Recycling news: 2018

Global We wish you a merry Christmas – and a zero waste one! Christmas is here! Religious or not, for many Europeans this is the most magical time of the year. Our cities lighten up with decorations and resound with festive songs, the air smells like mulled wine, and people get together to celebrate with their loved ones. For those among us who live away from family and […] Zero Waste Europe · 23 Dec 2018 Global 1 week to Christmas – Relax and don’t waste food For many people Christmas is synonymous with great food. But it is also a time when lots of food is wasted. How can you reduce your food waste and enjoy a tasty Christmas period? We are only a couple of days away from Christmas eve. How are you? Already experiencing a holiday burn out whilst […] Zero Waste Europe · 22 Dec 2018 Global Controversial assumptions of study by University of Bonn create misleading interpretation of bioplastics’ environmental impact The recent study “Land use mediated GHG emissions and spillovers from increased consumption of bioplastics” published by the University of Bonn calls into question the contribution of bio-based plastics to climate change mitigation. Although the study describes that fossil-based plastics are responsible for 15 percent of the global CO2 emissions*, it fails to acknowledge [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Global Member portrait: POLIFILM In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mrs Maria Heinze, Project Manager R&D at POLIFILM shares some information on a leading manufacturer of extrusion and protective films. Sustainability is teamwork – also at POLIFILM (Photo credit: Thilo Schoch photo+videographer) 5 [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Global News in brief – December 2018 UK unveils £60 million (US $76.4 million) funding to develop sustainable packaging: The funding, to be bolstered by industry support, and delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund aims at support the development of new forms of packaging and plastic made from farming, food and industrial waste, among other [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Global Single-use plastics directive fails to acknowledge potential of biodegradable plastics Berlin, 20 December 2018 - The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU, which aims to prevent and reduce marine litter of these products. European Bioplastics (EUBP) fully supports the transition from a linear to a ‘no-leakage’ circular [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Global Indirect additional global warming impacts from processes attributing to direct global warming and example of permafrost melting Contribution article by Ville Uusitalo, Assistant Professor at the LUT-University (School of Energy Systems, Sustainable Science) and Annamari Enström, Senior Researcher, LCA at Neste Corporation. Global warming impacts of different products and processes from life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective is widely performed with standardized methods. Global warming impact assessments in LCA are, typ… European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2018 Global EU agrees unprecedented cuts to single-use plastics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brussels, 19/12/2018 After months of intense negotiations, the EU has agreed much-anticipated laws to slash single-use plastics in the EU. The agreed text is a significant step forward in tackling plastic pollution, but does not fully address the urgency of the plastics crisis, according to Rethink Plastic and Break Free From Plastic. […] Break Free From Plastic · 19 Dec 2018 Global CRT glass – the issues | WEEE Forum - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Dec 2018 Global Single-Use Plastics Directive Backgrounder Reloop has prepared a short backgrounder to summarize some of the key elements of the Single-Use Plastics Directive. Reloop Platform · 19 Dec 2018 Global Single-Use Plastics Directive Backgrounder Reloop has prepared a short backgrounder to summarize some of the key elements of the Directive, including what measures have been proposed to minimize the usage of single-use plastic items. Reloop Platform · 19 Dec 2018 Global Share Your Views on the Future of Waste Management in Context of Circular Economy on the ISWA Blog ISWA would like to invite blog article contributions on the list of topics explored at the next ISWA World Congress in Bilbao, Spain, 7 ??? 9 October 2019. