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Amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste

Reference
2023/0234(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 September 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Environment, Climate and Food Safety ENVI
More facts (6)
Rapporteur
Anna ZALEWSKA
Shadow rapporteurs
10 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
9 Sept 2025 · Approved without a vote
Versions
6 versions
Opinions from
ITRE, IMCO, ECON, AGRI
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 10 July 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 15 July 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 16 July 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Voted 9 September 2025
  5. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 18 March 2025
  6. Published as law (done) 26 September 2025

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Environment, Climate and Food Safety ENVI
Rapporteur
Anna ZALEWSKA (ECR)
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #130256 (EPP) former member, Flavio TOSI (EPP), Heléne FRITZON (S&D), Jana NAGYOVÁ (Patriots), MEP #96776 (Renew) former member, MEP #229352 (Greens) former member, Jeannette BALJEU (Renew), Rasmus NORDQVIST (Greens), Emma FOURREAU (The Left), MEP #96820 (The Left) former member
Opinion: ITRE
Industry, Research and Energy
Opinion: IMCO
Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Opinion: ECON
Economic and Monetary Affairs
Opinion: AGRI
Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur MEP #125045 (S&D) former member

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
9 Sept 2025Waste Framework Directive: textiles and food waste New lawsApproved without a voteshow of hands — no count

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No roll-call vote was recorded on this dossier.

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Versions, 6

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament9 Sept 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0167/2025 TA-10-2025-0167

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  2. Adopted by Parliament13 Mar 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0145/2024 TA-9-2024-0145

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  3. Tabled for plenary16 Jul 2025

    Report A10-0144/2025 A-10-2025-0144

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  4. Tabled for plenary23 Feb 2024

    Report A9-0055/2024 A-9-2024-0055

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  5. Committee draft14 Jul 2025

    Draft report (ENVI) ENVI-PR-775630

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  6. Committee draft12 Sept 2023

    Draft report (ENVI) ENVI-PR-752974

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0167/2025: Parliament approves the Council position on amending the Waste Framework Directive to address textile and food waste.
  • Adopted text TA9-0145/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste sets binding food waste reduction targets for 2030 and establishes extended producer responsibility for textiles, with separate collection from 2025.
  • Report A10-0144/2025: Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, concluding the ordinary legislative procedure at second reading.
  • Report A9-0055/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste sets binding food waste reduction targets, extends producer responsibility to textiles, and strengthens separate collection and sorting rules.
  • Draft report (ENVI): This is a draft report recommending that Parliament approve the Council's position at first reading on a directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste. The report notes that the act will be adopted accordingly.
  • Draft report (ENVI): The draft report amends the Commission's proposal on waste, focusing on food and textile waste, eliminating illegal landfills, and improving waste management.

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Committee opinions: Opinion (AGRI), Draft opinion (AGRI)

What changed

Between consecutive versions of the text, newest pair first.

No overview of what changed between versions is available for this dossier. The “Compare” links under Versions show every change between two versions.

Timeline, 17

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 2 steps · 10 Sept 2025–26 Sept 2025

  1. 26 September 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 10 September 2025

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 16 Jul 2025–9 Sept 2025

  1. 9 September 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 9 Sept 2025 Adopted text TA10-0167/2025Report A10-0144/2025

  2. 16 July 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0144/2025

Committee stage 3 steps · 10 Jul 2025–15 Jul 2025

  1. 15 July 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 14 July 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ENVI)

  3. 10 July 2025

    Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.

Negotiations with the Council 3 steps · 22 Oct 2024–18 Mar 2025

  1. 18 March 2025

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

    ENVI-AG-772164

  2. 18 February 2025

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  3. 22 October 2024

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 23 Feb 2024–13 Mar 2024

  1. 13 March 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 13 Mar 2024 Adopted text TA9-0145/2024Report A9-0055/2024

  2. 23 February 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A9-0055/2024

Committee stage 5 steps · 12 Sept 2023–14 Feb 2024

  1. 14 February 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 24 January 2024

    AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (AGRI)

  3. 26 October – 14 November 2023

    Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)

    Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (ENVI)

  4. 2 October 2023

    Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.

  5. 12 September 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ENVI)

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0234
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European Parliament (2025). “Amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste”. Dossier, 9 September 2025. procId 2023-0234, reference 2023/0234(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0234 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0234(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0234 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2023-0234,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-09-09},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0234}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0234},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2023-0234, reference 2023/0234(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0234(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}