Recycling news: 2023

Global Beyond growth dialogue with the European Commission: an exercise in “diplomatic debunking” On the occasion of the major European Parliament Beyond Growth Conference in May 2023, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) brought together thinkers Timothée Parrique, Kate Raworth, and Vincent Liegey, as well as representatives of organisations such as Friends of the Earth Europe, the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, and the European Youth Forum. In collaboration, we wrote an open letter to the… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 4 Oct 2023 Global #MeetTheTeam – Lauriane Veillard It’s time to discover and learn more about the people behind Zero Waste Europe’s work and magic! In addition to the ZWE Changemakers series, where you can learn more about our member organisations, we invite you to get a closer look at our staff, what they do, and what inspires them to work for a […] Zero Waste Europe · 4 Oct 2023 Global Europe needs a Nature Restoration Law fit for purpose, urge 200 NGOs In recent months, the call for an impactful Nature Restoration Law received unprecedented support from more than one million citizens, businesses, scientists, and multiple other stakeholders […] European Environmental Bureau · 4 Oct 2023 Global International Finance Corporation (IFC) Invests in new Brazilian Fund IFC – a member of the World Bank – invested up to 780 million Brazilian Real (equivalent to circa 150 million US-Dollar) in a new infrastructure debt fund managed by Pátria Investimentos Ltda., a leading independent investment firm in Latin America. The goal is to help enhance Brazil’s competitiveness by supporting critical infrastructure investments while […] Global Recycling · 4 Oct 2023 Global Top candidate for Green Deal chief favours industry interests over major commitments on food, animal welfare and chemicals Maroš Šefčovič, the EU Commissioner set to oversee the future of the EU Green Deal, today received a grilling from the European Parliament over his expanded […] European Environmental Bureau · 3 Oct 2023 Global Exclusive Guide: Making Repair Accessible A new report on the accessibility of repair is out. Here is an analysis on some main points of the report, translated from our members' blog. Right to Repair Europe · 3 Oct 2023 Global Press release: Pulp and paper manufacturers are innovating their way out of CO2 emissions The pulp and paper sector has already decoupled growth and CO2 emissions for several decades, but it remains energy-intensive. To go even further in its commitment to climate change mitigation it bets on breakthroughs in an array of technologies, which could reduce the sector’s energy needs by as much as 80%, and on a formidable […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 3 Oct 2023 Global UnaTerra Venture Capital and EIT Climate-KIC Join Forces The partnership would represent a shared commitment to support businesses enabling them to meet the climate challenges and forming the building blocks of a new economy. In July, UnaTerra Venture Capital Impact Fund and EIT Climate-KIC, Europe’s leading climate innovation agency, have signed a strategic investment partnership. As reported, both parties intend to work together […] Global Recycling · 3 Oct 2023 Global Insufficient Infrastructure: Business Opportunities in Pakistan Industry experts believe that the pressure to invest in waste treatment, recycling, and disposal will increase in the foreseeable future. That will lead to business chances. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan would generate approximately 49.6 million tons of solid waste and 4.36 billion cubic meters of domestic and industrial wastewater a year, Dr. Muhammad Khurshid, […] Global Recycling · 2 Oct 2023 Global The Global Textile Recycling Market As per the latest research report published by Extrapolate, the global Textile Recycling Market is expected to grow to 9.89 billion US-Dollar by 2032, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 4.3 percent between 2023 and 2032. In 2022, it was valued at 6.45 billion US-Dollar. The growing environmental concern about waste production […] Global Recycling · 1 Oct 2023 Global RiPL Update: “Out of the river, into our pockets” ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 30 Sept 2023 Global PSSI and AMCS Announce Agreement to Accelerate Adoption of AI-driven Automation to Drive Sustainability in the Recycling Sector Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. (PSSI) has announced its agreement with AMCS on the deployment of its advanced AMCS Vision AI solution. This announcement comes after several months of collaboration on a pilot implementation on a PSSI client site. AMCS Vision AI is an artificial intelligence driven, computer vision solution designed to provide haulers with automated […] Global Recycling · 29 Sept 2023 Global Sorting through the trash talk to solve Europe’s packaging waste crisis As a raft of new evidence makes the case for reusable packaging, opposition to waste prevention and reuse appears increasingly untenable for policy makers working on Europe’s new packaging