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 18 Dec 2018 Global Meet our members – Ecological Recycling Society (ECOREC) Currently we are the national NGO that deals with issues relating to waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting; products and resource management. Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews we want to give you a chance to get to know our members and […] Zero Waste Europe · 17 Dec 2018 Global Study: PFAS in Food Packaging Grocery store takeout is a convenient way to get dinner on the table. But it shouldn’t come with harmful nonstick PFAS chemicals. When used in food packaging, the chemicals can leach out of the packaging and get into the food, people, compost, and the environment. Take Out Toxics: PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging, a study […] Break Free From Plastic · 17 Dec 2018 Global 2 weeks to Christmas – The Gift of Time Christmas time is fast approaching and many of us may be organising our present list. And it is a lovely thing to be able to show your love and appreciation for another being by giving them a present. However the world is drowning in ‘stuff’, and the last thing many of us need is more […] Zero Waste Europe · 14 Dec 2018 Global ISWA Signs Global Commitment to a New Plastics Economy The Ellen MacArthur Foundation???s vision of a circular economy for plastic has now been signed by over 250 organisations ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 14 Dec 2018 Global Testing Carpet for Toxics: Chemicals affecting human health and hindering the circular economy The post Testing Carpet for Toxics: Chemicals affecting human health and hindering the circular economy appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 13 Dec 2018 Global Abstracts Submission for ISWA World Congress 2018 is Open International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress 2019 will be held on 7-9 October 2019 at the Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall, in Bilbao (Spain). The conference will include keynote and plenary sessions by invited speakers, and concurrent sessions with oral and poster presentations by the participants. The edition's Congress host, ISWA National Member in Spain, ATEGRUS®… ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 13 Dec 2018 Global ISWA Joins a New Collaborative H2020 Project to Pilot Selective Recovery of Pure Plastics from Multi-materials Waste The MultiCycle project held a successful kick-off meeting in Brussels on the 28th November. This new three-year EC Horizon 2020 Innovation Action will deliver an industrial recycling pilot plant for thermoplastic-based multi-materials allowing selective recovery of pure plastics and fibres from mixed wastes without downgrading as a key enabling step towards the realization of a circular plastic… ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 11 Dec 2018 Global EU PLASTICS STRATEGY DELAYED EXPRA · 11 Dec 2018 Global Zero Waste Study Tour 2018: turning the Circular Economy vision into reality Last week we organised, as part of our Zero Waste Cities and Communities programme, the 2018 Study Tour in Brussels and Flanders, aiming at further disseminating best practices in Europe. It was the occasion to provide European delegations from all over Europe (Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Austria, France, Netherlands and Cyprus) with the possibility to visit one of the most performing […] The po… Zero Waste Europe · 11 Dec 2018 Global Plastics on Hurricane Alley A few times during our phone call, chirping from a gaggle of winged visitors threatens to drown out Errol Summerlin’s voice. He’s on his porch in Portland, Texas, describing a David-and-Goliath battle to stop the largest plastics plant in the world from being built on the same jut of land where Hurricane Harvey made landfall in 2017. […] Break Free From Plastic · 11 Dec 2018 Global Single Use Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance - STRONG SUPPORT Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, Thank you for your leadership on Zero Waste issues. I am writing to express Break Free From Plastic's strong support of the Single Use Disposable Foodware and Litter Reduction, Item #27 on the December 11th City Council meeting agenda. The ordinance represents a brave and necessary step forward in tackling […] Break Free From Plastic · 11 Dec 2018 Global Study tour in Brussels and Flanders The region of Flanders is indeed a forerunner regarding waste management. In 2000 it had already met the EU 2020 target for recycling waste and has now implemented an ambitious waste prevention program. Along with an overall presentation of what was done in Flanders, we learnt about specific initiatives such as the Bruges Food Waste […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Dec 2018 Global Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering supplies Steinmüller grate and boiler to Taoyuan Nippon Steel [&] Sumikin Engineering received an order for the supply of core components for the new Taoyuan waste incineration... