Recycling news: 2023

Global Circular Plastics Fund Welcomes New Investors In April this year, Infinity Recycling announced the successful closing of a new round of commitments to their Circular Plastics Fund. The Luxembourg-registered Circular Plastics Fund (CPF) has an initial target size of 150 million Euros, which is an Article 9 “dark green” impact fund, under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. Its investments aim […] Global Recycling · 7 Jul 2023 Global EuRIC Strongly Supports the Czech Proposal to Lower VAT for Products Made of Recycled Materials EuRIC reiterates its strong support for economic incentives as a powerful tool for the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy. Fiscal instruments are no exception. Thus, EuRIC warmly welcomes the proposal made by the Czech Republic to the Council to explore lower VAT rates for products made of recycled materials and recyclates. Replacing extracted […] Global Recycling · 7 Jul 2023 Global Certain Pre-Requisites Needed to Ensure the PPWR Delivers Following first compromise proposals on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) by the European co-legislators, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) is making an urgent plea to EU decision makers for ensuring that the PPWR delivers on closing the loop. While EuRIC strongly supports amendments for mandatory collection targets and recycled content third party […] Global Recycling · 7 Jul 2023 Global Coalition letter: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) – End Landfilling and Incineration of Recyclable Packaging The post Coalition letter: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) – End Landfilling and Incineration of Recyclable Packaging appeared first on Plastics Europe . Plastics Europe · 6 Jul 2023 Global Navigation Tool Regarding Plastic Recycling The European project TRANSFORM-CE, funded by Interreg North-West Europe, has presented a tool to transform single-use plastic into new products for a circular economy. The Navigation Tool results from a three-year project, in which international partners from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom collaborated to recycle high-value and low-value household plastic waste streams… Global Recycling · 6 Jul 2023 Global Reinventing glass? We’re already on it! Our response to Zero Waste Europe/RELOOP policy recommendations on PPWR FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 6 Jul 2023 Global Guest Blog: Coffee chats at Winter School ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 5 Jul 2023 Global EU makes bid to stop food and textiles waste The European Commission released today its plans to revise the Waste Framework Directive [1], with a focus limited to new rules on the responsibility of textile […] European Environmental Bureau · 5 Jul 2023 Global New Soil Law offers glimmer of hope for EU soils but lacks teeth Today, the European Commission adopted its long-anticipated food and biodiversity package of legislative measures aimed to strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming, including […] European Environmental Bureau · 5 Jul 2023 Global Study: Investment Gap to Meet EU’s Plastics Recycling Targets In March, the European Investment Bank (EIB) published a new study titled “Cutting plastics pollution – Financial measures for a more circular value chain”. The authors have analyzed the inefficiencies of the plastics value chain and their solutions in the European Union. Furthermore, they examined ten root causes of the plastic waste problem and identified […] Global Recycling · 5 Jul 2023 Global Key Statistics 2022 Key Statistics 2022 report available here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 4 Jul 2023 Global Press release: Pulp and paper sector more impacted by record-high energy prices and economic slowdown in 2022 than previously thought Highly dependent on the economic context, the European pulp and paper sector has experienced a slowdown in 2022, particularly in the last quarters of the year. A declining trade balance may point to a decrease in global competitiveness, amid a period of regulatory uncertainty for Europe’s industry overall, and paper and board packaging producers especially. […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 4 Jul 2023 Global North Macedonia: Investment Grant to Build a Wastewater Treatment Plant EIB Global, the arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for activities outside the European Union, has signed a 70 million Euro EU investment grant with the government of the Republic of North Macedonia to build a wastewater treatment plant in Skopje. Signed on World Water Day in March, this is the largest EU investment […] Global Recycling · 4 Jul 2023 Global Joint letter on Electricity Market Design – Coalition of energy buyers calls on policymakers: do not discourage industries from using renewable energy Download the Joint letter on Joint letter on Electricity Market Design – Coalition of energy buyers calls on policymakers: do not discourage industries from using renewable energy. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 3 Jul 2023 Global USA: AllianceBernstein Launches Three New Active Equity ETFs In March this year, AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) and AllianceBernstein L.P., a leading global investment management and research firm, announced the launch of three new active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Global liquidity provider Citadel Securities would be the Lead Market Maker on these products, “bringing extensive industry experience and […] Global Recycling · 3 Jul 2023 Global New Zealand’s Te Rautaki Para / Waste Strategy In March this year, the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment published a new waste strategy for the country. The document results from several initiatives including a consultation process, in which the New Zealanders could have their say on proposals to bring the country’s recycling systems up to standard. Furthermore, the strategy had been prepared […] Global Recycling · 2 Jul 2023 Global Seedling certification scheme (July 2023) Open the document Since its foundation in 1993, European Bioplastics (former IBAW) has been committed to the establishment of a legal and technical framework for supporting the introduction of bioplastics to the market. The association is the owner of the Seedling mark, which is protected by trademark law. This mark is widely acknowledged, [...] European Bioplastics News · 1 Jul 2023 Global Collaboration to Develop Certified Global Standard for Recycling Credits The new standard is intended to authenticate and incentivize recycling activity globally, enabling organizations to receive recycling credits and meet sustainability targets using the blockchain. Following a landmark signing during the United Nations Environment Program’s Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2) from 29 May to 2 June this year i… Global Recycling · 1 Jul 2023 Global Presidency of the EU: Spain must drive key environmental files, Sweden disappoints Spain is taking on the rotating 6-month Council Presidency of the EU from