The European Commission has decided to prioritise the development of end-of-waste criteria for plastic and textiles. Work on the criteria for plastic has already begun with the finalisation of the technical assessment expected by 2024. The work on end-of-waste criteria for textile waste will commence in 2023. Definitions of Plastics and Textiles are as follows:

Plastics (polyethylene terephthalate recovered/recycled, mixed plastics waste recovered/recycled, polypropylene plastic recovered/recycled from plastic waste between others.)

Textiles (cellulosic fibres recovered/recycled and mixed fibres recovered/recycled from textile waste between others.)