The European Union adopts a law to combat food waste and textile waste
Brussels on September 9/ WAM/ The European Parliament has permanently adopted a new law aimed at reducing food waste and textile waste, especially targeting the phenomenon of “fast fashion” that sinks European markets with millions of cheap pieces.
According to the European Union estimates, the European citizen annually produces about 130 kilograms of food waste, and approximately 15 kilograms of textile waste, while the recycling sector remains almost absent, especially in the field of clothing.
The law stipulates that member states obligate to achieve specific goals by 2030, which is to reduce 30% of the waste resulting from distribution, restaurants and homes, and reduce 10% of waste in food conversions, which is a retreat from preliminary proposals that were more ambitious, as deputies previously called for a reduction of 40% and 20%, respectively before reaching a settlement with the European Commission and the governments of the twenty -seven countries.
Despite the interception of professional sectors, especially hotels and restaurants that rejected mandatory goals, European organizations stressed that the greatest responsibility rests with consumers, as more than half of the food waste in the continent is registered inside the homes.
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