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Global Samen plasticketen circulair en concurrerend maken Bedrijven uit de plastic branche, de afvalsector en de chemische industrie willen samen met de overheid afspraken maken over hoe de plasticketen circulair en tegelijk concurrerend kan worden gemaakt. Het is ‘code rood’ voor de plastic recyclingindustrie. Bedrijven gaan failliet en mensen raken hun banen kwijt. Dit komt omdat de markt voor circulair plastic niet […] Het bericht Samen plastickete… RecyclePro · 14 May 2025 Global EuRIC and FEAD present recommendations for planned EU Circular Economy Act The post EuRIC and FEAD present recommendations for planned EU Circular Economy Act appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 13 May 2025 Global The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe’s resilience depends on it The post The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe’s resilience depends on it appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 13 May 2025 Global Plastics Europe’s reaction to the ENVI Committee vote on Pellet Loss Prevention Regulation The following statement can be attributed to Virginia Janssens, Managing Director at Plastics Europe: “Plastics Europe welcomes the European Parliament’s… Plastics Europe · 13 May 2025 Global Reducing Curbside Collection Contamination Through Smarter Program Design Article series on municipal curbside food scraps collection begins with analysis of interconnected dimensions that most directly affect contamination levels and participation rates. Part I BioCycle · 13 May 2025 Global EPA Updates Data On Cost Of Household Food Waste The report uses the USDA’s Loss-Adjusted Food Availability data series, which includes data on over 200 food commodities, differentiates between edible and inedible portions, and accounts for “food spoilage, plate waste, and other losses at different stages of the food supply and consumption chain.” BioCycle · 13 May 2025 Global New Grants Target Scaling Recovery Of Compostable Packaging And Food Scraps “Composters, communities and nonprofits in the U.S. who are working on projects to increase food-contact compostable packaging recovery are eligible to apply for a grant.” BioCycle · 13 May 2025 Global Denver Resilient Landscapes The State of Colorado passed SB24-005 in 2024 that prohibits new non-functional turf throughout the state. Cities are required by SB 24-005 to update their codes and enact this requirement by January 2026. BioCycle · 13 May 2025 Global Connections: Barking Up The Wrong Tree Compared with those farm families eating home grown food with biosolids-amended soil where PFAS ingestion totals 0.000073 mg annually, exposure via fast food packaging is a whole lot of forever. Part II BioCycle · 13 May 2025 Global Composting For The Ocean "… We are at the final hour in the struggle to save our ocean. BioCycle · 13 May 2025 Global Wouldn’t It Be Cool If This Rebate … … if this rebate also applied to food waste drop-off sites? BioCycle · 13 May 2025 Global Cornell Waste Management Institute Becomes NY-CORE The New York Center for Organics Recycling and Education, is a new initiative that will continue the work of the Cornell Waste Management Institute. BioCycle · 13 May 2025 Global EU Strategic Dialogue on Chemicals: A high-level discussion highlights urgent need for transformation, not deregulation A petit comité high level meeting for a strategic dialogue on the future of the EU’s chemicals policy took place yesterday, chaired by President Ursula von […] European Environmental Bureau · 13 May 2025 Global Guest Blog: How Satellites Can Transform Waste Management ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 13 May 2025 Global Nieuwe balenpersen: slimmer én sneller Balenpersen vormen dan wel de laatste schakel in het sorteerproces, maar ze zijn zeker niet de minste. Wel integendeel. Ze spelen een cruciale rol in de verwerking van gerecycled materiaal en vereenvoudigen de logistieke keten ervan. Bollegraaf geniet een ongeëvenaarde reputatie op het vlak van balenperstechnologie en voegt daar met zijn Two-Ram balenpers een extra […] Het bericht Nieuwe balenp… RecyclePro · 13 May 2025 Global EXPRA General Assembly – May 8, The Hague On 8 May 2025, EXPRA held its General Assembly in The Hague, bringing together representatives from over 20 Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) across Europe and beyond- including Canada and Australia. The event served as a vital platform to exchange ideas, insights, and experiences on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and sustainable packaging waste management. This year’s Assemb… EXPRA · 12 May 2025 Global EUCOLIGHT 10-Year Anniversary Conference 2025 Brussels EucoLight marks 10 years of engagement with stakeholder conference in Brussels 14–15 May 2025 | Advancing Sustainable Lighting & Recycling EucoLight, the European association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes, will celebrate a decade of commitment to responsible waste management and circularity with over 2 billion lamps collected at its 10-Year Anniversary Conference, taking place on […] L'ar… EucoLight · 12 May 2025 Global Innovatie in plastic recycling: de weg naar een duurzame toekomst Plastic recycling krijgt steeds meer aandacht, en dat is terecht. Naast dat we ons verdedigen tegen goedkope virgin import uit Amerika en Azië moeten we ook zelf door blijven ontwikkelen. We willen groeien en verbeteren om in de toekomst succesvol te zijn en de doelen te bereiken die we gezamenlijk hebben gesteld. Er moet meer […] Het bericht Innovatie in plastic recycling: de weg naar een duur… RecyclePro · 12 May 2025 Global Analytical house prices indicators - OECD Data Explorer OECD — Environment · 12 May 2025 Global Journey to the Arctic This week Hannah is hosting the show on board the Arctic Sunrise where a campaign team will be projecting messages from around the world onto a glacier in the Arctic. Greenpeace International · 11 May 2025 Global