Recycling news: 2023

Global Soil-biodegradable mulch films in the EU Fertilising Products Regulations Mulch films represent the second largest share of plastic films used in crop production in Europe. However, retrieval, recycling, and reuse of conventional plastics pose serious problems. Films made from soil-biodegradable plastics are specifically designed to biodegrade effectively in situ and can therefore be incorporated into the soil post-harvest. At the same time, they [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2023 Global Member Portrait: Avon Products Inc. Natalie Deacon, Head of Sustainability at Avon Products Inc. Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Natalie Deacon, Head of Sustainability at Avon Products Inc., shares some interesting insights on her company. 5 facts about Avon Products Inc. Avon has been doing beauty differently for [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2023 Global Loibl is participating in the construction of a new Energy Centre in Essex (U.K) The centre includes an Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) able to significantly reduce the volume of mixed municipal waste and... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 31 May 2023 Global Shifting the Brussels Economy – A Doughnut Story In response to the 2023 Beyond Growth Conference, this piece is the seventh in a weekly series that was published together on 8 May in a special issue magazine, “Imagining Europe Beyond Growth”, developed in partnership with Belgian de-growth think tank Oikos. The magazine, curated by our Senior Policy Officer for Systemic Change Nick Meynen, features 18 articles from diverse actors in the “bey… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 31 May 2023 Global Plastic packaging circularity – an opportunity not to be wasted Working together, legislation and industry can transform the plastics packaging value chain – making significant steps in recyclability and use of recycled content. Separate collection of packaging waste, product design, infrastructure and a strong internal market will be key. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 30 May 2023 Global Win-win renewables: success stories for nature and citizens in Europe The European Union is heading at full speed towards renewable energy. This rapid transformation of our energy system is already being felt across Europe, sparking debates about how new solar and wind power plants can coexist with nature and local communities. The EEB has collected good practices from all over Europe that show that nature, people and renewables thrive best together. Report by Er… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 30 May 2023 Global 2023 EucoLight Conference– Overview of outcomes 65 delegates from 18 lighting WEEE compliance schemes, representatives of lighting producers, and stakeholders met for the EucoLight annual conference in Bucharest hosted by the Romanian EucoLight member, Recolamp, on 10-12 May. This year, the conference was also available online for the members and speakers who could not make it to Romania. High on the […] L'articolo 2023 EucoLight Conference–… EucoLight · 30 May 2023 Global Reusable Packaging Revolution is Close - Experts Say 30 May 2023 - A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been developed by researchers. The study comes as government representatives meet in Paris to negotiate a legally binding global plastics treaty with a mandate to end plastic pollution. The research, published today by the University of […] Break Free From Plastic · 30 May 2023 Global Las voces del sur global: escucha a la comunidad más afectada y a las personas que lideran las soluciones París, Francia- La Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA) desarrolló una conferencia de prensa junto con representantes de Acción Ecológica México, la Alianza Basura Cero Ecuador, la Alianza […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 29 May 2023 Global Fast fashion allows Russia to bypass oil sanctions The post Fast fashion allows Russia to bypass oil sanctions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 29 May 2023 Global Global South Voices: INC2 Media Briefing Listen to the Most Impacted Community and People Leading Solutions Paris, France– The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) held a press conference along with representatives from Acción Ecológica México, […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 29 May 2023 Global New position paper on global plastic waste Despite its overall excellence, UNEP's Turning Off the Tap study downplays the importance and feasibility of delivering quality and convenient waste management services. This study contends that the scale and costs involved make it impractical to implement comprehensive waste collection services for all. However, this perspective can and must be challenged. Reloop Platform · 29 May 2023 Global GAIA Response to New York Times Opinion: Reducing Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans Is Simpler Than You Think May 27, 2023 Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is compelled to respond to the harmful and damaging arguments published recently in The New York Times opinion piece by The […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 May 2023 Global Recyclers Call for a Waste Shipment Regulation that Promotes Plastics Circularity in Europe In view of starting trialogue negotiations on the Waste Shipment Regulation, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) recalls main messages for achieving coherence between the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) and the future Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) for facilitating plastics circularity and plastics free trade within the EU, as outlined in EuRIC’s position p… Global Recycling · 26 May 2023 Global General Assembly: Susie Burrage OBE “Smashes the Glass Ceiling” to Become BIR’s First Female President On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, BIR broke new ground during its General Assembly in Amsterdam on May 23 by electing Susie Burrage OBE as its 23rd President – the first woman to be appointed to the highest office within the world recycling federation. She succeeds Tom Bird who had completed his four-year term […] Global Recycling · 26 May 2023 Global Non-Ferrous Metals Division: Environmental Issues Are Global and so Require a Collective Solution “Over the last two or three years, more and more countries have begun to look at raw material security,” observed BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division President Dhawal Shah of India-based Metco Ventures LLP in addressing the body’s latest meeting, held in Amsterdam on May 22. However, he argued, sustainability and climate change were global issues and […] Global Recycling · 26 May 2023 Global Waste-to-Energy to the Service of EU Cities An ESWET and Committee of the Regions event discussed the role of Waste-to-Energy in replying to challenges of the EU green transition by fostering the circular economy and energy security. Policymakers and experts from across the European Union and beyond came together yesterday in Brussels, at the European Committee of the Regions, for the Conference […] Global Recycling · 26 May 2023 Global Guest Blog: Working Group on Energy Recovery in San Sebastian! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 25 May 2023 Global A global treaty to end plastic pollution and accelerate circularity CEFLEX is seeking harmonised and mandatory design criteria and sustainably funded systems for collection, sorting and recycling of plastic packaging that include flexibles from the outset. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 25 May 2023 Global UN Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution: INC-2 Recommendations for negotiators The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) delegation is bringing its technical expertise in flexible packaging and material circularity to help inform the negotiations and accelerate the global transition to a circular economy. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 25 May 2023 Global Can flexible packaging go circular worldwide? Flexible packaging is recyclable and recycled using mechanical infrastructure used commonly and at scale around the world. Better design and infrastructure are providing a blueprint for new circular businesses, supporting entrepreneurs and helping local communities earn new income CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 25 May 2023 Global Half of EU countries have no mandatory energy-saving measures in place for next winter, new analysis shows Most measures adopted by EU states to save gas and electricity are voluntary and only targeted at public buildings, a new analysis reveals. Governments refraining from […] European Environmental Bureau · 25 May 2023 Global Collectors, sorters and recyclers elect a new CEFLEX Steering Committee representative Key part of the value chain selects Mike Baxter, External Affairs Director, Berry Global to support ‘Mission Circular’ vision for flexible packaging CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 25 May 2023 Global Under the Portuguese sun: why Zero Waste Europe’s Network-Wide Gathering was a big deal for Portugal and for Guimarães Zero Waste Europe (ZWE)’s Network-Wide Gathering was celebrated this year in Guimarães, a quiet and green little town in the north of Portugal, with just over 150.000 inhabitants spread over a diverse territory, from a beautiful historical city centre to the more rural parishes. This gathering is ZWE’s yearly event with its network of members […] Zero Waste Europe · 25 May 2023 Global ZWE calls on INC-2 delegates to put cities and communities at the heart of the negotiations in Paris Our current economic model results in the over-consumption of natural resources, and despite efforts to close the loop, this dangerous trend is far from being reversed. This is then reflected in the generation of unsustainable volumes of waste. Governments, businesses, consumers and communities must design and transition towards new systems – ones that promote sustainable […] Zero Waste Europe · 24 May 2023 Global The Global Plastics Treaty: Asia Pacific Perspectives The post The Global Plastics Treaty: Asia Pacific Perspectives first appeared on GAIA . GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 24 May 2023 Global Environmental decision-makers fall short of an ambitious Industrial Emissions Directive vote Today the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament failed to push ambition for climate and the environment with its […] European Environmental Bureau · 24 May 2023 Global 4evergreen online session: ” Get Sorted: Enhancing Fibre-based Packaging Circularity through Improved Collection and Sorting” On Thursday, 22nd of June 2023, the 4evergreen alliance hosted the online session “Get Sorted: Enhancing Fibre-based Packaging Circularity through Improved Collection and Sorting”. During the event, experts from the waste management sector discussed together the crucial role of collection and sorting to increase the... