Interview: Why the EU’s circular economy plans must go beyond plastic waste

Carsten Wachholz, senior policy manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, tells ENDS Europe about the EU’s upcoming reforms to packaging waste rules and why simply replacing plastic with paper is not a sustainable option.

by Simon Pickstone
Wachholz: “I personally think we talk a bit too much about plastics.” Photo: EMF
Wachholz: “I personally think we talk a bit too much about plastics.” Photo: EMF

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