MEPs reject paper waste proposal over health concerns

The European Parliament has voted against changing the legal definition of when dumped paper ceases to be considered waste and fit for recycling over concerns that the proposed new rules could undermine existing environmental laws.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: EU may bin new recycling rules amid intense lobbying http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-may-bin-new-recycling-rules-amid-intense-lobbying/

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