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 10 Dec 2018 Global UNDER THE CEFLEX INITIATIVE EXPRA ENDORSES THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY GLOBAL COMMITMENT EXPRA · 9 Dec 2018 Global EU CIRCULAR ECONOMY MISSION TO INDIA, SEPTEMBER 3 – 7, NEW DELHI EXPRA · 9 Dec 2018 Global EC ‘VIRTUOUS CIRCLES’ MISSIONS TO MALTA, ROMANIA AND BULGARIA 30 NOVEMBER – 7 DECEMBER 2018 EXPRA · 9 Dec 2018 Global SINGLE-USE PLASTICS: PRESIDENCY REACHES PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT WITH PARLIAMENT EXPRA · 9 Dec 2018 Global EXPRA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, DECEMBER 5, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 9 Dec 2018 Global FEVE, FERVER, EXPRA AND EURIC JOIN FORCES FOR AN AMBITIOUS AND COMPARABLE MEASUREMENT POINT FOR GLASS RECYCLING EXPRA · 9 Dec 2018 Global EXPRA, PROSPA & EPRO WORKSHOP ON ECO MODULATION OF EPR FEES, OCTOBER 9, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 9 Dec 2018 Global Introduction by the Managing Director After the adoption of the new Waste Legislation, in Europe, but not only, especially during the second half of this year, the key word was PLASTIC. Do we need plastic packaging? Should we not just ban the use of certain products? Why don’t we just drink from the tap or use glass bottles like in the past? How can we stop the marine litter? The European Institutions tried to give answers to these… EXPRA · 9 Dec 2018 Global PRESS RELEASE: The members of the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) have elected the Board of Directors for the next two years. Mr. Cees de Mol van Otterloo, CEO of Afvalfonds Verpakkingen as the President of EXPRA Brussels, 7 December 2018 – During its autumn General Assembly meeting, EXPRA, the alliance of 26 producer responsibility organizations for packaging which are owned by obliged industry and work on […] EXPRA · 7 Dec 2018 Global 3 weeks to Christmas – ZERO plastics Christmas The long-awaited moment has come! The lights, the decorations, the positive energy, the family and friends gatherings, the Christmas carols and also, the gifts. But to all of those who long for a non-materialistic Christmas, and are determined to avoid plastics at all cost, it is not an easy task! Even for an expert of […] Zero Waste Europe · 7 Dec 2018 Global Record attendance and innovative solutions at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference Berlin, 7 December 2018 – The 13th European Bioplastics Conference, which took place on 4/5 December 2018 in Berlin, put bioplastics in the spotlight for over 400 senior executives from across the bioplastics value chain, including brands, policy makers, academia, and NGOs, by meeting the demand for more sustainable, resource-efficient, and functional solutions. The sold-out event [...] European Bioplastics News · 7 Dec 2018 Global Plastic-Free Periods: Menstrual Products & Plastic Pollution Menstrual products generate extraordinary amounts of waste. It has been estimated that an average woman disposes approximately 150 kilograms of tampons, pads, and applicators in her lifetime, around 90% of which is plastic. Reloop Platform · 7 Dec 2018 Global TODAY: Activists Deliver Nearly 70,000 Petition Signatures to President of EU Council Köstinger, Urging EU to Pass Ambitious EU Plastics Directive Vienna, 5 Dezember 2018 - Today, Global consumer group SumOfUs, environmental organisation Global 2000 and the activist group #aufstehn delivered a petition with nearly 70,000 signatures to Elisabeth Köstinger, President of the EU Council, asking her to ensure that the EU Plastics Directive is passed in order to reduce single-use plastics and makes corporations pay […] Break Free From Plastic · 6 Dec 2018 Global Appliances Recycling SA, new EucoLight Member EucoLight welcomes Appliances Recycling SA from Greece as a new EucoLight member. With this new addition, the EucoLight family is now... L'articolo Appliances Recycling SA, new EucoLight Member proviene da Eucolight . EucoLight · 6 Dec 2018 Global New grate systems with MARTIN’s technology for WtE plants in China The grates will be manufactured in China and will use the MARTIN reverse-acting grate SITY 2000 technology. More details follow... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 5 Dec 2018