Amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 September 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 10 July 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 15 July 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 16 July 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Voted 9 September 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 18 March 2025
- ✓ Published as law 26 September 2025
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- Rapporteur
- Anna ZALEWSKA ECR
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #130256 PPEFlavio TOSI PPEHeléne FRITZON S&DJana NAGYOVÁ PfEMEP #96776 RenewMEP #229352 Verts/ALEJeannette BALJEU RenewRasmus NORDQVIST Verts/ALEEmma FOURREAU The LeftMEP #96820 The Left
- For opinion
- ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur MEP #125045 S&D
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Committee opinions: Opinion (AGRI),Draft opinion (AGRI)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Outcome
- 26 September 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 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
- 9 September 2025 Plenary vote
- 16 July 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 18 February 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 22 October 2024 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Plenary stage
- 13 March 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 514 Against 20 Abstained 91
Final vote at 12:33 · 82% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 18 ballots in voting order
1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectivelyAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded5. Amendment 117 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 9a, paragraph 4 12:32 A9-0055/2024 – Anna Zalewska – Article 1, § 1, point 4; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 9a, § 4 – Am 117Rejected6. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 9a, paragraph 4, point aAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 9a, paragraph 4, point aNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Amendment 118 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 9a, paragraph 4, point b 12:32 A9-0055/2024 – Anna Zalewska – Article 1, § 1, point 4; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 9a, § 4, point b – Am 118Rejected9. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 9a, paragraph 4, point bAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 9a, paragraph 4, point bNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 7; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 22 a, after paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 7; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 22 a, after paragraph 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded13. Amendment 119 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 7; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 22d, after paragraph 1 and after article 22d 12:33 A9-0055/2024 – Anna Zalewska – Article 1, § 1, point 7; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 22d, after § 1 and after article 22d – Am 119Rejected14. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 7; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 22d, after paragraph 1 and after article 22dAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 9; Directive 2008/98/EC; Article 35, paragraph 1, after subparagraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Vote on text inserted after recital 39RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Vote on text inserted after recital 39RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted - 23 February 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 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.
- 24 January 2024 AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 26 October – 14 November 2023 Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
- 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.
- 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.