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Global Busting the Myth of Science-Based Formula – An Investigation into Nestlé Infant Milk Products and Claims (中国人) The post Busting the Myth of Science-Based Formula – An Investigation into Nestlé Infant Milk Products and Claims (中国人) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 1 Feb 2018 Global Standardkessel Baumgarte Standardkessel Baumgarte receives the order for the construction of a turnkey energy from waste plant in Scotland MVV Environment Baldovie... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 31 Jan 2018 Global EU takes action against oxo-degradable plastics The European Commission has recommended EU-wide measures be taken against so-called ‘oxo-degradable‘ plastics. In a report published earlier this month, the Commission said that "a process to restrict the use of oxo-plastics in the EU will be started". European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association of the bioplastics industry in Europe, strongly welcomes this clear commitment [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2018 Global Europe to ramp up funding for bio-based plastics The European Commission will increase the funding for research and development of innovative bio-based plastics and to further improve plastic recycling. During the press conference on the European Strategy on Plastics earlier this month, the Commission’s Vice-President Jyrki Katainen said: “we are also ready to finance or increase financing for new innovations in recyclability [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2018 Global Member portrait: SPHERE Jean-Marc Nony, Sustainable Development Director, SPHERE In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Jean-Marc Nony, Sustainable Development Director at SPHERE, shares some information on the French family group and leading European manufacturer of household packaging and bioplastic bags. 5 facts [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2018 Global New circular, compostable packaging materials awarded with $1m Innovation Prize The Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced the winners of its $1 million Circular Materials Challenge at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The winners will join a 12-month accelerator programme working with experts to make their innovations marketable at scale. Among the winners are a number of innovative biopolymers and applications for bioplastics, including EUBP [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2018 Global Bio-based food packaging through the eyes of the consumer Companies in the food sector are increasingly looking for alternatives to conventional plastic packaging to reduce their CO2 footprint and are switching to packaging solutions made from renewable raw materials. A team at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands is studying the perceptions of bio-based packaging among consumers and aims to give manufacturers [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2018 Global Bulgaria’s Air Pollution Problem: Could it get any Worse? Bulgarian cities and ministers have made admirable commitments to the Zero Waste path, but are their current actions putting this clean future in jeopardy? Following an inspirational zero waste gathering held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in June of 2015, Bulgarian ministers and citizens alike made clear their goal to propel the country into the ever growing zero […] Zero Waste Europe · 29 Jan 2018 Global In brief (January 2018) Non-biodegradable cotton buds prohibited in Italy from 2019: Italy will be the first country to ban non-biodegradable plastic cotton buds as of 2019. The Italian parliament adopted a proposal on 19 December 2017 to only allow the production and sale of cotton buds that are biodegradable and compostable according to the European standard EN [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2018 Global COASTAL CLEANUPGOES #FOAMFREE Environmental activist groups joined forces to fight the lack of legislation on plastic pollution during Coastal Cleanup Day. Through a collaboration by the 5 Gyres Institute, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Surfrider Foundation and the #breakfreefromplastic movement, 90 volunteers collected over 110 pounds of trash left on beaches, of which only 15 pounds in total were recyclable. Break Free From Plastic · 29 Jan 2018 Global Parma and the Zero Waste Masterplan The Zero Waste Masterplan is way to take zero waste cities into the mainstream. Cities like Parma are already heading down that path and can provide key examples and advice for challenges. Today we are excited to be releasing the second video in our Zero Waste Masterplan series. In this video zero waste expert and […] Zero Waste Europe · 26 Jan 2018 Global Martin GmbH Prague, Czech Republic On 9 November 2017, Pražské služby, a.s. and MARTIN signed a contract for renewal of the 4... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 26 Jan 2018 Global PRESS RELEASE CEFLEX initiative:Extended Producer Responsibility supports circular economy solutions for flexible packaging Brussels, 25 January 2018. Under the CEFLEX initiative, the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) is committed to increasing the collection and recycling of flexible packaging formats below A4 in size. […] EXPRA · 25 Jan 2018 Global Hyderabad’s Pharmaceutical Pollution Crisis: Heavy metal and solvent contamination at factories in a major Indian drug manufacturing hub The post Hyderabad’s Pharmaceutical Pollution Crisis: Heavy metal and solvent contamination at factories in a major Indian drug manufacturing hub appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 25 Jan 2018 Global Hyderabad’s Pharmaceutical Pollution Crisis: Heavy metal and solvent contamination at factories in a major Indian drug manufacturing hub (summary) The post Hyderabad’s Pharmaceutical Pollution Crisis: Heavy metal and solvent contamination at factories in a major Indian drug manufacturing hub (summary) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 25 Jan 2018 Global EU’s Blueprint for Action on Waste in a Circular Economy After a marathon session that took place just before Christmas (Dec. 18), the European Parliament, Council and European Commission reached a provisional agreement on the legislative part of the Circular Economy Package Reloop Platform · 25 Jan 2018 Global Home | Euractiv DE - euractiv.com Euractiv — Circular Economy · 21 Jan 2018 Global PRESS RELEASE: Extended Producer Responsibility can help achieve plastics’ circularity Brussels, 17 January 2018. The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) welcomes the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy. Our packaging and packaging waste recovery and recycling systems, which […] EXPRA · 17 Jan 2018 Global EUBP welcomes world’s first Plastics Strategy in Europe But European Commission misses chance to fully embrace circular benefits of bio-based plastics and biodegradable plastics Berlin, 17 January 2018 – The European Strategy for Plastics, published on Tuesday by the European Commission, sets clear goals to curb plastic waste, increase resource efficiency, and to create value and job growth in Europe, but falls [...] European Bioplastics News · 17 Jan 2018 Global World Economic Forum - The World Economic Forum World Economic Forum — Circular Economy · 17 Jan 2018 Global An active local community, a contaminated hen and a dirty industrial process: a story from Monselice Waste incineration is a source of air pollution and health hazard. While local groups campaign for better alternatives at the local level, Zero Waste Europe is calling on the European Parliament to stop supporting dirty waste-to-energy processes.Despite the fact that legal limits to industrial emissions were adopted by the EU in the early 2000s, waste […] Zero Waste Europe · 16 Jan 2018 Global Reloop’s Position Paper on the upcoming European Commission’s Strategy on Plastics Position paper aiming to provide guidance and support on the development of an ambitious Plastics Strategy in order to help achieve a real circular economy of plastics and reduce its negative impacts on the environment. Reloop Platform · 11 Jan 2018