Under the new EU Waste Shipment Regulation, EURIC, the voice of Europe’s recycling industries, welcomes the successful notification of 24 non-OECD countries to be approved as export destinations for EU recycled materials.
Feb 26, 2025
Under the new EU Waste Shipment Regulation, non-OECD countries had to notify the European Commission of their willingness to import non-hazardous EU materials until 21 February 2025, providing extensive data on environmentally sound management.
The European Commission has officially confirmed that the following countries that have successfully submitted their notification. These countries are: Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine and Vietnam.
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According to CEPI data, there has been a 13% drop in paper production and a 7% decrease in recovered paper consumption in 2023. Europe is generating more recovered paper than it can process. With imports to Germany down sharply, exporting surplus material to the Far East has become essential. In 2023, India, as the primary destination, saw EU exports increased by over 50%, reaching 2.3 million tonnes.
EURIC, the voice of Europe’s recycling industries, welcomes the successful notification of 24 non-OECD countries to be approved as export destinations for EU recycled materials. The objective is to ensure that instead of exporting its waste problems, the EU contributes to the environment management of waste and better addresses the illegal trafficking of waste.
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The first list of countries authorised to receive waste from the EU will be established by 21 November 2026. Exports of waste to non-OECD countries that are not included in the list will be prohibited from 21 May 2027.