law, write Jean-Pierre Schweitzer and Marco Musso. The EU regulation on packaging and packaging waste has been one of the most intensely lobbied and debated files of this political term. Policy makers across … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 28 Sept 2023 Global Press statement: European Bioplastics addresses media misinformation about Paper Cup Study Brussels, 28 September 2023 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports the development of robust methodologies for assessing the environmental hazards associated with various materials when they become litter. However, elements of the press release may be considered misleading. The press release “Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups” from the University of Gothenburg [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Sept 2023 Global Guest Blog: RECLAIM Project in Full Swing ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 27 Sept 2023 Global CURE CURE is a Minnesota-based rural, nonprofit organization made up of people who care about the well-being of their neighbors, the health of the land and water, and the legacy we leave for future generations. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 26 Sept 2023 Global New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance The Minnesota Environmental Justice Table (MNEJ) is a diverse coalition of community members and organizations building an environmental justice formation across the North Star State. We work to both support base-building efforts in frontline communities and coordinate their representation at state energy and climate policy tables. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 26 Sept 2023 Global Press release: Spanish EU Presidency & Circular Choices Coalition propose new approach on how to make competitiveness and the EU Green Deal work Together with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU, a coalition of European trade associations representing 20% of the EU’s manufacturing companies launched a debate on how a circular bioeconomy could enable a more competitive Europe, while at the same time helping the EU navigate through global challenges including climate change and a […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 26 Sept 2023 Global Over 40 Civil Society Organisations converge to advocate for Sustainable and Just Raw Material Policies Today marks the official launch of the CSO Coalition on Raw Materials, a vital convergence of over 40 civil society organisations (CSOs) from the EU and […] European Environmental Bureau · 26 Sept 2023 Global Will Proposed Clean Power Plan Create New Tailwinds for AD? EPA’s successor to the Obama Clean Power Plan promises new opportunities for anaerobic digester operators and developers. BioCycle · 26 Sept 2023 Global Regenerative Farming Organization Goes In-Vessel For Composting In 2021, GreenAcres converted its composting process from a turned windrow to an automated in-vessel system. BioCycle · 26 Sept 2023 Global BPI Petitions USDA, NOP To Update Compost Definition To Include Compostable Products In late August, BPI petitioned both the National Organic Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to consider updating the definition of compost to include compostable products as feedstock. BioCycle · 26 Sept 2023 Global Biogas Industry Perspectives American Biogas Council notes that with success has come more scrutiny, including these three common questions … BioCycle · 26 Sept 2023 Global Electric Kitchen “Composter” Confusion Molding and plant growth trials, along with product characteristic analyses, were done with output from two different kitchen food waste dehydrator units and compared to “real” compost. BioCycle · 25 Sept 2023 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: ZERO Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we give the microphone to our member in Portugal, ZERO Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável. ZERO is a Portuguese environmental NGO created at the end of 2015. Their ambition is to intervene in Portuguese society through proactive participation in […] Zero Waste Europe · 25 Sept 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes Blue Planet as our Newest Platinum Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 25 Sept 2023 Global A united call for sustainable food systems in the EU To counter the threats posed to climate, biodiversity, human health and societal wellbeing, food systems need urgent transformation. Isabel Paliotta and Ben Snelson report. Food connects us all, transcending borders, nationality and language. As Vandana Shiva puts it, ‘food is the currency of life’. From farmers to lorry drivers, chefs to supermarket assistants, entrepreneurs to lobbyists and, … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 25 Sept 2023 Global A Waste Treatment Expansion in Zurich: A Sustainable Energy Solution by Hitachi Zosen INOVA Zurich-based Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has been chosen by Entsorgung + Recycling Zurich for a significant waste treatment project. The... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 22 Sept 2023 Global European Recyclers’ Recommendations for an EU Circular Economy Exploring Chemical Recycling when no better recycling alternative available. EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation has issued a roadmap for boosting waste recycling and fostering a clear regulatory framework. The paper reflects EuRIC’s unwavering commitment to advancing sustainability within the recycling industry, with a particular focus on exploring the areas of chemical rec… Global Recycling · 21 Sept 2023 Global CRMs Report: EuRIC Rejects the Creation of Secondary Strategic Raw Materials List, Proposes Solutions for a Green Steel Industry Last week, the Parliament approved the ITRE committee’s report on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs), a guide for forthcoming trialogue negotiations with the Council. While EuRIC acknowledges and applauds the report’s focus on circularity, concerns arise over biased proposals lacking scientific evidence and causing further, unnecessary bureaucracy. EuRIC’s position remains steadfast: to mitigate the… Global Recycling · 21 Sept 2023 Global ‘Morchem PL 2727 AR + CF-740 R’ Laminating Adhesive Receives a RecyClass Recyclability Approval Morchem is among the latest companies to receive a RecyClass Recyclability Approval, following independent, standardised testing. The laminating adhesive ‘Morchem PL 2727 AR + CF-740 R’ was found to be fully compatible when used up to 4 wt% of the PE film, following the state-of-the-art recycling process for natural flexible PE in Europe. The trials […] Global Recycling · 21 Sept 2023 Global Teknor Apex Responds to Market Demands by Re-launching Award Winning Terraloy® Sustainable Polymers, Compounds and Masterbatches Teknor Apex is committed to building on its legacy of many decades of compounding expertise and environmental awareness, by establishing itself as a market leader in scalable and sustainable materials solutions. Responding to market demands for sustainable compounds, the company is relaunching its Terraloy® brand in a dedicated effort to build up a portfolio of […] Global Recycling · 21 Sept 2023 Global Fedrigoni Self-adhesives Receive RecyClass Recyclability Approval for Rigid PE and PP Waste Streams Independent laboratory testing shows that Fedrigoni’s ‘PP White with water-based acrylic emulsion adhesive’ and ‘PE White with UV-Cured acrylic adhesive’ technologies are compatible, respectively, with the rigid, coloured PP and HDPE recycling streams in Europe. In both cases, the labels were tested unprinted on bottles without caps. For the PP-based technology, the adhesive represents 1% […] Global Recycling · 21 Sept 2023 Global Teknor Apex Announces New CEO to Replace Jonathan Fain Experienced industry professional Donald K. Wiseman has taken on the CEO role. Teknor Apex has a long and rich history of serving customers in finding unique and complex product solutions within the plastics industry. For the past 51 years, Jonathan Fain has led the organization to develop long-term partnerships with the company’s suppliers and customers […] Global Recycling · 21 Sept 2023 Global New Sustainable Styrenics ECO Solutions Produced in the U.S. INEOS Styrolution launches new U.S. produced, NAS® ECO grade of bioattributed polymers for the Americas region. INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announced the introduction of their U.S., domestically produced NAS ECO grade of sustainable polymers. The new grade contains bio-based renewable materials and is now available in the Americas. The addition of NAS […] Global Recycling · 21 Sept 2023 Global Standardkessel Baumgarte achieves a significant milestone at the Waste-to-Energy plant of Protos (U.K) A significant milestone has been reached at the Protos facility, in the U.K. The first boiler line’s successful pressure test... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 21 Sept 2023 Global Mandatory additional sorting of municipal mixed waste prior to landfill or incineration to meet recycling and carbon reduction targets needed Although the recycling rates for plastic waste are steadily increasing and landfilling keeps decreasing, around 65% of the post-consumer plastic… Plastics Europe · 21 Sept 2023 Global CEFLEX ‘Design Check’ tool to accelerate sustainable design Online tool gives valuable guidance to designers, packaging technologists, customers and suppliers of flexible packaging – helping them collaborate and innovate throughout the design process. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 20 Sept 2023 Global MEPs agree on wastewater rules but fall short on micropollutants MEPs in the European Parliament’s environmental committee agreed to update existing rules for wastewater treatment, but significantly weakened rules for the removal of micropollutants carried by […] European Environmental Bureau · 20 Sept 2023 Global Plastics packaging value chain calls to keep PPWR a material-neutral framework that supports the EU industry sustainability transition The plastics packaging value chain calls for a science-based and material-neutral policy framework that ensures the competitiveness of the European… Plastics Europe · 20 Sept 2023