In the current crisis “Separate collection is also essential…” states the European Commission in its newly published document.

#16.04.2020 In the current crisis “Separate collection is also essential…” states the European Commission in its newly published document.

“Separate collection is also essential for safeguarding the trajectory towards a more circular economy and the jobs and businesses that depend on secondary material supply” states the European Commission in a newly published document.

Many essential economic activities, including waste management, are currently under pressure. It is now more important than ever to continue all efforts to reduce waste, including the collection, sorting and recycling of all recyclable materials such as steel.

In this context the Commission has launched a guidance document on “Waste management in the context of the coronavirus crisis.

More information in the document here.