Recycling news: 2021

Global European plastics manufacturers plan 8 billion euros of investment in chemical recycling PlasticsEurope announces a significant increase in planned chemical recycling investment: from 2.6 billion Euros in 2025 to 8 billion Euros in… Plastics Europe · 26 May 2021 Global European plastics manufacturers plan 8 billion euros of investment in chemical recycling Plastics Europe announces a significant increase in planned chemical recycling investment: from 2.6 billion Euros in 2025 to 8 billion Euros… Plastics Europe · 26 May 2021 Global The EU is clear: Waste-To-Energy incineration has no place in the sustainability agenda The EU is gradually turning away from Waste-To-Energy (WTE) incineration with major European financial institutions excluding it from financial support. Having established ambitious targets such as achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 [1] and halving total residual waste by 2030 [2], it is clear that fast and robust changes are needed. Waste incineration is a carbon-intensive […] Zero Waste Europe · 25 May 2021 Global Europe, we need rules for printers – not promises The European Commission is breaking its promise to make longer-lasting printers and risks giving in to a weak industry proposal. We now need a binding regulation to tackle the issue of short-lived printers. Right to Repair Europe · 25 May 2021 Global European Court of Justice orders halt to operations at controversial Polish mine LUXEMBOURG, 21 May 2021 – The European Court of Justice has ruled that mining at Poland’s sprawling Turów coal mine must cease while the court processes […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 May 2021 Global Conference on the Future of Europe – What opportunity to shape a better future where people and nature thrive together? – 26 May – Online Wednesday 26 May, 10:00-11:00 CEST The EEB is glad to invite its members to the internal training Conference on the Future of Europe – What opportunity […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 May 2021 Global Announcing the WOW! Advisory Network 2021 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 21 May 2021 Global EU plastics production and demand – first estimates for 2020 The first estimates of production and demand for plastics finds that 2020 has been a particularly challenging, and atypical year.… Plastics Europe · 20 May 2021 Global Plastics Europe statement on Greenpeace “Trashed” report Plastics Europe condemns the illegal trade of plastic waste Plastics Europe condemns the illegal dumping of plastics waste. It is… Plastics Europe · 20 May 2021 Global The Zero Pollution Action Plan – one step closer to a zero waste, toxic-free circular economy May 12th 2021 marked a special day in the global quest against pollution. It marked an important milestone that, if it is to become law, could bring us one small step closer towards the achievement of a zero waste society. The EU published its Zero Pollution Action Plan, aimed at decreasing air, water and soil […] Zero Waste Europe · 19 May 2021 Global Welcome to our latest Silver Member | Tipa-Corp, Israel ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 19 May 2021 Global The Plastic Museum, already disassembled and on the way to being recycled Madrid, May 19, 2021.- The Plastic Museum has been open to the public for nine days. Created to be recycled, it… Plastics Europe · 19 May 2021 Global The Plastic Museum, already disassembled and on the way to being recycled Madrid, May 19, 2021 The Plastic Museum has been open to the public for nine days. Created to be recycled,… Plastics Europe · 19 May 2021 Global Liubotyn makes history by becoming the second Zero Waste City in Ukraine The town of Liubotyn recently made history by signing its commitment to become the second zero waste city in Ukraine and the third within a non-EU country. Following in the footsteps of Lviv, a city with a population of 751,000, Liubotyn is a smaller municipality within the Kharkiv Oblast area with a population of 21,000, […] Zero Waste Europe · 19 May 2021 Global Economic growth without GDP growth It may sound like a paradox but it is possible to grow the economy without raising GDP, if we widen the definition of the economy to take account of human wellbeing and nature, says Christian Felber, the founder of the Economy for the Common Good. A fierce battle is raging around the role of growth in the economy. While critics, such as British economist Tim Jackson, are demanding degrowth or p… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 18 May 2021 Global Interview – 320 Grad magazine Interview to Ulirch Leberle, Cepi Raw Materials Director, at the 320 Grad magazine. “The proportion of paper-based packaging that is difficult to recycle is increasing. The material often ends up in the waste paper bin. It would be better to establish a second fiber-based waste stream, says Ulrich Leberle from the paper association Cepi.” Read […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 May 2021 Global Open burning of waste a major issue that needs urgent attention globally ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 16 May 2021 Global New Ecodesign measures: are they enough for repairers? While the new Ecodesign rules are an important step, they do not mean we have the Right to Repair in Europe. Yet. We asked repairers on the ground what these regulations mean for them and what should be done to ensure a universal Right to Repair. Right to Repair Europe · 14 May 2021 Global Reloop Hosts Trilateral Webinar on Europe’s New Recycling Calculation Method Joe Papineschi (Eunomia, Chairperson), and Susan Collins (President, Container Recycling Institute) joined Reloop for this webinar to learn about Europe’s new recycling calculation methodology, how it works, and how it’s different from what was in place before. Reloop Platform · 14 May 2021 Global Doosan Lentjes is to deliver technology for the new waste-to-energy plant in Warsaw As a key subcontractor to POSCO Engineering & Construction Co, Ltd of South Korea, Doosan Lentjes will deliver a complete... