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Global New GRECO project on greener and safer bioplastics for food packaging Berlin, 6 May 2025 – The new Horizon Europe-funded GRECO project provides innovative biobased, biodegradable and recyclable food packaging based on novel PLA copolymers, functional coatings, additives and green catalysts. GRECO aims to demonstrate the life cycle and techno-economic feasibility of greener and safer bioplastics value chains for the food packaging sector, based on [...] European Bioplastics News · 6 May 2025 Global Hoogwaardige betonrecycling sluit de cirkel: duurzame verbreding A9 In opdracht van Rijkswaterstaat verbreedt en verdiept consortium Veenix, met FCC als hoofdaannemer, de A9 tussen de knooppunten Badhoevedorp en Holendrecht. Waste-to-product bedrijf Renewi recyclet 40.000 ton betonpuin dat vrijkomt uit de sloop van twee viaducten. Dit materiaal kan weer hoogwaardig ingezet worden in Rijkswaterstaat bouwprojecten als volwaardige grondstof voor beton. De bouwsect… RecyclePro · 6 May 2025 Global FEAD en FIR bundelen krachten Meer circulariteit bij het beheer van minerale afvalstoffen De Europese afvalfederatie FEAD en de Europese recyclingvereniging FIR kondigen hun samenwerking aan, gericht op een circulaire economie voor minerale afvalstoffen. Door samen te werken, willen de twee organisaties bereiken dat het beheer van minerale afvalstromen efficiënter wordt en leidt tot meer recycling. Een en ander draagt […] H… RecyclePro · 5 May 2025 Global We risk our lives facing Amazon wildfires. What will politicians risk to make the polluters behind them pay A firefighter describes the horror of witnessing the Amazon being consumed by wildfires, and why he cannot turn his back on it. Greenpeace International · 5 May 2025 Global China’s First AI-Powered Hyperspectral Optical Sorter for Mixed Textiles This year, Chinese DataBeyond Technology, a high-tech company specializing in AI and optoelectronic integration-based intelligent sorting equipment, has launched the country’s first “AI-powered hyperspectral optical sorter for blended fabrics”. The new machine integrates – according to the information – advanced artificial intelligence algorithms with hyperspectral recognition technology. “This… Global Recycling · 3 May 2025 Global Early May 2025 newsletter – The corporate crackdown chronicle The post Early May 2025 newsletter – The corporate crackdown chronicle appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 2 May 2025 Global JBS: Big Ag’s Villain Origin Story What happens when the world’s biggest meat company brands itself as a climate saviour? You get JBS, a mega-corporation making billions while its supply chain sets the Amazon on fire. Greenpeace International · 2 May 2025 Global Used Textiles in Europe: Separate Collection for More Recycling The European Waste Framework Directive requires all EU member states to set up separate collection systems for used textiles from 2025. The European Waste Framework Directive is part of the implementation of the “EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles”. According to the European Union, this strategy addresses the production and consumption of textiles, whilst recognizing […] Global Recycling · 2 May 2025 Global Omarm de toekomst en koester wat je hebt Een transitieproces kent drie fases: loslaten, de neutrale zone en het nieuwe begin. In veel processen is men echter dermate enthousiast dat de fase één en twee nog wel eens worden overgeslagen en men vol goede moed direct met de derde fase begint: het nieuwe begin. De circulaire economie is hier in mijn optiek misschien […] Het bericht Omarm de toekomst en koester wat je hebt verscheen eerst o… RecyclePro · 2 May 2025 Global Greenpeace Pictures of the Week From a powerful projection in California to one in downtown Toronto, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace's work around the world this week. Greenpeace International · 2 May 2025 Global GAIA Submits Input to UN on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals On April 30, GAIA sent two submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, responding to her call for inputs on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 2 May 2025 Global Global protests marking Trump’s 100 days show world is ready to resist To mark the first 100 days of US President Donald Trump’s second term, Greenpeace organisations around the world staged protests against the billionaire and corporate takeover. Greenpeace International · 1 May 2025 Global ​Circulaire productie voor elektrische voertuigen In het grensgebied tussen België, Nederland en Duitsland