Business

• European Commission proposes extensive changes to EU waste shipment legislation
• Stricter requirements for exports to third countries
• Recyclers see existential threats in WSR revision
• BIR: “The circular economy must remain global”
• Environmental organisations call for EU waste export ban
• EU assesses remedies offered by Veolia and Suez
• Biffa “restored profitability” in first half of 2020/21
• Schnitzer Steel Industries delivers “outstanding performance”
• Plastic Energy secures €145m capital increase

Markets

• The recovered paper market in Italy
• The recovered paper market in the UK
• The recovered paper market in France
• The primary commodity plastics market in Germany
• The steel scrap market in Germany
• The non-ferrous scrap metals market in Germany
• Upcoming market reports

Policy

• EP calls for more recycling to secure the supply of CRMs
• EU member states have signed off on guidelines on plastic waste
• European Commission takes action against member states
• Ireland prepares to launch DRS for drinks containers in 2022
• UK considers more restrictions on single-use plastics

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• News in brief: VPK Group announces conversion project at Alizay mill
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