In July 2014 the European Group of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) organised a workshop on the waste hierarchy hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). This ...

Guidance just issued by the European Commission offers more clarification as to how and when it is acceptable to deviate from the Waste Hierarchy when treating waste. Under the terms of the Waste ...

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Patrick Clerens is the Secretary-General of ESWET – the European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology As the official procedures at the European Parliament are moving towards the Committee votes on ...

This story was originally published on Waste Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Waste Dive newsletter. The Zero Waste International Alliance recently released ...

In December last year the Commission proposed a revision of the waste directive which, while keeping the hierarchy in place, allowed more room for member states to skip down a category for certain ...

A new tranche of green tax measures has been called for to stimulate sustainable investment at the top end of the waste hierarchy. While the landfill tax escalator, which currently stands at £64 per ...

Contrary to what was stated, there has never been a five-step EU waste hierarchy despite the fact that many of those presently discussing its revision are saying so. What the 1975 directive (amended ...