is er meer gaande dan alleen maar de Einstein telescoop. Er wordt ook hard ingezet op het circulair maken van elektrische voertuigen. Het CYPRESS Interreg project wil daarvoor een katalysator zijn voor de volledige waarde­keten aan de drie kanten van de grenzen. Flanders Make, dat het project […] Het bericht ​Circulaire productie voor ele… RecyclePro · 1 May 2025 Global SMT Rental breidt verhuurvloot uit met L120 Electric Wiellader en PU500 laadcontainer Vanaf heden is het mogelijk om een Volvo L120 Electric wiellader te huren – al dan niet in combinatie met de Volvo PU500 laadcontainer. “Bij SMT geloven we sterk in het belang van investeren in onze toekomst en de elektrificatie van het machinepark.”, vertelt Andy Cnudde, Head of Solutions & Rental bij SMT. “Vandaag is […] Het bericht SMT Rental breidt verhuurvloot uit met L120 Electric Wiellad… RecyclePro · 30 Apr 2025 Global 100 days of Trump & his billionaires’ war on the environment In the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump has actively dismantled and weakened environmental protection, putting corporate profits and power for him and his billionaire friends ahead of people and planet and our future. Greenpeace International · 30 Apr 2025 Global UK-EU reset should benefit environment, urge organisations on both sides of the channel UK and EU environmental and public health organisations have joined forces to urge that the reset in UK-EU relations should deliver meaningful progress on climate, nature […] European Environmental Bureau · 30 Apr 2025 Global PurFi Global and Arvind Limited Announce Plans for Facility in India The large-scale project is to address textile waste. As reported, the plant would produce high-quality rejuvenated fibers “to meet the elevated standards required by the global textile industry”. PurFi Global LLC and its joint venture partner, Arvind Limited have announced plans for a significant manufacturing scaleup to support the sustainability goals of global fashion and […] Global Recycling · 30 Apr 2025 Global Wat doen autofabrikanten om hun interieur duurzamer te maken? De automobielindustrie wil (deels) op de rem gaan staan bij het elektrificeren van het aanbod. Maar dat neemt niet weg dat ze beseffen dat duurzaamheidsoverwegingen bij steeds meer potentiële kopers een rol spelen. Ze zoeken daarom actief naar manieren om recycled content in het interieur van de wagen te verwerken of duurzamere alternatieven toe te […] Het bericht Wat doen autofabrikanten om hu… RecyclePro · 30 Apr 2025 Global Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a Greenpeace nuclear specialist We’ve visited ground zero. Not once, but three times. But for generations, before these locations were designated as such, they were the ancestral home to the people of the Marshall Islands. Greenpeace International · 30 Apr 2025 Global A brief look at Mixed Waste Sorting Mixed Waste Sorting involves processing unsorted waste to extract valuable recyclable materials. Reloop Platform · 29 Apr 2025 Global Disruption at JBS shareholder meeting as Greenpeace stage global protests Meat giant JBS was forced to temporarily halt its annual shareholder meeting following interruptions by Greenpeace Brazil activists. Greenpeace International · 29 Apr 2025 Global From Manila to LA: How Greenpeace is turning Make Polluters Pay into law Whether you live in Manila or in Los Angeles, you’re already feeling the impacts of the climate crisis. Scientific studies confirm Big Oil’s greenhouse gas emissions makes catastrophes significantly more likely to occur. Greenpeace International · 29 Apr 2025 Global How To Use EPA’s Excess Food Opportunities Map The map, updated in March 2025, includes data on over 960,000 potential food waste generators and almost 15,000 potential recipients, including composting and digester facilities. BioCycle · 29 Apr 2025 Global Maine State Legislators Introduce Food Waste Disposal Ban LD 1065 requires generators of more than 2 tons/week on average to stop disposing of food waste via landfill or incineration by July 1, 2027 … BioCycle · 29 Apr 2025 Global Neighborhood Food Scrap Drop-Off Hubs The service area covers nearly all of the Columbus, Ohio and surrounding areas with its drop-off and curbside collection. BioCycle · 29 Apr 2025 Global Composting Facility Contamination Policy And Fines The contamination policy has three tiers, with the fines reflecting the amount and/or types of contamination. BioCycle · 29 Apr 2025 Global Connections: PFAS In Context In the real world, PFAS is staring you in the face whichever direction you face. That is true whether or not biosolids are even a blip on your