01 May 2020 --- Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has declared its support for the European Commission’s COVID-19 waste management guidance, which was released in April. The guidance gives recommendations to Member States on how to ensure a high level of human and environmental protection while preventing and reducing disruptions in the provision of proper waste management services. ZWE has, however, warned against the risk of short-term policy-making that could undermine the EU’s long-term circular economy objectives while highlighting that the crisis provides an opportunity to invest European recovery funds in building circular economies.
