In an important step towards creating a recycling, circular economy, the European Parliament's Environment Committee approved legislation requiring EU Member States to recycle up to 80 percent of their waste by 2030. Shadow Rapporteur Karl-Heinz Florenz of the EPP Group says Europe needs to turn waste into raw materials to reduce its dependence on imported materials, including precious metals.
EU step towards circular economy with binding targets
Release Date: 26 Jan 2017