EU agrees directive on port reception facilities to process ship waste

The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on a directive on port reception facilities for the delivery and processing of waste from ships.

This was based on a proposal by the European Commission in January 2018 as part of the European strategy to reduce plastic waste.

The directive sets measures, aiming to ensure that waste generated on ships or collected at sea is always returned to land, recycled and processed and ports.