{"id":17472,"date":"2022-04-07T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/mercato-ue-rifiuti-economia-circolare\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T19:13:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:13:13","slug":"eu-recyclable-materials-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/circular-bioeconomy\/eu-recyclable-materials-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent need to support European market for recyclable materials, says EEA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The growth of non-hazardous recoverable waste trade within the European market represents an opportunity for the circular economy, says the EU Environment Agency. The sector is already worth 12 billion but can grow further by creating new opportunities and improving the quality of recycling<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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The cross-border trade of recyclable waste<\/strong> “offers opportunities to find the best available treatment options, allowing good-quality secondary raw materials to be produced and respecting the principles of a circular economy”. It would also feed a largely unexplored market given that today “more than 90% of waste generated in the EU is treated in the country in which it was generated”, the European Environment Agency<\/strong> (EEA) said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a statement released in recent weeks, in particular, the Copenhagen-based body suggests the need to reform the EU regulation on waste product shipments. The rule is basically based on the so-called proximity principle<\/strong> that requires waste to be treated in the countries where it was created. However, in this sense, “the non-hazardous, recyclable waste<\/strong> should be considered an exception.”<\/p>\n

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