{"id":672,"date":"2026-01-28T08:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/?p=672"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:52:04","slug":"eu-could-cut-bio-waste-by-introducing-epr-for-food-products-report-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/eu-could-cut-bio-waste-by-introducing-epr-for-food-products-report-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"EU could cut bio-waste by introducing EPR for food products, report shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The EU will struggle to meet its 2030 food waste and climate targets without a new way to pay for food waste prevention and collection, according to a new report by Zero Waste Europe.<\/h4>\n

The report, produced by the\u00a0Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)<\/a> and\u00a0Zero Waste Europe (ZWE)<\/a>, found that the EU will struggle to meet the targets and proposes introducing\u00a0Extended Producer Responsibility for Food Products (EPRFP).<\/p>\n

As part of the Waste Framework Directive, the EU has set a target to reduce food waste by 30% per capita at the household retail and restaurant level\u00a0and 10% at the manufacturing level by 2030.<\/p>\n

Food waste is responsible for\u00a08\u201310% of global greenhouse gas emissions<\/a>, while EU citizens generate around\u00a0130 kg of food waste per person each year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EU Member States are obligated to\u00a0separately collect biowaste; however, a report by ZWE found that only an estimated 26% of kitchen waste\u00a0is currently captured, with the rest ending up in landfills or incinerated.<\/p>\n

ZWE argues that an EPRFP scheme covering wholesalers, importers and retailers (limited to their own \u2018white label\u2019 products) would transfer a portion of the financial and operational responsibility for food waste from municipalities and taxpayers to producers.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the report, Joan Marc Simon, Founder of Zero Waste Europe, said:\u00a0\u201dNow that we have EU targets on food waste and the obligation to separately collect bio-waste, we need the economic instruments to meet them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEPR for food products can mobilise the funding necessary to reduce food waste and increase separate collection of organics.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 The EU will struggle to meet its 2030 food waste and climate targets without a new way to pay for food waste prevention and collection, according to a new report by Zero Waste Europe. The report, produced by the\u00a0Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and\u00a0Zero Waste Europe (ZWE), found that the…<\/p>\n

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