As part of its preparations for a targeted revision of the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) in 2023, the European Commission launched a public consultation last week. It is addressed to both "interested parties" and private citizens and will be open for feedback until 16 August 2022. The consultation focuses on the policy areas of waste prevention and separate collection, and specifically addresses the waste streams food waste, waste textiles and waste oil.
"To achieve the circular economy and climate neutrality objectives of the European Green Deal, we need to make a stronger effort to avoid generating waste in the first place and to make our waste management sector more performant....
