Recycling news: 2018

Global New market data: The positive trend for the bioplastics industry remains stable Berlin, 5 December 2018 – The results of the European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented today at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin, confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry. “The global market for bioplastics is predicted to grow by roughly 25 percent over the next five years“, says Hasso [...] European Bioplastics News · 5 Dec 2018 Global Give me Convenience or Give Me Death One of the most common misconceptions about plastic is its recycling value, but the story there is nuanced. Recycled plastics don’t have much value, especially given our rising levels of virgin plastic production. What’s more, not all plastic is created alike, and plastics with little or no recycling value are likely to end up poisoning […] Break Free From Plastic · 4 Dec 2018 Global Silliman University Commits to Zero Waste and Sustainability Dumaguete, Philippines – Silliman University (SU), a private university in the central part of the Philippines, is implementing a new policy that eliminates single-use plastic bags and aims towards Zero Waste, the first university in the country to do so. SU’s new environmental policy was approved unanimously by its Board of Trustees (BOT) on November […] Break Free From Plastic · 4 Dec 2018 Global A Global Response to the Global Plastic Crisis by: Claudia Fiorella Santonocito, Geneva-based intern of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Marine plastic pollution is now under the magnifying glass of a group of experts tasked with recommending a global response to the plastics crisis. Here’s what to expect at their meeting next week. Plastics are a product of the fossil fuel […] Break Free From Plastic · 4 Dec 2018 Global 4 weeks to Christmas – Zero Waste Presents The time before Christmas is often the most stressful period of the year. We are storming shopping-centres, searching for small and big presents for our partner, children, friends, colleagues, neighbours … For people who in fact own already everything and even too much. Presents shouldn’t be a burden, but sometimes they are. If you think […] Zero Waste Europe · 1 Dec 2018 Global Waste-to-Energy’s contribution to the “Long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reductions strategy” (Find the statement in .pdf: https://eswet.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ESWET-Long-term-EU-greenhouse-gas-emissions-reductions-strategy_27.11.pdf) Waste-to-Energy provides an environmentally sound and cost-effective way to treat residual waste. It is... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 28 Nov 2018 Global Citizen initiative ‘For Clean Sofia without Incineration’ provides the European Investment Bank with 7 good reasons to stop financing a new incinerator [vc_custom_heading text=”Citizen initiative ‘For Clean Sofia without Incineration’ provides the European Investment Bank with 7 good reasons to stop financing a new incinerator” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:60|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1543411387211{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]A group of citizens fighting against the waste incinerator in Sofia, amongst wh… Zero Waste Europe · 28 Nov 2018 Global Dirty Fashion: Spotlight on China: Why the Chinese Collaboration for Sustainable Development of Viscose will not be able to deliver on its promise The post Dirty Fashion: Spotlight on China: Why the Chinese Collaboration for Sustainable Development of Viscose will not be able to deliver on its promise appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 27 Nov 2018 Global Dirty Fashion: Spotlight on China: Why the Chinese Collaboration for Sustainable Development of Viscose will not be able to deliver on its promise (中国人) The post Dirty Fashion: Spotlight on China: Why the Chinese Collaboration for Sustainable Development of Viscose will not be able to deliver on its promise (中国人) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 27 Nov 2018 Global Join One of the Six Teams Proposing New Solutions to Enabling Circularity in the Construction Sector Apply to participate in the Circular Construction Challenge ??? Rethink Waste, which ISWA supports as an official partner, as a Team Member of one of the six ideas proposing new solutions to enabling circularity in the construction sector. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 26 Nov 2018 Global EU Parliament and Commission firm on cutting plastic pollution, governments must follow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brussels, 26/11/2018 "The fight against plastic pollution is one that we can win. The EU plastics laws initiated by the Commission and endorsed by the Parliament are a first step towards a future where plastic doesn't poison us. If we commit to this together, nobody loses, everybody wins", said European Commission vice president Frans […] Break Free From Plastic · 26 Nov 2018 Global Zero Waste reaches the Baltic sea! [vc_custom_heading text=”Zero Waste reaches the Baltic sea! Kiel is the first German municipality committing to go Zero Waste” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:60|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1542983212019{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]“This evening officially marked Kiel’s decision to get on the road to Zero Waste, this is a great milestone and a good start. Than… Zero Waste Europe · 23 Nov 2018 Global Waste Management in SE Europe – What Are the Available Business Opportunities? Thanks to today's innovations waste management is becoming a more responsible and cost-effective process. The growing waste stream has both local and global negative impact and through knowledge and technology transfer we can tackle the challenges. