Recycling news: 2022

Global Joint Open Letter to Energy Ministers on “Save Gas for a Safe Winter” The supply of affordable, efficient and secure heat and power is essential for key European industry and citizens. Ahead of... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 26 Jul 2022 Global Deloitte Report 2022 on Cepi statistics Download Deloitte’s independant limited assurance letter on the Data Quality Rating (DQR) and Data Delivery Quality Rating (DDQR) of a selection of indicators published in Cepi’s 2021 Annual Statistics report. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 26 Jul 2022 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Group to Build the South Clyde Energy Centre Once operational, the new facility will generate up to 45 MWe gross of electricity by processing up to 350,000 tonnes... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 25 Jul 2022 Global Press release: EU Commission proposals on mandatory reductions risk causing greater uncertainty for industry in case of gas supply disruptions The European Commission released today the Winter Preparedness Package. The measures outlined in the package respond to the intertwined needs of European citizens and industry, in the face of a deteriorating situation regarding energy supplies. They also introduce a greater level of uncertainty, requiring belated changes to emergency plans previously developed by Member States. The […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 20 Jul 2022 Global Capannori becomes the first Zero Waste Certified City in Italy and the third in Europe Shortly after celebrating the 15th anniversary of its zero waste commitment, the Tuscan city of Capannori has become a Zero Waste Certified City with the accreditation of 4 stars. The Zero Waste Cities Certification is a robust European third-party assessed certification standard, developed by the non-governmental organisation Mission Zero Academy (MiZA) and powered by Zero […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Jul 2022 Global GAIA AND #BREAKFREEFROMPLASTIC MEMBERS RESPOND TO OCEAN CONSERVANCY’S APOLOGY The United States-based organization Ocean Conservancy (OC), on 11th July 2022, issued a long-overdue apology to more than seven hundred organizations for the harm caused by the publication of their 2015 report “Stemming the Tide: Land-based strategies for a plastic-free ocean”, expressing its willingness to take responsibility for the damage caused by the publication. Froilan […] Break Free From Plastic · 19 Jul 2022 Global Evasive action: ensuring that copyright doesn’t become a barrier to the right to repair With this post by Stephen Wyber from Knowledge Rights 21 we begin to bring visibility to the various ways in which copyright and software are increasingly used as a threat to our Right to Repair. Right to Repair Europe · 19 Jul 2022 Global Network-Wide Gathering: Zero Waste Europe, reunited Video by Camille Delbos Zero Waste Europe’s network of 33 organisations supports the zero waste vision across 27 countries, working tirelessly to bring about change on the ground, through policy-work, advocacy campaigns, implementation of zero waste solutions, engagement with stakeholders and capacity building. In June, after more than two years apart (physically!), we were […] Zero Waste Europe · 19 Jul 2022 Global Delay, distract and derail: Investigating companies ’ broken plastic promises The post Delay, distract and derail: Investigating companies ’ broken plastic promises appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 18 Jul 2022 Global Decarbonising Waste-to-Energy with CCUS technologies CCUS involves the capture of CO2 from industrial facilities and hard-to-abate sectors. The CO2 is then transported, via pipeline or... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 18 Jul 2022 Global Opinion | The State of Environmental Education Amongst South African Youth: A Reflection June 16 is an important day in South Africa’s history. In 1976, more than 20 000 students from the township of Soweto stood united in protest against the passed laws […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 Jul 2022 Global Strengthening local capacities for Improved Waste Management Policies By Zamawela Shamase Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria ERA, with funding support from the Global Alliance for Incinerators Alternative (GAIA) is implementing this project, “Strengthening local capacities for […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 Jul 2022 Global Waste Picker Integration in the Cape Agulhas Municipality, South Africa By Zamawela Shamase. In partnership with the Cape Agulhas Municipality, the Zero Waste Association of South Africa (ZWASA) has made significant progress with its Zero Waste Pilot Project in Bredasdorp, […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 Jul 2022 Global Recicladores de Colombia: La termovalorización es una falsa solución al manejo de residuos Ante la amenaza de la licitación para implementar una planta de termovalorización en Colombia, las asociaciones de recicladores de todo el país se reunieron para discutir todas las medidas de […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 15 Jul 2022 Global Member in the Spotlight: No Plastic In My Sea I am Muriel Papin, the head of the NGO No Plastic In My Sea. We are a French organisation, based in Paris, whose mission is to tackle plastic pollution at source. We raise awareness about the strong correlation between plastic pollution and plastic overproduction and campaign to create conditions for reduction. We help organisations and […] Break Free From Plastic · 15 Jul 2022 Global Guest Blog: Plastic Free July – a Malaysian take ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Jul 2022 Global Turning Back the Tide Civil society organizations, including the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Break Free from Plastic, are calling on leaders in the U.S. and Africa to stop waste colonialism—the illegal importing of waste from countries in the Global North to African nations already impacted by the waste and climate crises. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 15 Jul 2022 Global EU Presidencies: How green was France, how promising Czechia? As France hands over the steering wheel to the Czech Republic, there is much green ambition left to be desired, writes Sarah Abou Chleih. With a global pandemic playing on repeat in the background, and an energy crisis fueled by Russian aggressions on Ukraine and Europe’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, France had taken over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU in January, kicks… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 14 Jul 2022 Global Safe and efficient waste shipments drive the circular economy RECYCLING magazine – 12 July 2022 Yesterday, the European Waste Management Association held an event on the ongoing Waste Shipment Regulation revision. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 14 Jul 2022 Global ANDRITZ to supply semi-dry flue gas cleaning system for a waste incineration plant in Schwandorf, Germany Start-up of the plant is scheduled for mid-2024. The scope of supply includes replacement of the complete reactor and filter... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 13 Jul 2022 Global Press release: Cepi welcomes EU Parliament’s ITRE Committee vote on a revised Renewable Energy Directive, but implementation of the cascading use principle must be left to Member States Today, the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, ITRE, voted on the revision of the renewable energy directive, or RED III. The vote was a welcome response to the need for an accelerated development of renewable energy sources in Europe. It also confirmed the importance of taking sustainability criteria into account when using […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 13 Jul 2022 Global Citizenwashing: What it is and how to spot it “This is for the benefit of the citizens”, “We have consulted citizens and…”, “This is what citizens want.” The word “citizen” is regularly used by politicians and public authorities to justify their decisions. But sometimes the claim that a decision is based upon the public opinion is baseless. In this article we define citizenwashing and help you spot it. In Ancient Greece, “citizens” were th… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 13 Jul 2022 Global WHY TAKING THE TOXIC TOURS MATTERS Von Hernandez, Global Coordinator of #BreakFreeFromPlastic Estelle Eonnet : Have you already taken a toxic tour in real life? Von Hernandez : I actually did a real-life toxic tour across South Asia in the late 1990’s, when we were investigating and documenting the toxic legacies left behind by DDT manufacturing operations and the stockpiling of […] Break Free From Plastic · 12 Jul 2022 Global EU makes the world of waste a bit smaller – New WSR threatens trade in paper, board and metal The new Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) makes it easier to transport waste within Europe, but shuts the door to exporting paper, board and metal outside the EU. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 12 Jul 2022 Global Press release: EU Parliament ENVI Committee vote shows deforestation is taken seriously, but some new rules would be hard to implement The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee vote today is a good sign that the EU is taking the threat represented by deforestation and illegal logging seriously. But some definitions in the proposed text go against international agreements and the experience of the European paper industry in fighting deforestation. Sustainable forest management is an essential principle of […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 12 Jul 2022 Global Release of India Circular Economy Forum (ICEF) report – 18 July – Online The recommendations from the discussions at ICEF have taken a final shape Register here! Large economies, such as the EU and India, have a key […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 Jul 2022 Global Packaging at the core How does packaging relate to chemicals, food waste, waste trade and climate change? The relationship is closer than people may think. Overall production of packaging and packaging waste has steadily grown over the past 20 years. 2018 in Europe saw a record 174 kg of packaging waste per person. Between 2009 and 2019, paper & […] Zero Waste Europe · 12 Jul 2022 Global Europe’s PFAS problem: situation briefings by independent experts – 9 – 15 – 29 September – Webinar The European Environmental Bureau is pleased to invite you to a third series of webinars on PFAS following the success of our series of webinars in […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 Jul 2022 Global IED review – Workshop for Member States representatives – 21 September IED review – Workshop for Member States representatives Brussels, Wednesday 21 September The EEB is glad to invite you to the IED review – Workshop for […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 Jul 2022 Global Panel discussion: How Plastic Waste Shipments Undermine Real Solutions to Ocean Plastic Pollution The event was co-organised by Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), in partnership with the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues. You can access the live recording and detailed summary of the event here. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 stresses the need to ‘conserve and sustainably use the oceans, […] Break Free From Plastic · 12 Jul 2022 Global Water Working Group meeting – 27-28 September The EEB Water Working Group meeting on 27 & 28 September will take place as physical event opened to members and partners, with possibility to join […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 Jul 2022 Global Bees, farmers and young generations, surviving amongst pesticides – 28 September The European Environmental Bureau and The Green Screen are pleased to invite you to the screening of the movie “Earth: muted” and to an online debate. […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 Jul 2022 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Zero Waste Belgium Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we’re not going far – as we shed a spotlight on Zero Waste Belgium. Set up in 2015 after a group of volunteers came together, the organisation is dedicated to mobilising citizens – young and old, public authorities […] Zero Waste Europe · 11 Jul 2022 Global Advocacy Workshop series – Last session – 28 September – Online Advocacy Workshop – last session NGO Capacity Building on preventive chemical policies in low-middle income countries Wednesday 28 September, 14:00 – 16:00 CEST The Advocacy Workshop […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 Jul 2022 Global Need for speed on chemical protections in Europe Stopping dangerous use of chemicals takes EU a decade Important protections have slowed, despite surge in chemical use Industry systematically misleads regulators over serious health risks […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 Jul 2022 Global Fixfest launch-event: European Right to Repair still loading – 30 September The European Environmental Bureau, one of the steering group members of The Right to Repair campaign, is inviting you to the policy session “European Right to Repair […] European Environmental Bureau · 10 Jul 2022 Global Pathways for a people-centered energy transition: Large infrastructure development and Aarhus Convention rights – 6 October – Cyprus Hybrid side event – 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference Pathways for a people-centered energy transition: Large infrastructure development and Aarhus Convention rights 6 October 2022, […] European Environmental Bureau · 10 Jul 2022 Global À table! Perspectives on the Sustainable Food Systems Law – 26 October – Brussels It is our pleasure to invite you to “À table! Perspectives on the Sustainable Food Systems Law” a high-level EEB event on the forthcoming EU Sustainable Food […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2022 Global Stranded in a vicious cycle? The case for transformation in animal agriculture The post Stranded in a vicious cycle? The case for transformation in animal agriculture appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 8 Jul 2022 Global Press release: Cepi annual statistics show factors behind the resilience and strong performance of the European pulp and paper industry Cepi’s annual statistics for the European pulp and paper industry published today offer a unique view of the current state of the market for pulp and paper products and the industry’s performance. They also allow for an objective analysis of deeper trends behind the industry’s resilience. Like other industries, in 2021 pulp and paper showed […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 7 Jul 2022