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 12 May 2021 Global Industrial strategy: unlocking the potential of chemical recycling At the launch of the European Commission’s updated EU Industrial Strategy communication, Commissioner Thierry Breton stressed that “the real industrial… Plastics Europe · 12 May 2021 Global EU zero pollution action plan lacks action, NGOs say Despite committing to a zero pollution ambition, the European Commission’s latest action plan may not propose any new binding actions to clean up Europe’s air, water […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 May 2021 Global REINVEST 2050: How does the paper industry advance innovative low-carbon investments in Europe? Tuesday 1 June 202112:30 – 13:30 CET *Updated: REINVEST2050 brochure 2021 here. Cepi is pleased to invite you for the launch of the third edition of REINVEST 2050 hosted by Members of the European Parliament Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (S&D, Finland), Nils Torvalds (Renew, Finland) and Adam Jarubas (EPP, Poland). REINVEST 2050 is the commitment of the paper industry […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 12 May 2021 Global Dans les mailles du filet. Comment les grandes surfaces françaises font face à l’utilisation de poisssons sauvages dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement aquacoles The post Dans les mailles du filet. Comment les grandes surfaces françaises font face à l’utilisation de poisssons sauvages dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement aquacoles appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 12 May 2021 Global Talking industry accountability: Will the polluter pay? Investigative campaigners from Belgian environmental organisations (including EEB member BBL and Thomas Goorden, participant in the EEB Clean Air Group) have recently uncovered a major case of industrial pollution in the Antwerp harbour, receiving impressive media coverage. Jean-Luc Wietor reports. Their story has all the characteristics of a major scandal: large amounts of a rather awful chemi… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 12 May 2021 Global EU’s new industrial strategy fails to square the circle of sustainability Despite fine words about the importance of renewable energy and the circular economy, the European Commission’s revised Industrial Strategy fails to provide a viable blueprint for a truly green industrial transition based on circularity and binding targets, writes the EEB’s Davide Sabbadin. Last week, the European Commission published its revised Industrial Strategy, which aims to tackle the EU… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 May 2021 Global #ZWEdebunks: Extending the EU Emissions Trading System to municipal solid waste incineration To achieve climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, it’s important to address all the sources of greenhouse gases (GHG) effectively. To do so, the European Commission is currently reviewing all its policies and considering extending the scope of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to municipal waste incineration among other sectors. Yet, the industry […] Zero Waste Europe · 11 May 2021 Global The first 100% recyclable plastic museum in the world The world’s first 100% recyclable Plastic Museum EsPlásticos, the Spanish plastic value chain platform, inaugurated on 8 May 2021, with Jose… Plastics Europe · 10 May 2021 Global Increasing System Efficiency in the ‘Fit for 55’ Package through the active participation of end-users – joint letter to Frans Timmermans and Kadri Simson Cepi and 16 other stakeholders supporting the cost-effective decarbonisation of Europe’s energy system have come together to encourage the European Commission to put forward an ambitious ‘Fit for 55’ Package that fosters system efficiency through the empowerment and active participation of all European energy end-users, to unleash their demand-side flexibility from demand response, distributed … CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 10 May 2021 Global Madrid’s mayor inaugurates the Plastic Museum The world’s first 100% recyclable museum A museum designed to show the vital role that plastics play in our lives,… Plastics Europe · 10 May 2021 Global Making Europe Day more Sustainable ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 9 May 2021 Global J. Skinner Baking Automation is a Piece of Cake Thanks to a modular machine system, a complex classic dessert is packaged with accuracy and speed. Packaging Strategies · 7 May 2021 Global International Compost Awareness Week | Grow, Eat, Compost … Repeat! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 7 May 2021 Global New ISWA Branding ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 May 2021 Global German government and Green regions are letting the lignite industry decide on air pollution standards for power plants On Friday 7 May the German Bundesrat may vote a dangerous compromise allowing business as usual pollution levels for German coal and lignite power plants. The […] European Environmental Bureau · 6 May 2021 Global Recovery plans: a wasted opportunity? National plans to reset the economy after the Covid-19 crisis fall short of delivering green and just transition. Despite some green elements, there is a real risk of returning to a business-as-usual scenario if the European Commission doesn’t push member states to raise ambitions. The European Commission has already received national recovery and resilience plans from 14 countries in order to … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 6 May 2021 Global Unhappy anniversary: One year of illegal mining in Turów At the crossroad of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic, the controversial Turów mine has operated illegally for an entire year. To mark this unhappy anniversary, campaigners delivered a Turów-themed cake to the European Commission to highlight its inaction, Roberta Arbinolo reports. The cake delivery was staged by the European Environmental Bureau and German and Czech members of the Europea… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 6 May 2021 Global May for Members Zero Waste Europe is a network of very diverse organisations and environmental groups from all across Europe that work in many different local contexts – and this is precisely what makes us unique and strong. 2020 was an exciting year for the ZWE network. Our members’ achievements were too numerous to count, so we bring […] Zero Waste Europe · 5 May 2021 Global FEAD welcomes the updated EU Industrial Strategy RECYCLING magazine – 5 May 2021 Today, the European Commission updated the EU Industrial Strategy. FEAD welcomes the strategy which has been revised to reflect the post-covid era. We now have great expectations this Industrial Strategy will be working towards facilitating and strengthening a fair and open EU single market. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 5 May 2021 Global Rapid reaction: No viable blueprint for a green transition in Commission’s Industrial Strategy The European Commission has released its revised Industrial Strategy. Despite fine words about the importance of the EU “giving back more than it extracts”, the strategy […] European Environmental Bureau · 5 May 2021