horizon. Part I BioCycle · 29 Apr 2025 Global Transforming Ag Residuals Into New Products BEAM Circular's goal is to advance solutions that transform organic residues and byproducts from the food and agriculture system … BioCycle · 29 Apr 2025 Global Compostable Packaging In California California’s SB 54 became law in 2022, creating the framework for the state’s EPR policy that all single-use packaging products in the state are reusable, recyclable, or compostable. BioCycle · 29 Apr 2025 Global Methane Mitigation In Agriculture Report reviews the science, emissions reduction potential, and cost estimates of methane mitigation strategies in agriculture. BioCycle · 29 Apr 2025 Global Kerala & Tallinn: A Tale of Two Zero Waste Cities The zero waste movement is gaining momentum from different corners of the globe. Recently, Kerala, a state in India, has been awarded a waste-free status by the country’s Minister for […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 29 Apr 2025 Global Our broken seafood system This week, Hannah Stitfall speaks to Dr Bryce Stewart, a marine ecologist and fisheries biologist, about sustainable fishing practices. Including the develeopment of lab grown fish. Greenpeace International · 29 Apr 2025 Global Polyplastics to Launch Glass-Filled Recycled Plastic Japan-based Polyplastics Co., Ltd., an internationally leading company in engineering plastics, has announced plans to launch a 40 percent glass-reinforced grade of DURAFIDE (R) rG-PPS by December 2025 as part of its mechanical recycling business. The company would develop “high-quality optimum formulations” of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), which “will play a role in helping achieve 100 […] Global Recycling · 29 Apr 2025 Global Komt er eindelijk een Europees autopaspoort? Al 25 jaar vecht Febelauto, het Belgische beheerorganisme voor afgedankte voertuigen, voor de invoering van een autopaspoort. “Als we niet willen dat hier kostbare grondstoffen verloren gaan, moeten we wagens van A tot Z kunnen traceren”, legt Febelauto directeur Catherine Lenaerts uit. Ze verwelkomt de vermelding in het federaal regeerakkoord van zo’n paspoort en hoopt […] Het bericht Komt er … RecyclePro · 29 Apr 2025 Global Enhancing Circularity in Commercial and Industrial Packaging Waste Management through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Schemes EXPRA, VALIPAC, CONAI, EUROPEN, EPRO and EKOKOM have developed a new guidance document: “Enhancing Circularity in Commercial and Industrial Packaging Waste Management through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Schemes.” EXPRA · 28 Apr 2025 Global The definitive guide to the animals of the Amazon Rainforest From elusive jaguars and to playful river dolphins, every creature from the Amazon relies entirely on the rainforest for food, protection, and life itself. Greenpeace International · 28 Apr 2025 Global April 2025 Newsletter – Supermarkets in the methane hot seat The post April 2025 Newsletter – Supermarkets in the methane hot seat appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 28 Apr 2025 Global European Bioeconomy driving industrial competitiveness: Cepi Policy asks for the European Bioeconomy Strategy Cepi welcomes the revision of the European Bioeconomy Strategy. Companies from the European pulp and paper industries and the broader European forest-based bioeconomy sector source their raw materials mainly from Europe, have a reduced fossil carbon footprint and are at the global forefront of various technological applications and the development of new, sustainable products and […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 Apr 2025 Global De kringloop voor kunststoffen uit autowrakken sluiten Autoconstructeurs in Europa hebben elk jaar ongeveer 6 miljoen kunststoffen nodig om hun voertuigen vorm te geven. Dat komt overeen met ongeveer 10% van het totale kunststofverbruik. Een flink potentieel voor verduurzaming dus, als de Europese regelgeving recycled content verplicht, want momenteel wordt in Europa 81% van de kunststoffen in een afgedankte auto nog verbrand. […] Het bericht De kr… RecyclePro · 28 Apr 2025 Global Aim: Effective Management and Recycling of Mineral Waste in Europe The European Waste Management Association (FEAD) and the Fédération Internationale du Recyclage (FIR) have announced their cooperation to advance circular economy approaches within the mineral waste sector. By working together, the two organizations aim to promote effective management and recycling of mineral waste, “ultimately contributing to the European Union’s environmental and waste manage… Global Recycling · 28 Apr 2025