Food Waste. Fruits, vegetables, groceries in a trash bin

2014 - The European year against Food Waste

Food waste management to recycle organic products

Food Waste Recycling and Biogas

This infoclip shows in the first sequence footage of collection of unsold food (which otherwise would have been wasted) from a market, and in the second sequence collection of second hand clothes and its upcycling. With a Waste Framework Directive MEPs propose higher binding waste reduction targets to be met at national level by 31 December 2030 - at least 20% in food processing and manufacturing (instead of 10% proposed by the Commission) and 40% per capita in retail, restaurants, food services and households (instead of 30%). Parliament also wants the Commission to evaluate if higher targets for 2035 (at least 30% and 50% respectively) should be introduced, and if so, asks them to come up with a legislative proposal. MEPs agree to extend producer responsibility (EPR) schemes, through which producers that sell textiles in the EU would have to cover the costs for collecting, sorting and recycling them separately.

Infoclip: Texile and food waste

This infoclip illustrates an open landfill close to Athens in Greece.

Infoclip: Circular economy - Landfills

Debate on Biljana BORZAN's report concerning resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety, during the EP plenary session (15-18 May 2017) in Strasbourg. Statements by Biljana BORZAN (S&amp;D, HR), Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS, Member of the EC in charge of Health and Food Safety, James NICHOLSON (ECR, UK), Ang&eacute;lique DELAHAYE (EPP, FR) and Miriam DALLI (S&amp;D, MT).

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