled head-on in order to achieve a truly circular economy in Europe, establish a robust EU market for secondary raw materials and create the enabling conditions needed to meet the sustainability requirements set forth at EU level, for instance as part of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

To turn these goals into practice, the undersigned organisations are calling on the European Commission to address several points as part of the New Circular Economy Act.

Please read the full statement here.