According to the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC), the European Commission’s proposal to revise the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) requires substantial improvements to deliver on its key objectives, namely combat illegal shipments while boosting circular value chains.
The one-size-fits all approach subjecting all waste streams to similar export restrictions without making any distinction between untreated and raw materials from recycling (RMR) meeting quality specifications, will result in lasting negative impacts for the EU’s recycling industry.
EuRIC press release on export restrictions on metal scrap available here.
EuRIC press release on export restrictions on recovered paper available here.