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Germany, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and Slovenia are the main exporters of plastic waste in the EU (Photo: mbeo)

Reporting rules and export ban threaten EU 2025 plastics target

The European Union is at risk of failing to meet its plastic-packaging recycling targets for 2025 and 2030, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) warned in a report on Tuesday (6 October).

Plastic packaging represents the largest share of plastic waste (61 percent) in the EU - followed by construction and electrical rubbish. On average, 32kg of pl...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Germany, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and Slovenia are the main exporters of plastic waste in the EU (Photo: mbeo)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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