Recycling news: 2021

Global Civil Society letter to Yili regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Yili regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Press Release: Cepi pledges to support a transition towards Sustainable Products The European paper industry fully supports the EU ambition of making Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and building a European circular economy. The carbon neutrality objective requires the European pulp and paper industry to become even more sustainable, efficient and innovative. It demands that we continue on our transformational journey, while maintaining […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Dec 2021 Global EU supports Dutch plans to recover CO2 from Waste-to-Energy plants As announced by the European Commission on 15 December 2021, the broadening of the Dutch State Aid scheme has been... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 17 Dec 2021 Global Happy Holidays from ISWA! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 17 Dec 2021 Global JRC’s “Plastics LCA method” is not fit for purpose Constance Ißbrücker, Head of Environmental Affairs at European Bioplastics e.V. The EU Plastics Strategy presented a vision where innovative materials and alternative feedstocks would ultimately replace fossil resources. In this context, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) was tasked in 2018 by the European Commission to elaborate an appropriate life cycle assessment (LCA)-based method to evaluate … European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Bioplastics community came home to Berlin to celebrate 16th European Bioplastics Conference EUBPConf2021: multi stakeholder panel discussion on bioplastics and EU policy After last year’s 100 percent virtual format, the European Bioplastics Conference was finally able to re-open its gates in Berlin and welcomed around 140 participants. The other half of the overall 320 participants attended online. During the different conference sessions and in [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Know your value chain: identifying the amount of bio-based content in your subcontractor’s products Oona Korhonen, Project Manager at Measurlabs, specialized in biomass Read below a guest article by Oona Korhonen from Measurlabs. How well do you know the amount of bio-based content in the raw materials you use? Have you measured it yourself? There are two big reasons to do so. Firstly, as fossil-based materials [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Member portrait: Tetra Pak Member portrait: Tetra Pak In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Anke Hampel, Innovation and Sustainability Director of Tetra Pak, shares some interesting insights on her company. 5 facts about Tetra Pak A one litre Tetra Pak® carton package is typically made of approximately 70% paperboard, 25% plastic and 5% alum… European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global News from the members: November/December 2021 PLA with “20% recycled content” unveiled by Total Corbion Total Corbion PLA launched a new Luminy PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) made with chemically recycled post-industrial and post-consumer waste, which, according to the company, is the world’s first commercially available bioplastic product of its kind. Luminy PLA grades offer the same properties, characteristics, and regulatory approvals as virgin… European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global News in brief: November/December 2021 European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EUR The bio-based industries continue their ascent marking a total contribution of 780 billion EUR, a notable increase of 30 billion EUR (+ 4%) compared to 2017. This represents a more than 20% increase compared to 2008 which is the earliest data taken [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Waste-to-Hydrogen: a valid tool to help decarbonise the EU industry The proposal for a new “EU hydrogen and gas markets decarbonisation package” rightly seizes the urgence of up-taking all available... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 16 Dec 2021 Global NGO letter to the European Commission calling on further actions to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector in the EU The post NGO letter to the European Commission calling on further actions to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector in the EU appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 16 Dec 2021 Global EPBD will fail to decarbonise European buildings as Commission leaves embodied impacts of materials for renovation behind • Yesterday’s proposal fails to fully address environmental impacts from buildings, warn ECOS and the EEB. • New rules will not be enough to decarbonise the […] European Environmental Bureau · 16 Dec 2021 Global Gas and nuclear: a lose-lose scenario for Eastern Europe The strong advocacy of Central and Eastern European capitals for including fossil gas and nuclear power in the EU’s green taxonomy only leads to another unsustainable energy lock-in for the region, leaving their grid exposed to third-country coercion. A shorter version of this OpEd has been published in EU Observer in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Development (Poland), Clean … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Dec 2021 Global Ecobulk Wrapped: 2021 in Review ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 16 Dec 2021 Global Mercury emissions from coal combustion driving poor status of EU freshwaters A 2027 coal phaseout is needed if EU legal obligations on limits of toxic mercury in freshwater are to be met. The atmospheric deposition of mercury predominately emitted by coal combustion plants is contributing to the failure of good chemical status of freshwater bodies in the European Union. Member States have not taken sufficient action and risk breaching EU water law that necessitates the … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Dec 2021 Global Our Year in Review 2021 2021 has been a busy year for Reloop! Reloop Platform · 16 Dec 2021 Global Second FitFor55 Package is a Christmas gift to fossil industry, NGOs say Rather than steering the market towards the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, the European Commission is making harmful concessions to industry […] European Environmental Bureau · 15 Dec 2021 Global Press Release: Cepi advocates for a liquid and competitive gas market to enable the green transition The European Commission has released a gas decarbonisation legislative package. It addresses the challenge of integrating renewable and low-carbon gases in the existing gas market. This is welcome news for the forest fibre and paper industry. Our sector is already investing massively in greening its energy sourcing and is, with a 62% share of its […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 