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 23 Nov 2018 Global Black Friday is frying the planet, join Make SMTHNG Week instead: Greenpeace Hamburg, Germany, 22 November 2018 - To disrupt Black Friday and Cyber Monday as major international moments for consumerism, Greenpeace and partners launch MAKE SMTHNG Week (November 23 - December 2). With more than 300 events in 41 countries, MAKE SMTHNG Week asks people to #BuyNothing and #MakeSmthng instead. "We are already drowning in stuff […] Break Free From Plastic · 23 Nov 2018 Global Plastics industry executives wrong on several points Walden Asset Management, in collaboration with As You Sow, recently wrote to the CEOs of nine companies arguing that membership in the Plastics Industry Association supports lobbying for statewide preemption laws that prohibit 70 million Americans in 10 states from the freedom to choose to enact bag ordinances to reduce plastics waste in their communities. […] Break Free From Plastic · 22 Nov 2018 Global ISWA Present at the Ecomondo Green Technologies Expo for the Fourth Time The 22nd edition of Ecomondo the Green Technologies Expo once again provided a great networking and business opportunity for the companies, professionals, media and government representatives looking to learn more about the latest in the circular economy and the development of renewable energies. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 22 Nov 2018 Global FEVE, FERVER, EXPRA and EuRIC join forces for an ambitious and comparable measurement point for glass recycling Brussels, November 2018: FEVE, FERVER, EXPRA and EuRIC are committed to increasing the quality and efficiency of the glass recycling value chain through separate collection, quality recycling and closed loop […] EXPRA · 21 Nov 2018 Global ISWA RDN SEMEM Participation at Ecomondo 2018 ISWA RDN SEMEM continued its collaboration with the Italian Exhibition Group for another edition of ECOMONDO. This year 28 representatives from Romania and Moldova participated in ECOMONDO 2018 in Rimini, Italy (see photo). ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 21 Nov 2018 Global The End of Business as Usual for Waste Management! The following text is the opening lecture of the ISWA President delivered during the Opening Ceremony of ISWA World Congress 2018. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 21 Nov 2018 Global Under the CEFLEX iniiative EXPRA endorses the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Brussels, November 2018. The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA), togather with the other members of the CEFLEX consortium: companies, associations and organisations collaborating to enhance the performance of flexible packaging […] EXPRA · 20 Nov 2018 Global EXPRA co-signs the cross-industry packaging value chain statement on the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive EXPRA joined the statement on the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive, signed by 73 European and national industry associations.The joint statement calls on EU negotiators to safeguard the Internal Market […] EXPRA · 16 Nov 2018 Global 4,000 tons of single-use plastic produced annually An estimated 312 tons of single-use plastic is produced per month in Bangladesh, posing a serious threat to the nation’s health and the environment, experts warned on Wednesday. The “Stop using single use plastic to protect human health and Environment” report released by the Environment and Social Development Organization (Esdo) found that per year, 3,744 […] Break Free From Plastic · 16 Nov 2018 Global Photo Essay: By The Ocean We Unite Imagine being on a sailing ship, only seeing the ocean’s vastness, working with the elements, no other distractions whatsoever. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 2014 Dutch sailor Thomas van Thiel was already ten days out on the open sea when he suddenly saw a plastic bottle floating around. He was shocked, seeing something man-made that […] Break Free From Plastic · 16 Nov 2018 Global Meet our members – UK Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) Over more than a decade UKWIN has supported more than 150 grassroots anti-incineration campaigns to face up to formidable corporate power and to the UK’s planning system. Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews we want to give you a chance to get […] Zero Waste Europe · 15 Nov 2018 Global ISWA World Congress 2018: A huge success for the Young Professionals ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 14 Nov 2018 Global ISWA Position Paper on The Proposal to Amend the Basel Convention Regarding the International Movement of Plastics Waste The following ISWA position paper on the proposal to amend the Basel Convention regarding the international movement of plastics waste was prepared by Jeff Cooper and Björn Appelqvist on behalf of the ISWA Board and adopted by the ISWA Board in 2018. