Recycling news: 2020

Global Welcome to the Team Cor Luykx ISWA General Secretariat is happy to announce Cor Luykx as our new Policy Advisor. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 3 Mar 2020 Global News from LAB – Contract for the flue gas treatment of KEBAG AG Energy from Waste plant LAB, subsidiary of CNIM Group, is pleased to announce the start of the engineering, delivery, construction and commissioning contract for... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 3 Mar 2020 Global WASTE AUDIT, EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING HARMFUL SINGLE-USE PLASTICS IN HOSPITALS In an aim to re-amplify the call to assess, reduce, and eliminate the use of harmful single-use plastics in healthcare, hospitals and medical institutions in the Philippines together with the bigger break free from plastic movement, pledge to uphold and promote sustainable waste management in order to protect the health of the planet and the […] Break Free From Plastic · 2 Mar 2020 Global Preventing marine litter across Europe’s coasts The CAP on LITTER project aims at improving policies and practices that can help in preventing marine litter that results from coastal tourism and recreational activities. Specifically, the project will focus on certain key fractions of waste, such as plastic, as well as food and drink containers originating from beach facilities and recreational events. Marine […] Zero Waste Europe · 2 Mar 2020 Global Waste Management Agrees to Identify Gaps in Recycling Infrastructure as Step Toward Increasing Plastics Recycling Media contact: Stefanie Spear, sspear@asyousow.org, 216-387-1609 BERKELEY, CA—FEB. 25, 2020 — Following in-depth engagement by As You Sow and Trillium Asset Management, Waste Management, Inc. (WM) has committed to publishing a report that could help ease the recycling crisis that has developed in parts of the United States. The report will identify gaps in recycling infrastructure, and […] Break Free From Plastic · 27 Feb 2020 Global Dissolution of association Zero Waste Europe Dissolution of association Zero Waste Europe The Association Zero Waste Europe with Chamber of Commerce number 61078719 goes into liquidation. The reason for this is that the (former) Foundation Zero Waste Europe has been converted into an Association Zero Waste Europe (with Chamber of Commerce number 59145870), which continues all rights and obligations of the […] Zero Waste Europe · 27 Feb 2020 Global How ecodesign & energy labelling can prevent premature obsolescence of laptops There are many obstacles to extending the lifespan of electronic devices that are often overlooked by policymakers. Our new report analyses what they are for laptop computers and recommends practical steps to reduce their environmental impact. Right to Repair Europe · 27 Feb 2020 Global Hidden temperatures: messy measurements lead to increased emissions from Waste-to-Energy incineration Waste-to-Energy incineration in Europe has been on the go for some time now, and now this latest craze for waste management is catching on, starting to spread far beyond the continent. But it’s contributing to climate change and failing to address the real issue at play: we are generating too much waste. Instead of transitioning […] Zero Waste Europe · 27 Feb 2020 Global Protests, our new video and op-ed: our campaign is growing! It's been 3 weeks since we launched the #LongLiveMyPhone campaign. From reaching 14.000 signatures on the petition to media coverage and stunts, read more about how the campaign has been progressing. Right to Repair Europe · 25 Feb 2020 Global End of an error? Are we seeing UK decision-makers saying goodbye to waste incineration? So far 2020 has seen not one, but two waste incineration debates at Westminster Hall. On behalf of their constituents, Members of Parliament (MPs) have been speaking out against incineration. Our member UKWIN helped galvanise MPs’ participation through letter-writing campaigns where supporters contacted their MP to urge them to take part in these debates. Voters […] Zero Waste Europe · 25 Feb 2020 Global EXPRA co-signs position on the EU ‘Own Resource on Unrecycled Plastic Packaging’ 24 February 2020: A Common Industry Association Position Paper on the EU ‘Plastics Levy’ was released today, signed by 59 stakeholders from several European industry value chains. EXPRA joined the […] EXPRA · 24 Feb 2020 Global News from MARTIN – Orders for grates in WtE plants in Serbia and Italy Belgrade, Serbia Electricity and district heat from household waste for the capital’s metropolitan area Following the granting of the permit,... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 24 Feb 2020 Global The water bottle comes back into style Long considered an old-fashioned object that summoned vague memories of camping trips and mountain hikes, and accordingly forgotten at the… Plastics Europe · 21 Feb 2020 Global PRESS RELEASE: European paper and board production follows the EU economy downward trend in 2019, in contrast with market pulp production dynamism According to preliminary figures, the European paper and board production has decreased by 3.0% in 2019, compared to the previous year. 2019 saw new capacities coming on stream, and upgrades of existing ones, but closures and lower production operating rates dragged down paper and board production. This downward trend was observed in all the top […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 20 Feb 2020 Global Preliminary Statistics 2019 CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 20 Feb 2020 Global Zero Waste Cities savings calculator This tool has been designed to help you visualise and understand the benefits that adopting zero waste policies can bring to your local area. By switching to a zero waste strategy, municipalities can immediately begin reducing the costs of their waste management. The Zero Waste Cities savings calculator has been designed by our member Ekologi […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Feb 2020 Global New Eurostat data on Municipal Waste Treatment in the EU A comparison between Eurostat data between 2010 and 2018 clearly shows that recycling and WasteToEnergy are growing hand-in-hand in the EU.... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 20 Feb 2020 Global Vilnius says no more single-use plastic! The city of Vilnius, Lithuania, recently announced that single-use plastic – especially on tableware – will no longer be used during public festivities. The decision will come into force in early March 2020. At the beginning of the year, a strong decision was made by Vilnius City Council to ban disposable plastic items from being […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Feb 2020 Global Compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting Berlin, 20 February 2020 – A recent study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands, analysed the fate of compostable packaging products in a full- scale industrial organic waste treatment facility. The results show that the tested EN13432 certified products break down within a maximum of 22 days. The project was commissioned by the [...] European Bioplastics News · 19 Feb 2020 Global Paper-based packaging recyclability guidelines How can the value chain, including retailers and brand owners, specify and design paper-based packaging to support the recycling process? There is a growing expectation from consumers, brands and retailers that the packaging they use is recyclable, as part of a global ecodesign approach to reduce its impact on the environment. Producers and recyclers of […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Feb 2020 Global Interview to Jori Ringman by Industria della Carta CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 13 Feb 2020 Global Europe: a market for sustainable smartphones Our demands to the European Commission to regulate smartphones and other ICT devices as priority products so that they avoid prematurely joining the 50 million tons of e-waste we discard every year. Right to Repair Europe · 13 Feb 2020 Global Ground-Breaking Federal Legislation Tackles the Root of the Plastic Pollution Crisis For Immediate Release: February 11, 2020 Washington DC -- Today, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) introduced the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act – the first comprehensive bill in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis. Drawing on stakeholder input from over 200 individuals, environmental groups, businesses, trade associations, aquariums, academic… Break Free From Plastic · 12 Feb 2020 Global EXPRA Canadian member, Éco Entreprises Québec welcomes the curbside recycling reform, announced by the Government of Québec Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ), the non for profit organization representing thousands of companies in their responsibilities to finance the collection and sorting of recycling bin contents, salutes the announcement made […] EXPRA · 11 Feb 2020 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova to Build New Energy from Waste Plant for Covanta, Biffa and the Green Investment Group To deliver the Newhurst project, its twelfth overall in the UK, Hitachi Zosen Inova will be acting on behalf of... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 11 Feb 2020 Global Meet our members – Zelena Akcija (Green Action) / Zero Waste Croatia 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 the work they are doing. Meet Marko Kosak from Zelena Akcija (Green Action) / Zero Waste Croatia, Croatia Hi Marko, can you […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Feb 2020 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova – Swiss Technology for Swiss Waste Treatment Plant – A Decades-Long Collaboration Is to Continue Hitachi Zosen Inova is to supply the combustion technology and boiler for an Energy from Waste project in Zuchwil, Canton... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 7 Feb 2020 Global Immediate and massive rejection to Coca Cola advertisements Coca-Cola recently released several TV ads, which were strongly criticized in social media. Two of them, in particular, refer to environmental problems: global warming and forest fires in one of them and the problem of waste, in the other. Just a few days before, the company declared in Davos that it won’t stop using single-use […] Break Free From Plastic · 7 Feb 2020 Global Plastic waste problems without a solution are still haunting the country PRESS RELEASE Despite Malaysia having sent a total of 3,737 metric tonnes of unwanted waste back to 13 countries as of January 2020, it is still saddled with tonnes of illegally disposed plastic waste across the country. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned over such indiscriminate dumping of plastic wastes which poses environmental […] Break Free From Plastic · 7 Feb 2020 Global PRESS RELEASE: Rewarding Sustainable Forest Management practices will enhance biodiversity and climate resilience of EU forests This week, the European Commission is hosting the “International Conference on Forests for Biodiversity and Climate” in Brussels to discuss pressures on EU forest ecosystems due to, among others, climate change as well as how to best protect forests and their biodiversity for a climate neutral and climate resilient land. The European paper industry has […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 6 Feb 2020 Global Europe Paper Industries Interview to Ulrich Leberle, Raw materials Director at Cepi. Published by The Forest Time. Link CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 6 Feb 2020 Global Jori Ringman: “Cepi will play a key role in reaching carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050” Interview to Jori Ringman in the French Magazine la papeterie by ENP Publishing. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 6 Feb 2020 Global Looking for a read to warm up the winter? As the days get shorter, the weather gets colder, and all of nature seems to go into hibernation, there is really nothing quite like curling up with a good read. When it’s cold outside, reading is really one of the best forms of self-care: sit back, pour yourself a cup of steaming hot tea, and […] Zero Waste Europe · 6 Feb 2020 Global Zero Waste Cities Video Series To kickstart the New Year we have launched a new short video series showcasing Jack McQuibban (Zero Waste Europe Cities & Communities Coordinator) and Froilan Grate (Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator & Executive Director at GAIA Philippines) sitting down to discuss zero waste cities around the world. Our zero waste experts will answer to 4 important questions […] Zero Waste Europe · 5 Feb 2020 Global Virginia Janssens appointed as managing director New Leadership for PlasticsEurope PlasticsEurope, the pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Virginia… Plastics Europe · 4 Feb 2020 Global Europe, let’s fix our smartphones! The EU has a historic opportunity to make smartphones repairable and longer-lasting. Find out more and sign our petition to put an end to the throw-away economy Right to Repair Europe · 4 Feb 2020 Global New leadership for Plastics Europe: Virginia Janssens appointed as managing director PlasticsEurope is pleased to announce the appointment of Virginia Janssens as Managing Director. She will take up her role on… Plastics Europe · 4 Feb 2020 Global A bubble barrier to contain marine plastic waste The Municipality of Amsterdam has come up with an imaginative way of protecting the canals, that the Dutch capital is… Plastics Europe · 31 Jan 2020 Global Europe’s new “Circular Economy Action Plan” needs to link bioeconomy and circular economy On 11 December 2019, the European Commission (EC) published the long-awaited Communication on the European Green Deal, which highlights the new EU leadership’s climate and sustainability ambitions. Amongst others, the Commission foresees the adaption of a new Industrial Strategy closely linked to a new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP). “This action plan marks Europe’s [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Jan 2020 Global Why it is so important to differentiate between fossil-based conventional plastics, the use of bio-based feedstock and the property of biodegradability? There is no doubt: we use too much plastic, and the plastic waste, which is littered in the environment, on land, or in the seas, has a negative impact on nature and all living beings. Therefore, the bioplastics industry not only agrees, but also actively supports the demand for a major change in our [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Jan 2020