July, amidst the illegal Russian war in Ukraine and energy and inflation crises […] European Environmental Bureau · 30 Jun 2023 Global Croissants, Geopolitics & Honest Brokers An African Reflection INC2 By Merrisa Naidoo Against the backdrop of one of the world’s most iconic towers, world leaders gathered in the French Capital from the 29th of May […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 30 Jun 2023 Global Grün Fête: A celebration of music and the environment! Greenish, our friends from Egypt rooted in environmental sustainability and creative community-empowered climate action, were the co-organisers of the apprising Grün Fête Festival, which took place from 22nd – 24th […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 30 Jun 2023 Global EU’s glass value chain confirms glass collection rate steady progress at 80.1% FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 29 Jun 2023 Global Europe’s free pass to dump clothing cast-offs in the Global South must end Every year, people in Europe discard huge amounts of once-loved clothing, parting ways with garments because they are past their best or they no longer fit bodies, tastes and lifestyles. But where do all these old clothes — mostly collected by charities and commercial operators — ultimately end up? While there is a market in the EU for the highest quality second-hand items, the reality is that … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 29 Jun 2023 Global Europe’s mirror measures on pesticides fail to stop toxic practices, new report reveals Mirror measures on pesticides affect only half of the neonicotinoids banned in Europe. Loopholes in current EU regulation also allow for the continued export of banned […] European Environmental Bureau · 29 Jun 2023 Global EuRIC strongly supports the Czech proposal to lower VAT for products made of recycled materials EuRIC reiterates its strong support for economic incentives as a powerful tool for the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy. Fiscal instruments are no exception. Thus, EuRIC warmly welcomes the proposal made by the Czech Republic to the Council to explore lower VAT rates for products made of recycled materials and recyclates. Replacing extracted […] Global Recycling · 29 Jun 2023 Global #NoTrashTalk A campaign to call out international financing institutions (IFIs), governments, and investors to walk the talk by withdrawing support for incinerators and other false solutions to waste management, pollution, and […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 29 Jun 2023 Global AMCS unveils the AMCS Platform Summer ‘23 edition AMCS unveils the AMCS Platform Summer ‘23 edition, the second release this year, delivering exciting new productivity features and a dynamic customer experience for environmental, transportation, waste, recycling and resource operators. Continued Digital Transformation provides greater productivity, efficiency, and insights. The release offers important new benefits and features, including: Ord… Global Recycling · 28 Jun 2023 Global Generative Artificial Intelligence - The World Economic Forum World Economic Forum — Circular Economy · 28 Jun 2023 Global European Parliament wants solid and fair air law The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has taken the first step towards protecting air quality by supporting an ambitious set of compromise amendments to the European Commission’s […] European Environmental Bureau · 27 Jun 2023 Global Dairy Digester Optimizes Food Waste Feedstocks Narrowing in on liquid and semi-liquid packaged food and beverages yields economic, digester performance and biogas generation benefits at Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. BioCycle · 27 Jun 2023 Global Finetuning Residential Food Scraps Collection New U.S. EPA toolkit offers insights and tips to get a program started, and how to increase participation and reduce contamination in existing ones. BioCycle · 27 Jun 2023 Global University Starts Up Food Waste Composter The Rutgers EcoComplex recently commissioned an automated in-vessel composting system for Rutgers University’s Cook Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The campus is home of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. BioCycle · 27 Jun 2023 Global Storm Water Credits For Green Infrastructure To facilitate trading, the StormStore™ marketplace was created to buy and sell the credits. The landowner procures a permit from MWRD to install new, voluntary green infrastructure. The developer buys the credits, reducing its project costs and ensuring compliance with the ordinance. BioCycle · 27 Jun 2023 Global New Rules Issued For Renewable Fuel Standard The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program that establishes the biofuel volume requirements for 2023 to 2025. BioCycle · 27 Jun 2023 Global European Parliament calls for action to curb water pollution The European Parliament has sent a clear signal on the need to curb water pollution by voting in support of measures that will improve monitoring and […] European Environmental Bureau · 27 Jun 2023 Global Nature Restoration Law hangs in the balance: All eyes on European Parliament’s Plenary vote Following today’s showdown, the plenary vote on the 12th of July will determine the future of the Nature Restoration Law after the ENVI Committee first rejected […] European Environmental Bureau · 27 Jun 2023 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Let’s Do It Foundation Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we are visiting our Estonian associate member, Let’s Do It Foundation. Let’s Do It Foundation (LDIF) was established in 2011 to support the growth of a civic movement of nation-wide cleanup actions, such as World Cleanup Day. LDIF […] Zero Waste Europe · 27 Jun 2023 Global Position paper: The 2040 European climate target: leveraging the contribution of forest-based industries The European pulp and paper industry fully supports the EU objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050. We provide an ever-increasing range of solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s needs of our customers, other industries, and society at large. Our renewable and recyclable wood-based fibre solutions are made in Europe predominantly from European sustainably growing forests […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 26 Jun 2023 Global Breaking Borders: Europe’s Energy Future Lies In Interconnection Interconnection is the vital missing piece in Europe’s renewable energy puzzle. Expanding cross-border electricity exchange will be critical to harnessing the full potential of new solar and wind power, preventing energy shortages, and reducing reliance on costly backup technologies. Alberto Vela reports Europe’s energy transition is gaining speed. Renewable energy production broke records all … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 26 Jun 2023 Global Recommendations on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) The PPWR proposal could serve as a catalyst to transform the plastics packaging industry by ensuring recyclability, increasing the uptake… Plastics Europe · 26 Jun 2023