Recycling news: 2024

Global Welcome to VDH, ESWET’s new member VDH Group is a family business in plant engineering and construction, specialising in environmental technologies, process and plant engineering, electrical,... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 6 Sept 2024 Global Study by European University blames Global South for plastic pollution, overlooks the role of plastic industry and waste trade Manila, Philippines— The University of Leeds in the United Kingdom published on Wednesday an article in the Nature Journal stating that more than two-thirds of the annual 57 million tons of plastic pollution comes from countries in the Global South, positioning India as a new plastic pollution hotspot along with Nigeria and Indonesia and stating […] Break Free From Plastic · 6 Sept 2024 Global FEVE expands team with the strategic appointment of Max Kemp as Senior Manager, Energy Policy FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 4 Sept 2024 Global PFAS-studie stelt dubbele beoordeling voor The post PFAS-studie stelt dubbele beoordeling voor appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 4 Sept 2024 Global Human stool study challenges common assumption that food & beverage packaging is the source of ingested microplastic Plastics Europe is collaborating closely with the scientific community to better understand the possible impacts of microplastics. In 2022, it… Plastics Europe · 4 Sept 2024 Global Strategic Dialogue: Farmers and NGOs reach historic consensus calling for a fair and sustainable transition for EU food and farming The new report published today [1] marks the end of seven months of debate between stakeholders (including green NGOs, consumer groups, farmers’ unions and industry actors […] European Environmental Bureau · 4 Sept 2024 Global Eco Expo Asia 2024: Unveiling New Energy Innovations for a Carbon-Zero Future Eco Expo Asia 2024 is set to return from 30 October – 2 November at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, promising to be a premier event for sustainability and green technology in the Greater Bay Area. This year’s edition will introduce a brand-new “New Energy and Energy Efficiency” zone, demonstrating the fair’s commitment to advance […] Global Recycling · 4 Sept 2024 Global Rural Counties Partner To Create Food Scraps Composting Capacity Minnesota’s Pope and Douglas counties wanted to keep food scraps out of its waste-to-energy plant, leading to construction of an SSO composting facility that will expand in phases. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Connections: Facts Versus Fear Mongering An August 31st New York Times headline in the online edition would have been more accurate if it read, “Your feces are poisoning wastewater plants across the U.S.” Part I BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global California University Digester Gets A Face Lift Recently, UC Davis received a $4.77 million grant from CalRecycle to upgrade its Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digester … BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Call Out To Composters And Municipal Organics Officials The Composter Innovator Program brings U.S. compost manufacturers to the table to play an active role in shaping the future of the compost industry on topics like contamination, policy, financing and scaling food waste composting infrastructure. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Oregon DEQ Awarded EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grant The DEQ will be awarded $197,181,796 for its Climate Equity and Resilience Through Action grant that focuses on greenhouse gas reductions in three primary sectors: buildings, transportation, and waste and materials management. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global White House Strategy Tackles Single-Use Plastic In July 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration released the first comprehensive, government-wide strategy to target plastic pollution at the point of production, processing, use, and disposal. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Washington State Compost Reimbursement Program Applications Open The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has launched the second year of its Compost Reimbursement Program to continue to encourage on-farm compost use. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Arizona Launches State Composting Council The Arizona Composting Council (ACC) was founded in April 2024 with a mission to “promote and advance composting practices throughout the state.” BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Ley de uso circular de materiales The post Ley de uso circular de materiales appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 3 Sept 2024 Global On the road to effective producer responsibility for vehicles Who pays for the end-of-life treatment and the environmental impacts of vehicles? Fynn Hauschke, Stéphane Arditi and Roberta Arbinolo explore how the new EU law on vehicles can increase accountability within the automotive sector through Extended Producer Responsibility. This article is the third in a series analysing various aspects of the new EU Regulation on Vehicle Design and Management of … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 3 Sept 2024 Global Seminario web | Falsas soluciones en la gestión de residuos hospitalarios El miércoles 21 de agosto se realizó el seminario web “Falsas soluciones en la gestión de residuos hospitalarios”, en una actividad conjunta entre Break Free From Plastic, Salud sin Daño […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 28 Aug 2024 Global Encuentro junto a la compostera N°5: Experiencias internacionales basura cero y compostaje en África En el Encuentro junto a la compostera de agosto, conocimos más sobre las experiencias vividas durante julio en África. Por un lado, Mariela Pino, campañista en mitigación de metano para […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 28 Aug 2024 Global In it for the long haul: The promise of a Commissioner for Future Generations When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her political guidelines in July, she pledged to appoint a Commissioner that would ensure “decisions taken today do not harm future generations.” But what would a Commissioner for Future Generations do? The Future Generations Initiative has several ideas which it recently set out in a Mission Letter for the role. Ruby Silk report… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 28 Aug 2024 Global Member Blog: Can engineered landfills be part of the global climate and energy transition? ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 28 Aug 2024 Global ISWA Welcomes Daphne de Leeuw as our new Events Manager ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 27 Aug 2024 Global ISWA Welcomes Abhimanyu Chakravorty as our new Technical Communications Coordinator ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 27 Aug 2024 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova reaches a new milestone in the UK In late August 2024, ESWET member Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) successfully delivered the Slough Multifuel Facility, a cutting-edge Waste-to-Energy (WtE)... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 27 Aug 2024 Global 174 Civil Society Organizations Oppose Financing by IFC for Abellon Clean Energy’s Toxic, Pollution Waste-to-Energy Projects in Gujarat, India August 23, 2024 – A collective letter written by the Centre for Financial Accountability, International Accountability Project, National Hawkers Federation, GAIA-Asia Pacific, and Break Free From Plastics and endorsed by […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 Aug 2024 Global Green groups hail Baguio City Mayor’s decision to abandon incineration as a legacy for climate action In a significant triumph for the residents of Baguio and its neighboring town of Sablan, Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced his decision on July 31 to abandon the planned Waste-to-Energy (WTE). […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 Aug 2024 Global Reforming Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes to Promote Repair How can EPR be reshaped to promote repair in the EU? What policy changes does this entail at the EU and national level? Read our discussion and recommendations! Right to Repair Europe · 26 Aug 2024 Global Evaluation Criteria - OECD OECD — Environment · 24 Aug 2024 Global Groups call for elimination of polluting sachets as plastics treaty talks intensify Bangkok, Thailand— As UN member states and experts gather in Bangkok to discuss a global plastics treaty, environmental groups demand robust criteria to eliminate polluting plastic products and toxic chemicals used in their production. Campaigners argue that the Bangkok meeting is a crucial opportunity to address the most problematic plastic applications, including single-use plastics and […] Break Free From Plastic · 23 Aug 2024 Global Call to rethink proposed changes to Slovakia’s deposit return system Reloop has joined a coalition of leading industry bodies and organisations in writing to Tomáš Taraba, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment of the Slovak Republic. Reloop Platform · 22 Aug 2024 Global La llave del plástico sigue goteando en Chile: Decreto retrasa la tercera etapa de implementación de la Ley de plásticos de un solo uso El pasado 7 de agosto, el Senado de Chile aprobó el proyecto que retrasa hasta febrero de 2026 la implementación de la última etapa de la Ley 21.368 de plásticos […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 22 Aug 2024 Global Understanding handling fees in deposit return systems In this updated fact sheet, we present a detailed summary of handling fees across DRS markets worldwide, offering valuable insights into how different systems set and manage these fees. Reloop Platform · 21 Aug 2024 Global Op-Ed: How Big Livestock has Hijacked the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation The post Op-Ed: How Big Livestock has Hijacked the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Aug 2024 Global Connections: Good Till The Last Scrap BioCycle columnist describes the joy and adventure in leaving no food scrap behind. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Food Scraps Composting At Remote Retreat Center The center worked with GMT to design an in-vessel system comprised of three aerated bunkers … BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Municipal Blueprint For Organics Collection And Composting The Composting Consortium collaborated with Eco-Cycle to coauthor the Municipal Blueprint for Composting. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Can Countertop Caddies Prevent Wasted Food? WRAP, a waste reduction nonprofit in the United Kingdom, teamed with SKIM, behavior change researchers, to investigate whether household use of kitchen countertop food scrap caddies could be a lever for food waste prevention. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Compost Market Development Analyses of volume and dollar and traditional and emerging markets are presented, along with an assessment of incentives such as carbon credits and soil organic matter mandates. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global 2024 BPI Summit BPI is holding its 2024 Summit, Aligning the Compostable Products Value Chain Through Collaboration, Sept. 10-12, in Berkeley, California. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024 Global Food Scrap Drop-Off Site Locator Better Earth, a certified compostable foodservice packaging solutions company, launched its Compost Drop Off Database to assist households in finding local food scrap drop-off locations. BioCycle · 20 Aug 2024