{"id":5154,"date":"2024-07-11T08:44:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T05:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/?p=5154"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:45:41","slug":"push-for-waste-incineration-into-eu-ets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/push-for-waste-incineration-into-eu-ets\/","title":{"rendered":"Push for Waste Incineration Integration into EU ETS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a bold move aimed at tackling Europe&#8217;s greenhouse gas emissions, <a href=\"https:\/\/zerowasteeurope.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zero Waste Europe<\/a> (ZWE) has called upon the European Commission (EC) to integrate waste incineration into the <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ec.europa.eu\/eu-action\/eu-emissions-trading-system-eu-ets\/what-eu-ets_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)<\/a>. The advocacy group argues that such a step would effectively penalize the incineration of fossil-based materials like plastics and synthetic textiles, thereby enabling more sustainable waste management practices across Europe.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/push-for-waste-incineration-into-eu-ets\/#Strategies_for_Emission_Reduction\" >Strategies for Emission Reduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/push-for-waste-incineration-into-eu-ets\/#Enhancing_Waste_Sorting_Technologies\" >Enhancing Waste Sorting Technologies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/push-for-waste-incineration-into-eu-ets\/#Impact_on_Waste_Management_Activities\" >Impact on Waste Management Activities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/push-for-waste-incineration-into-eu-ets\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Strategies_for_Emission_Reduction\"><\/span><strong>Strategies for Emission Reduction<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ZWE&#8217;s proposal, which is supported by a comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/zerowasteeurope.eu\/library\/incineration-in-the-eu-emission-trading-system-a-set-of-suggestions-for-its-inclusion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">report<\/a>, outlines <strong>strategies to include incinerators in the EU ETS framework<\/strong>, projecting significant <strong>reductions<\/strong> in greenhouse gas emissions across industries. The initiative comes ahead of the EC&#8217;s planned feasibility study, meant for completion by the middle of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enhancing_Waste_Sorting_Technologies\"><\/span><strong>Enhancing Waste Sorting Technologies<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report underscores the competitive <strong>advantage<\/strong> of waste sorting under the EU ETS, detailing <strong>modern technologies that can effectively extract recyclable materials<\/strong> like plastics from mixed waste streams. The potential impact on packaging waste is highlighted, a significant contributor to mixed waste, urging for better separate collections and packaging designs that are easier to recycle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5163 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Push-for-Incineration-Integration-into-EU-ETS-1.jpg\" alt=\"Push for waste Incineration Integration into EU ETS\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Push-for-Incineration-Integration-into-EU-ETS-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Push-for-Incineration-Integration-into-EU-ETS-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Push-for-Incineration-Integration-into-EU-ETS-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_on_Waste_Management_Activities\"><\/span><strong>Impact on Waste Management Activities<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moreover, ZWE&#8217;s findings suggest that without mixed waste sorting, many countries would <strong>struggle<\/strong> to meet their packaging recycling targets, underscoring the <strong>broader<\/strong> <strong>implications<\/strong> <strong>of incinerator inclusion<\/strong> in the EU ETS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In conclusion, Zero Waste Europe &#8216;s proactive position on integrating incineration into the EU ETS aims to drive substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while supporting innovation in waste management practices across Europe. As discussions unfold, stakeholders await further developments to see if ZWE&#8217;s vision of a cleaner, more efficient waste management system will be realized on a European scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bold move aimed at tackling Europe&#8217;s greenhouse gas emissions, Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has called upon the European Commission (EC) to integrate waste incineration into the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The advocacy group argues that such a step would effectively penalize the incineration of fossil-based materials like plastics and synthetic textiles,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,543,542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-advocacy-enforcement-en","category-new-tech-en","category-28","category-543","category-542","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5154"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5172,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5154\/revisions\/5172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}