Report on separate collection schemes in the 28 capitals of the EU published

EU Commission - DG ENV

The European Commission has assigned BiPRO GmbH to elaborate in cooperation with the Copenhagen Research Institute (CRI) the implementation of separate collection schemes in EU Member States with focus on EU capital cities, as of 2015 Member States are obliged to separately collect paper, glass, metal and plastic with a view to foster high quality recycling of these materials.

Now, the study ‘Assessment of separate collection schemes in the 28 capitals of the EU’ has been published, and is available for download here:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/index.htm

Final report

Besides the final report, 28 country and 28 capital factsheets including more detailed information on country / capital level can be accessed here:

The study on separate collection in capital cities will be presented at the conference ‘Separate collection in the Context of a Circular Economy in Europe’ organised by Municipal Waste Europe, EUROCITIES and the European Commission on Friday 29 January 2016 in Brussels. The progamme is available here.