Two recent judgments by the Regional Administrative Courts of Piedmont and Marche confirm a growing judicial trend in favour of full public access to environmental data. Confidentiality and trade secrets cannot override the citizen’s right to know the impact of industrial activities on the environment.

The Government has approved the draft legislative decree transposing Directive (EU) 2023/1542 and overhauling the national framework governing the entire life cycle of batteries. The reform introduces new rules on responsibility, traceability, EPR schemes, CAM requirements and establishes the national Battery Producers Register.

On 26 September 2025, Directive (EU) 2025/1892 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The new Directive amends Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, introducing binding targets for food waste reduction and new extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes for textile products.

Law Decree No. 116/2025, published in the Official Gazette on 8 August and in force since 9 August, introduces amendments to Part IV of Legislative Decree No. 152/2006. The text strengthens sanctions against waste abandonment, especially in cases of systematic and organised conduct, and enhances the role of public authorities in enforcement.

With judgment No. 9390 of 13 May 2025, the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio annulled paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 7 of the Ministerial Decree of 21 June 2024 (“Suitable Areas Decree”), finding the restrictions imposed on the siting of renewable energy plants to be disproportionate and inadequately justified.

On 7 May 2025, the Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) launched the National Register of Producers (RENAP). The platform centralises EPR-related obligations, replacing previous product-specific registers and digitising data transmission and controls.