Recycling news: 2021

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Global BPF launches new report: sustainability in the plastics supply chain Plastics bring numerous benefits to our everyday lives, enabling many cutting edge technologies across different sectors and minimising climate change… Plastics Europe · 8 Jan 2021 Global New Report | Global Review on Safer End of Engineered Life Open burning of solid waste is a global threat to human health and safety that requires urgent action ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 7 Jan 2021 Global Nooter/Eriksen is a new member of ESWET! Nooter/Eriksen is an employee-owned company with subsidiaries that have specialized in the design, manufacturing and construction of steel products for... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 7 Jan 2021 Global Environment Groups launch activities for Zero Waste Month MANILA, Philippines — Philippine environment groups belonging to the Break Free From Plastic movement launched their activities in the opening of the celebration of the National Zero Waste Month. The Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) is a global movement working towards a future free from plastic pollution. Break Free From Plastic · 6 Jan 2021 Global Optimised Plant Design: Hitachi Zosen Inova Builds First Compact Biogas Plant in France Each project features a wet AD plant and a membrane upgrading system to produce biomethane. One of the plants will... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 5 Jan 2021 Global Collaboration agreement on first ever European OCS certification scheme signed Plastics Value Chain leading the way towards zero pellet loss. 4th January 2021 Today, two major actors of the European… Plastics Europe · 4 Jan 2021 Global Harmonised European laboratory test method to produce parameters enabling the assessment of the recyclability of paper and board products in standard paper and board recycling mills The paper and paper board value chain is an exemplar for circularity, displaying veryhigh recycling rates. Moreover, technical innovation is creating new products frompaper and board and other cellulose fibre-based materials that are increasinglyreplacing other traditional packaging materials. To maintain and further increase the sustainability and circularity of the paper andboard value chain … CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 4 Jan 2021 Global State of Zero Waste Municipalities Report 2020 We know that 2020 has been an unprecedented year of challenges and change. Yet despite the hardship and uncertainty faced by many over the past 12 months, we continue to see positive news and inspiring stories from our Zero Waste Cities. The policies and commitments made by zero waste cities continue to shine a light […] Zero Waste Europe · 4 Jan 2021 Global Collaboration agreement on first ever European OCS certification scheme signed Plastics Value Chain leading the way towards zero pellet loss Unintentional loss of plastic pellets can occur at all stages… Plastics Europe · 4 Jan 2021