Zero Waste Europe

Introduction

Our work plan for the next 3 years is structured following the life cycle of products and packaging. That is:

Work Packages Overview

1. WP1: Organisational Development
   Provides a description of how we plan to provide the necessary support and infrastructure to implement WP2, WP3, and WP4.

2. WP2: Waste Prevention and Consumption Reduction (including through reuse)
   This WP deals with any policy related to preventing waste from being created by making products or packaging more durable, repairable, or reusable. Concretely, it deals with waste and food waste prevention, reuse policies, and the implementation of existing prevention policies.

3. WP3: Clean and Effective Material Cycles
   This WP deals with policies dedicated to designing products and packaging for circularity, ensuring that they are toxic-free, reusable as much as possible, and recyclable at the end of their life cycle so that they can be reintroduced into the material loop. It includes finding the right role for chemical recycling.

4. WP4: Optimised Waste Collection and Treatment
   This WP covers all the policies related to waste collection, shipment, and management, including economic incentives (EPR, DRS), follow-up of implementation, and waste trade.

5. WP5: Sustainable Residual Waste Management
   This WP is about any policy relating to waste disposal. It focuses on ensuring that all new legislation on waste disposal is centered on safe and efficient treatment and is coherent with future commitments in product and waste policy to avoid building overcapacity for disposal infrastructure.