As outlined in the EU Waste Framework Directive, member states are required to collect bio-waste separately from 1st January 2024 onwards. With future recycling targets of 60 and 65% in the coming years, it is increasingly obvious that Member States must prioritise high-performing bio-waste collection models, if they are to achieve the desired targets for recycling and the circular economy in Europe as a whole. This is especially important given the latest figures that show 18 out of 27 Member States are currently not on track to achieve the 2025 recycling target of 55%.
However, given the wide disparities in the efficiency of bio-waste collection and recycling across the EU, many European municipalities are still struggling to achieve good results, both in terms of collection rates and also the quality of organic waste collected.
In large, densely populated cities, bio-waste collection can be a particular challenge. Numerous parameters have to be taken into account, such as high rise apartment buildings, a wide variety of commercial activities, different nationalities, and tight budgets all adding extra layers of complexity.
Based on the most up-to-date best practices and findings validated by the LIFE BIOBEST project and Zero Waste Europe network success cases, this webinar aims to present how best to collect organic waste (food and garden waste), in high-density areas. It will share key details and evidence on how to set up such high-performance systems in a range of urban contexts across Europe.
In this webinar, we will uncover the DO’s and DON’Ts of effective bio-waste management. More specifically, we’ll look in detail at:
This webinar is part of the EU-funded LIFE BIOBEST project. This webinar, held by Zero Waste Europe along with a Consortium of partners involving ENT Foundation, Consorzio Italiano Compostatori (CIC), European Compost Network ECN e.V. (ECN), and the Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management (ACR+), aims to promote concrete actions among EU officials for the development and implementation of efficient local bio-waste collection systems. Its objective is to highlight best practices in bio-waste management and address challenges faced by local authorities.