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Environment minister Serge Wilmes presented a revised national waste plan, last Friday. The new strategy sets policy directions until 2030. It focuses on waste prevention and sustainable resource use. It aims for 60 percent recycling of household waste and an end to landfill. Packaging recycling should reach 70 percent. Authorities target a full separate collection of biowaste.
The National Agency for Climate and Energy, Klima-Agence has launched a new solar simulator. The tool helps households estimate solar panel benefits. Users can measure electricity production from their roofs and calculate potential savings and improve self-consumption. The agency says the tool explains solar energy to households and supports the energy transition. It also shows how a low-carbon home works.
Employment growth remains moderate. New data from national statistics agency Statec show a 0.4 percent rise in salaried jobs in late 2025. Annual growth reached 1.5 percent. Mainly public sector activities drove this trend.
