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.

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Infoclip: Texile and food waste

Views of a public market, Bruxelles, Belgium (2 shots)

Cutaways of volunteers on their way to collect the food (meat, fish, bread and fruits) in the market (16 shots)

External views of the distribution site (2 shots)

Internal views of the food distribution site (10 shots)

Internal views of clothes collection site, Brussels, Belgium (2 shots)

Warehouse of clothes to be upcycled (5 shots)

Upcycling of second-hand fabrics and upcycled clothes to be donated or sold (9 shots)