Author: Brian Taylor
An early-June report published by the European Commission says 18 of 27 EU countries, known as member states, are at risk of not meeting 2025 targets tied to the reuse and recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW) and discarded packaging. The same countries also are at risk of not meeting a 2035 landfill diversion target. The EC has concluded just nine of its member states—Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Slovenia—are on track to meet the MSW and packaging 2025 targets.