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 14 Nov 2018 Global New guidelines on cascading use fail to meet expectations of EU’s new Bioeconomy Strategy Today’s publication of the non-binding guidelines on the cascading use of wood fails to live up to the Commission’s own ambitions signalled in its recent Bioeconomy Strategy. CEPI has been a long-time proponent of this principle which allows for every wood fibre to be used on average 2.5 times, instead of solely burning wood for […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 13 Nov 2018 Global Single-use plastics? We must talk PERIOD Disposable menstrual products come at a high cost for women and the environment. To stop plastic pollution, we must stop shying away from talking period. Sit down here. Right now, tell me what you know about Menstruation. Arms by my sides, I felt too uncomfortable to sit down… Earlier that week, I’d been invited to […] Zero Waste Europe · 12 Nov 2018 Global Micronutrient deficiencies in Mexico: Ironing out the kinks The post Micronutrient deficiencies in Mexico: Ironing out the kinks appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 12 Nov 2018 Global Las carencias micronutricionales en México:¿una salud de hierro? The post Las carencias micronutricionales en México:¿una salud de hierro? appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 12 Nov 2018 Global Atia ISWA Italy Coordinates End of Waste Decree Working Table Meeting at Ecomondo 2018 The Italian Ministry for the Environment and Protection of the Territory and Sea, Directorate General for Waste and Pollution (RIN), has set up a working table for the drafting of the End of Waste decree on mixed plastics, so called ???plasmix???, following the approval in the European Commission of the End of Waste Directive. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 12 Nov 2018 Global Green groups challenge ADB to innovate, not incinerate Mandaluyong City, Philippines, 9 November 2018 — Green groups today challenged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to live up to its stated mandate and stop financing any form of waste incineration. Incineration, including so-called “waste-to-energy” (WTE) incineration, is a dangerous, costly, and unsustainable method of treating waste. The groups contend that ADB is flouting local and […] Break Free From Plastic · 12 Nov 2018 Global EcoWaste Coalition Slams Boatload of Garbage from South Korea, Calls for Immediate Return of Misdeclared Garbage to Its Origin, Group urges PH to ban importation of waste plastic 10 November 2018, Quezon City -- A national environmental health and justice organization denounced the entry of misdeclared plastic trash from South Korea, a highly developed economy, to a country like the Philippines, which is struggling to address its own garbage woes. Fearing a repeat of the still unresolved Canadian garbage dumping scandal, the Quezon […] Break Free From Plastic · 12 Nov 2018 Global Guest Blog | Why China Banned Waste Imports A brief introduction of pollution prevention and ecological civilization construction in China, By Liu Jinghao, China Association of Urban Environmental Sanitation. Mr. Liu Jinghao, is a senior engineer and member of China Association of Urban Environmental Sanitation (CAUES is ISWA???s National Member in China) expert committee amongst may other positions. Mr. Liu Jinghao has been engaged in e… ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 9 Nov 2018 Global Björn Appelqvist Elected to the ISWA Board; Antonis Mavropoulos Re-Elected ISWA President ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 9 Nov 2018 Global News in brief – November 2018 Mater-Biopolymer Novamont reopens Mater-Bioploymer plant in Patrica: Mater-Bi is a company wholly controlled by the Novamont group. Its purpose is the manufacture of ORIGO–BI®, biopolyesters with a high level of renewables, components of MATER-BI® compostable bioplastics. The plant has been regenerated, modified and in some cases wholly renewed to implement innovative technologies [...] European Bioplastics News · 8 Nov 2018 Global Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging Danone announced a series of new commitments and actions to ensure its packaging will become 100% circular, and to accelerate the global transition towards a circular economy of packaging. This includes (1) initiatives to improve product design and develop alternative delivery and reuse models, (2) investments to develop effective, efficient and inclusive systems for increased [...] European Bioplastics News · 8 Nov 2018 Global Member portrait: An Phat Plastics and Green Environment JSC Pham Anh Dương, Chairman at An Phat Plastic In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mr Pham Anh Dương, Chairman at An Phat Plastics and Green Environment JSC, shares some information on one of the leading packaging manufacturers in Asia. [...] European Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2018 Global Register now – final speaker line-up released for this year’s 13th European Bioplastics Conference François de Bie, Chairman of EUBP, opening the 12th European Bioplastics Conference 2017 in Berlin. With more and more brands, manufacturers, and policy makers putting bioplastics high up on the agenda, we invite you to join in on the discussion on 4/5 December 2018 in Berlin. Download the conference agenda here: http://docs.european-bioplastics.org/conference/13th_EUBP_Programme_2018.pdf [...] European Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2018 Global Global survey reveals FMCG companies’ contribution to plastic pollution crisis Jakarta, Indonesia – Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) corporations are a predominant force behind the throwaway economic model driving the plastic pollution crisis, according to a comprehensive sector survey Greenpeace International released today. None of the companies surveyed have plans to put the brakes on the growing production and marketing of single-use plastics, while the solutions the… Break Free From Plastic · 4 Nov 2018