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 24 May 2023 Global Business and Markets Beyond Growth In response to the 2023 Beyond Growth Conference, this piece is the sixth in a weekly series that has been published together on 8 May in a special issue magazine, “Imagining Europe Beyond Growth”, developed in partnership with Belgian de-growth think tank Oikos. The magazine, curated by our Senior Policy Officer for Systemic Change Nick Meynen, features 18 articles from diverse actors in the “… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 24 May 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes WSP as our Newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 23 May 2023 Global Nature Restoration Law: EU agriculture’s lawmakers vote against farmers’ future and food security This afternoon, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) of the European Parliament voted for a full rejection of the Commission’s proposal for the EU […] European Environmental Bureau · 23 May 2023 Global Troubleshooting Food Scraps Contamination Top: Kitchens and retailers new to source separation may lack the knowledge and habits to properly separate organic from inorganic waste. Melissa Hall, Ava Labuzetta and Chris Whitebell The growing awareness of the impacts of wasted food on the environment and society is leading some U.S. states, like New York State, to put into place... BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global Connections: Planting Is Rx For Contaminated Urban Soils When all is said and done, gardening in barren lots, with the requisite tools to improve the soil, is the solution to the problem. The benefits go further towards addressing environmental justice. Part II BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global Federal Funds Awarded To California City’s Water Conservation And Codigestion Projects The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded the City of Oceanside, California $2 million for its Biogas Renewable Energy Capacity Expansion Project and Turf Replacement Rebate through its WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant. BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global Senate Bill Would Exempt Composters From Federal CERCLA Liability U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced five bills to ensure industries and municipalities are not subject to liability claims if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designates per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds as hazardous substances. BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global New Zero Food Waste Coalition + Policy Toolkit Creation of the Zero Food Waste Coalition and the release of its State Policy Toolkit were announced during the opening plenary of ReFED’s annual Food Waste Solutions Summit in St. Louis (MO) on May 17. BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global Australia quietly reopens plastic waste exports while, UNEP “Turns on the Tap” for burning plastic waste in cement kilns: Policy desperation on the eve of Plastic Treaty negotiations On the eve of the new global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Paris, the Australian Environment Minister has decided to reopen plastic waste exports, after a five-year ban introduced by the previous federal government. The 2019 ban on waste exports came in response to China and Southeast Asian countries expose` on waste dumping. Countries that Australia […] Break Free From Plastic · 23 May 2023 Global Nigeria Plastic Treaty Preparatory Session By Ahmed Tiamiyu (CAPWS) The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) 5.2 held in Nairobi, Kenya, reached “Resolution 5/14” in March 2022, entitled “End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 May 2023 Global AFRICA CIVIL SOCIETY WORKSHOP ON THE GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY By Centre for Environment Justice and Development Centre for Environment Justice and Development, in collaboration with the Centre for International Environmental Law, organized an Africa Civil Society Workshop on the […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 May 2023 Global The Youth in Action for Plastic-Free & Zero-Waste campuses in Ghana The ravages of climate change are increasingly becoming apparent which calls us, individuals, to rise to take action against these impacts and work towards a sustainable environment. In the past few years, there has been a growing movement among young people to address climate change on college and university campuses. The journey towards plastic-free and […] Break Free From Plastic · 18 May 2023