Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

After 51 organisations and 64,000 people in the EU had supported a campaign to reduce food waste, Members of the Parliament voted in support of a 50% reduction by 2030. In the draft amendments to the “waste package” legislation, the European Parliament voted on four waste management directives but mainly focused on waste accumulated from households and small firms—which account for 8% of all waste. An estimated 180 kilograms per person of food is wasted, that is 89 million tons, more than enough to feed 55 million Europeans living in poverty.

With this vote, by 2030 the share of recyclable waste should rise to 70%, from 44% which it is today, and food waste should increase to 50%, while the landfilling will be limited to 5%.

The text approved on 14 March also includes an 80% target for recycling packaging waste, mandatory separate collection for main waste streams (including bio-waste, waste oils and textiles), increased use of economic instruments (such as landfill and incineration taxes and deposit-return schemes) and more clarity on the decontamination of hazardous components in waste.

These steps will help in creating a circular economy in Europe, where as few resources as possible will be wasted.

The European Parliament also called on the Commission to consider the possibility of making these food waste reduction targets legally binding by 2020.

Source: EurActiv.rs