Break Free From Plastic Reacts to UN Special Rapporteur’s Concerns Over Coca-Cola’s Packaging Practices in Samoa May 12, 2025 — Today, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Marcos Orellana, published a letter sent to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, a UK partner of The Coca-Cola Company, on March 12, raising concerns over the company’s packaging practices in Samoa, after the company’s decision to switch from reusable glass bottles to disposable […] Break Free From Plastic · 11 May 2025 Global Meet the ISWA YPG Leadership Team ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 10 May 2025 Global PRESS RELEASE- Members of EXPRA have re-elected the Board of Directors for the next two years and Ms Hester Klein Lankhorst, CEO of Verpact, as the President of EXPRA At its Spring General Assembly in The Hague, EXPRA — the alliance of 34 not-for-profit Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) — reaffirmed its leadership for the 2025–2027 term, re-electing its Board and appointing Hester Klein Lankhorst, CEO of Verpact, as its new President. EXPRA · 9 May 2025 Global 📈PLENARY BOPS AND FLOPS And… we’re back! Last week we unplugged in solidarity with those on the Iberian Peninsula experiencing history’s most epic power outage, in observation of Labour Day, and to take to the streets to alongside the tens of thousands of NGO workers, union members and citizens opposing the Belgian government’s harmful austerity plans. But it takes more than that to keep us away from European environm… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 9 May 2025 Global CEWEP Award 2025: Candidates CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) · 9 May 2025 Global Sysav, Sweden – The Port of Trelleborg Expands with 87,000 tons of Sustainable “Slaggrus” CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) · 9 May 2025 Global A2A, Italy – Flue Gas Condensation Project CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) · 9 May 2025 Global MVV, Germany – Improvements in Energy Efficiency in District Heating CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) · 9 May 2025 Global Member of the month: Springloop Coorperatie ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 9 May 2025 Global Austrian Technology for Indian Recycler Alpha Ecoplast In mid-October 2024, Indian company Alpha Ecoplast Pvt. Ltd., a member of Alpha Group, commissioned a Starlinger recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system in its new facility near Kosamba, Gujarat State (India). According to the Austrian machinery manufacturer, the recycling plant features Starlinger’s biggest single extruder size, reaching an output of up […] Global Recycling · 9 May 2025 Global Lipor, Portugal – WASH, Transforming incinerator bottom ash to high-end household products CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) · 9 May 2025 Global Gren, Lithuania – Plant’s Digital Twin CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) · 9 May 2025 Global Ipalle, Belgium – Towards a Sustainable Battery Lifecycle CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) · 9 May 2025 Global XRF Technology for a Better Metal Sorting Redwave, the center of excellence for recycling and sorting technologies within Austria-based BT-Systems GmbH, offers a new solution for the metal recycling industry with its latest generation of REDWAVE XRF sorting machines. By integrating the spectral analysis technology into this sorting system, the company is unlocking new opportunities for metal recycling, particularly in aluminum recovery… Global Recycling · 9 May 2025 Global Nieuwe subsidieoproep van 2 miljoen euro ominitiatieven rond gedeeld gebruik te stimuleren De OVAM en Vlaanderen Circulair lanceren een nieuwe subsidieoproep om initiatieven rond gedeeld gebruik te ondersteunen. Jo Brouns, Vlaams minister van Omgeving en Landbouw, stelt in 2025 een totaalbedrag van 2 miljoen euro beschikbaar voor innovatieve projecten die de circulaire transitie in Vlaanderen versnellen. De oproep richt zich op partnerschappen van organisaties en bedrijven uit […] He… RecyclePro · 9 May 2025 Global Modern Separation Equipment Increases Ferrous and Nonferrous Recovery Rates for MSW/MRF Facilities The business of collecting, processing and recovering valuable material, both ferrous and nonferrous, has spurred a wealth of mixed waste material recovery facilities (MRFs) to install the latest equipment to “mine” for the highest-grade product in municipal solid waste (MSW). A significant issue in the operation of the MRF is the choice between mechanical or […] Global Recycling · 9 May 2025 Global Meeste ongevallen in recycling door contact met bewegende delen machine Extra aandacht voor veiligheid. Dat is geen overbodige luxe in de afval- en recyclingsector. In deze rubriek zetten we voortaan in elke editie een initiatief in de kijker waar veiligheid prioriteit krijgt. Safety first dus. Dat we de aandacht voor veiligheid niet mogen laten verslappen bleek vorige keer uit de meest recente cijfers van Fedris, […] Het bericht Meeste ongevallen in recycling door… RecyclePro · 9 May 2025 Global Greenpeace Pictures of the Week From a powerful protest in Bulgaria to one in downtown Tokyo, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace's work around the world this week. Greenpeace International · 9 May 2025 Global Tropical Forest Forever Facility could be a breakthrough on forest protection, but key issues need to be addressed, Greenpeace position paper A Brazilian-led initiative has the chance to allow forests to have more value protected than destroyed, but it needs to avoid mistakes of past mechanisms. Greenpeace International · 8 May 2025 Global High Integrity Forest Finance: Learning from Past Mistakes in the Development of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility Learning from Past Mistakes in the Development of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF). 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