VILNIUS – Lithuania, along with all other European Union (EU) countries, has failed to meet the waste collection and recycling targets set out in Community legislation, the European Commission (EC) has ruled, launching infringement proceedings against each country and sending them letters of formal notice.
The Commission said that Lithuania had failed to meet the 50-percent target for 2020 of preparing for reuse and recycling of municipal waste, such as paper, metal, plastic and glass, as established in the Waste Framework Directive.
According to the Commission, the countries also…
