Tag: waste oil

In July 2006, the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers agreed on a compromise to revise the 1991 Directive on batteries and accumulators. The new directive provides for a minimal ban on cadmium and mercury as well as for collecting and recycling targets to be reached by 2016 at the latest.

The packaging and packaging waste directive (94/62/EC) was amended in January 2004 by directive 2004/12/EC. The revised directive sets new recovery and recycling targets for a five-year phase. The Conciliation Committee (between Parliament and Council) has reached a compromise on the review of the Packaging Waste Directive - permitting Member States to count incineration for recovery targets.

The Commission's proposed life-cycle approach on prevention and recycling of waste has been given "clear recognition" by the informal environment Council. Decoupling and targets are still a long way off.

On the basis of poor recycling records and low populations densities, seven new Member States are to be granted between one and two extra years to comply with the electronic waste directive.

On 1 July, the Commission proposed to review the Regulation on shipments of waste in and out of the European Union.

On 22 March, the European Environment Agency (EEA) issued a study on the status of biodegradable waste in Europe. It highlights the differences between the national strategies drawn up, the methods currently used and the alternatives to landfill available.

Commission condemns German "Green Dot" company for abuse of dominant position in market for collection and recycling of sales packaging

Denmark is planning differentiated taxation of packaging materials, based on the environmental load of the products' life-cycle

The EU Committee of AmCham wants harmonised rules on waste and more scientific criteria for designating waste as hazardous.

The Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)