Council for the Environment - Framework Directive on waste

EU environment ministers held a political debate on the Commission's revision proposal of the framework directive on waste with a focus on the textile and food sector. The overall goal of the discussion was to provide further guidance on the ongoing technical work on the proposed amendments. The goal of the proposal is to reduce the environmental and climate impacts associated with the creation of textile and food waste and its management. As regards textiles, it introduces mandatory and harmonized systems extended producer responsibility (EPR) across the EU for manufacturers to cover the costs of textile waste management. The proposed rules also aim to ensure that used textiles are sorted for reuse and that what cannot be reused is recycled in accordance with the "waste hierarchy". ( More on consilium.europa.eu)