ECOS | Environmental Coalition on Standards

30 September 2025

A moratorium on new waste incineration in the EU

Over 150 signatories are urging EU leaders to ban the creation of new incinerators in Europe once and for all. Incineration emissions are harmful to our health and our environment - and Europe needs to live up to its environmental and climate goals. Reuse, recycling, and waste prevention are real solutions - incineration isn’t.

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