Council and Parliament agree to reduce food waste and set new rules on waste textile

A brief look at food and textile waste in the EU

A new agreement has been reached on the targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive, setting EU targets for food waste reduction by 2030 and measures towards a more responsible and less waste-producing textile sector. The post A brief look at food and textile waste in the EU appeared first on Reloop Platform.

EU to introduce new rules to cut food, textile waste - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

The Representatives of European Union (EU) member states and European Parliament on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, agreed on new rules to reduce food and textile waste. Polish EU lawmaker, Anna Zalewska Waste generated during food processing and manufacturing would be cut by 10 per cent by 2030, and waste from retail, restaurants, food services and households by 30 per cent. According to the negotiators, these are the first EU-wide reduction tar…

The EU Council and Parliament have provisionally agreed on new rules against food waste. The draft requires households, restaurants and supermarkets to reduce their food waste by 30 percent by 2030.

Deal on new EU rules to reduce textile and food waste

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. 2030 targets to reduce food waste  Producers to cover costs for collecting, sorting and recycling waste textiles  60 million tonnes of food waste and 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste are generated annually in the EU  On Tuesday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and t…

EU Lawmakers Agree to New Rules Requiring Fashion Brands to Pay to Recycle Clothes

Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced that they have reached a provisional agreement on a series of new measures aimed at preventing and reducing waste in the textile and food sectors, including rules that would require fashion brands to pay for the collection and recycling of their products, with fees based on the […]

The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on stricter rules to help reduce textile and food waste in the EU. The agreement includes a 10% reduction in food waste in processing and new rules on extended producer responsibility for textiles.