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List of ship recycling facilities: first renewals of inclusion for yards located outside the EU
The European Commission has adopted the 12th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities.

Commission welcomes political agreement on stronger control of exports of waste
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on waste shipments.

Cities are getting ready to report on the Green City Accord
The majority of Green City Accord cities will be able to report their baseline scenarios via the newly launched electronic platform.

More circular, less carbon: chemical recycling holds promise for wind-turbine blade waste
Issue 611: Disposing of complex and cumbersome wind turbine blades at the end of their lives is a key challenge facing the renewable energy sector. Researchers now identify a form of chemical recycling as the most circular and low-carbon solution.

Circular economy: new recommendations for national authorities to increase the return of used and waste mobile phones, tablets and laptops
The Commission has adopted a set of policy recommendations for Member States to improve and incentivise the return of used and waste mobile phones, tablets, laptops and their chargers.

Commission consults citizens and stakeholders on the Directive on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the evaluation of the Directive on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive) that will run until 22 September 2023.

Commission consults citizens and stakeholders on the Ship Recycling Regulation
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the evaluation of the Ship Recycling Regulation that will run until June 7, 2023.
Update of the EU List of Ship Recycling facilities
Today the European Commission adopted the 10th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities.
Green Deal: EU agrees new law on more sustainable and circular batteries to support EU's energy transition and competitive industry
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council aiming to make all batteries placed on the EU market more sustainable, circular and safe.

European Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging, boosting reuse and recycling
Today, the Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle this constantly growing source of waste and of consumer frustration.