The development of end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste

The development of end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste

 

The European Commission has decided to prioritise the development of end-of-waste criteria for plastic and textiles. Work on the criteria for plastic has already begun with the finalisation of the technical assessment expected by 2024. The work on end-of-waste criteria for textile waste will commence in 2023. Definitions of Plastics and Textiles are as follows:

 

  • Plastics (polyethylene terephthalate recovered/recycled, mixed plastics waste recovered/recycled, polypropylene plastic recovered/recycled from plastic waste between others).

 

  • Textiles (cellulosic fibres recovered/recycled and mixed fibres recovered/recycled from textile waste between others

 

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For more information, consult the European Commission website here.

 

4 August 2022

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