15 Dec 2021 Global Press Release: Cepi welcomes EU Commission plans to pave the way for the circular use of carbon Climate science is clear: the reduction of fossil fuel emissions should take precedence as a solution to climate change. However, 1.5°C compatible IPCC scenarios referenced in the new EU Commission Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles include carbon removals, as a way to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Cepi welcomes this Communication which acknowledges […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 15 Dec 2021 Global ISWA’s Working Group on Governance and Legal Issues: 2021 in Review ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Dec 2021 Global BA Glass levels up learning with “Glass Seeds” educational programme As a multinational company, present in several countries, BA Glass believes it has a role to play in the development of the communities through education. Consequently, the Group, with the commitment of its shareholders, decided to enlarge its support to more educational projects for younger generations. In 2020, BA Glass launched a new social responsibility […] FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 15 Dec 2021 Global EU laws must ensure that environmental crime does not pay As the European Commission gears up to review the Environmental Crime Directive, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) calls for better protection of people and nature through criminal law, writes Frederik Hafen. On the 15th of December, the European Commission is expected to publish a proposal to improve environmental protection through criminal law by reviewing the current Environmental Cri… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 14 Dec 2021 Global Fibre-Based Packaging: A Circular Solution The post Fibre-Based Packaging: A Circular Solution appeared first on 4evergreenforum . 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 14 Dec 2021 Global Geopolitics: The Green Deal’s great game As the European Green Deal turns two, its geopolitical implications are questioned. EEB President Johanna Sandahl weighed in on this debate at the European Economic and Social Committee’s conference Geopolitics of the European Green Deal. Nick Meynen reports. Lithium consumption in the EU is projected to increase by 6000% and the dreams of connecting mega solar farms in North Africa with Europe… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 14 Dec 2021 Global United Nations recommends bioplastics as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics Berlin, 14 December 2021 – Last week the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) published a report assessing the sustainability of agricultural plastic products[1] recommending the replacement of non-biodegradable, conventional polymers with biodegradable, bio-based polymers. “We welcome this recognition of the environmental benefits of these bioplastic products”, comment… European Bioplastics News · 13 Dec 2021 Global Change in the air: Promising direction for air convention protocol revision The 41st session of the UNECE Air Convention saw the winds blowing in the right direction for a revision of the Gothenburg Protocol – but more must be done to better protect the health of people and the environment from agricultural air pollution. On 6-8th December, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) held the 41st session of the Executive Body for the Convention on Long-r… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 13 Dec 2021 Global The end (and beginning) of the D-NOSES Project ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 13 Dec 2021 Global The Working Group on Hazardous Waste moves forward with key initiatives ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 13 Dec 2021 Global EU criminal law must pave way for better environmental protection, NGOs demand Commission must fix EU criminal law and ensure environmental crimes such as wildlife trade, waste dumping, illegal hunting and fishing, unlawful logging and mining no longer […] European Environmental Bureau · 13 Dec 2021 Global CLOCC establishes data baseline for Banyuwangi, Indonesia ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 12 Dec 2021 Global Introducing ISWA’s latest Gold Member: STRATOS, Romania ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 10 Dec 2021 Global All you’ve ever wanted to know about how the plastics industry is working towards climate neutrality By Virginia Janssens, Managing Director, Plastics Europe On the heels of COP26, the talk around climate change has been at… Plastics Europe · 10 Dec 2021 Global Standardkessel Baumgarte receives Order for WtE Power Plant in Scotland, UK In the United Kingdom, approximately 40% of residual waste (after recycling) is still landfilled, as in the past, and this... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 10 Dec 2021 Global HZI strengthens its presence in the European market and expands its offering for customers in the Energy from Waste sector. On 9 December, the Swiss/Japanese greentech company Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI) will sign an agreement to acquire Steinmüller Babcock... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 9 Dec 2021 Global NGOs warn against delays to EU battery rules There are growing concerns that the EU rules to create a sustainable European battery industry could come into effect far too late. Brussels, 9 December 2021 […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Dec 2021 Global Women of Waste (WOW!) Task Force launches Global Survey II ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 9 Dec 2021 Global New EU rules for methane must cover petrochemicals and supply chain if it is to honour climate commitments, environmental NGOs urge Brussels, 08 December, 2021 In a bid to become a global leader on reducing methane emissions, the European Commission plans to table its proposal for a Methane Regulation this 14 December - but it's expected that it will not include full coverage of supply chains, nor inclusion of petrochemicals, as the European Parliament had asked […] Break Free From Plastic · 8 Dec 2021 Global The State of Zero Waste Municipalities Report 2021 We’re very excited to be publishing our second edition of the State of Zero Waste Municipalities Report. Available on our Zero Waste Cities website, the 2021 State of Zero Waste Municipalities Report is a showcase of the progress that continues to be made on Zero Waste Cities in Europe, and around the world. The report includes […] Zero Waste Europe · 8 Dec 2021 Global General Block Exemption Regulation must align with EU climate neutrality and zero pollution goals, urges the EEB Regulation allowing governments to provide state aid without notification to the European Commission must be improved to meet European Green Deal objectives Brussels, 8 December 2021 […] European Environmental Bureau · 8 Dec 2021