EEA Report No. 17/2020 Agricultural management practices should be based on agroecological principles, organic farming and nature-based solutions, the EEA report ‘Water and agriculture; towards sustainable solutions,’ says. To achieve this, more ambitious measures to promote sustainable agriculture are needed in the upcoming EU common agricultural policy 2021-2027. Recent EEA studies have shown that many […] The post Water and agriculture – towards sustainable solutions appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

On 8 February 2021 the Plenary of the European Parliament adopted the report with 574 votes in favour, 22 against and 95 abstentions, is a response to the Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan. In the plenary debate, MEPs also emphasised that achieving the Green Deal objectives will only be possible if the EU switches to […] The post Report on CEAP adopted by the European Parliament appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

On Wednesday 27 January, ENVI Committee of the European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report on the New Circular Economy Action Plan calling on the European Commission to support farmers to replace mineral fertilizers with compost and digestate. The European Compost Network welcomes the positive vote of the ENVI Committee on its own initiative report on […] The post Circular Economy should help to save organics in soil – says the European Parliament appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

Members of the European Parliament exchange information with soil and compost experts, farmers and winegrowers 13 October 2020: Members of the European Parliament heard how bio-waste can be better recycled, soil fertility maintained and climate change mitigated at an online event1 organised by the European Compost Network (ECN) co-hosted by MEP Franc Bogovič (EPP, Slovenia) […] The post Save Organics in Soil – Biological Cycle and Sustainable Agriculture appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

On 12 October, Almut Reichel, project manager in the group on 'Sustainable Resource Use and Industry' at the European Environment Agency (EEA) presented the newly published EEA report 04/2020 'Bio-Waste in Europe - turing challenges into opportunities'. More than 40 participants joined the online discussion. The post ECN Public Session on Bio-Waste in Europe appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

Organics are crucial to recover soil health, quality, and fertility.  Any integrated soil management plan should include regular application of organic matter on the soil. We invited panellists from the EU institutions (European Parliament and European Commission), business associations and NGOs as well as practitioners from the agriculture and vineyard sectors to discuss current status […] The post Save Organics in Soil – Biological Cycle and Sustainable Agriculture appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy fulfils our commitment in the Programme for Government to publish and start implementing a new National Waste Action Plan. This new national waste policy will inform and give direction to waste planning and management in Ireland over the coming years. It will be followed later this year […] The post New Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy in Ireland published appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

Bio-waste is one of the key waste streams in Europe and holds great potential for the circular economy. According to the European Environment Agency’s new assessment, reducing and using bio-waste could cut emissions, improve soils and provide energy. Recycling bio-waste is also key for meeting the European Union‘s target to recycle 65 % of municipal waste by 2035. […] The post Reducing and recycling food and garden waste to boost Europe’s circular economy appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

Commission sets new targets on land, pesticides and fertilisers to green the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) According the joint strategies on biodiversity and sustainable food system, Member States will define how to achieve the targets in their national CAP Strategic Plans. The sustainability agenda of the CAP turns national, as the European Commission delegates Member […] The post New targets to green the CAP appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more

On 11 March 2020 the College of Commissioners of the European Union discussed and adopted the new Circular Economy Action Plan which should set a framework to reduce waste, deliver clean material loops, increase recycling capacity and get secondary raw materials market working, inter alia. After years struggling to get the Commission on board, ECN welcomes […] The post New CE Action Plan (CEAP) published appeared first on European Compost Network ..read more