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EU-wide end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste

Type
Implementing act
Jurisdiction
European Union
Current stage
consultation
Impact
high
Last verified change
26 Jan 2026
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A planned Commission implementing regulation establishing EU-wide end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste: a single, harmonised set of criteria for when plastic waste ceases to be waste.

Overview checked against the official sources · review record

Timeline of verified changes

  1. 26 Jan 2026 → consultation
    The feedback period on the Commission initiative for an implementing regulation establishing EU-wide end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste ran from 23 December 2025 to 26 January 2026 and is closed.
    Source quote
    receivingFeedbackStatus: CLOSED; feedbackStartDate: 2025/12/23 10:24:00; feedbackEndDate: 2026/01/26 23:59:59
    Source: ec.europa.eu · Review seed-eu-plastics-end-of-waste-001