Recycling news: 2022

Global EEB Statement Concerning the Russian Invasion of Ukraine – Adopted by the EEB Board on 3 March 2022 – The EEB strongly condemns the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine launched on 24 February […] European Environmental Bureau · 3 Mar 2022 Global We are making history: UN Environment Assembly agrees to negotiate a global plastics treaty The agreement is an unprecedented step forward to curb plastic pollution worldwide. Patrizia Heidegger reports from the UNEA conference room in Nairobi. The tension and excitement in the conference room are palpable. One and a half weeks of intense negotiations, often until the early morning hours, lay behind the delegates. Activists and advocates sit nervously in their chairs. They have come t… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 3 Mar 2022 Global Major Progress Towards a Legally Binding Plastics Treaty Covering the Full Life Cycle at UNEA-5.2 Nairobi, Kenya – The global #breakfreefromplastic movement today hailed the adoption of a landmark mandate calling for the development of a global treaty on plastics, which has been adopted upon conclusion of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2). This mandate, titled “End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding […] Break Free From Plastic · 2 Mar 2022 Global Major Step Towards Zero Plastic Pollution Future. Plastics Europe Welcomes Global Plastics Agreement Plastics Europe supports the development of a global agreement to address the challenge of plastic waste, and welcomes the resolution… Plastics Europe · 2 Mar 2022 Global Dioxins and Waste-to-Energy plants : New report on the State of the Art Contrary to recent claims from anti-incineration groups, European WtE plants have demonstrated very low emissions and impact on their surroundings.... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 2 Mar 2022 Global Joint statement on the use of high-efficiency cogeneration (CHP) by industrial operators The Fit for 55 package must safeguard industrial users’ incentives to operate on-site high-efficiency cogeneration (CHP). The signatories call on the European Parliament and Member States to support the contribution of high-efficiency CHP to the EU’s climate goals. By prioritising high-efficiency on-site cogeneration over less efficient power-only and heat-only generation, even greater carbon e… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 2 Mar 2022 Global Global Agreement on Plastics: A circular economy approach The post Global Agreement on Plastics: A circular economy approach appeared first on Plastics Europe . Plastics Europe · 1 Mar 2022 Global New data and map shows the impact of being a Zero Waste City 15 years since the very first Zero Waste City established itself in Capannori, Italy, Zero Waste Europe is proud to present its biggest analysis of the data we receive from the Zero Waste Cities we work with across Europe. Within both the Zero Waste Cities programme by ZWE and the Zero Waste Cities Certification by […] Zero Waste Europe · 1 Mar 2022 Global Waste Management & Research (WM&R) ISWA World Congress Special Issue ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 1 Mar 2022 Global Call for Circularity Indicators! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 1 Mar 2022 Global 200 groups urge govts in Asia-Pacific to sign global plastics treaty Manila/Bangkok/New Delhi (February 24, 2022) — More than two hundred environmental groups belonging to the Break Free From Plastic movement in the Asia-Pacific region are urging their respective governments to support the call towards a new binding legal instrument that will cover the entire life cycle of plastics and is not limited to “marine litter”. A recent poll covering […] Break Free From Plastic · 1 Mar 2022 Global Commission’s draft pesticides regulation fails in ambition on reducing use of pesticides and protecting biodiversity and human health The upcoming proposal falls short in delivering the transformative changes needed to secure the EU’s transition towards agroecology in line with the Green Deal objectives. These […] European Environmental Bureau · 28 Feb 2022 Global EU Waste Framework Directive should acknowledge important role of bioplastics in reducing impact on environment and climate In order to achieve the ambitious goals of the European Green Deal, respectively the Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Commission already initiated a significant number of regulatory processes. To improve Europe’s waste management in line with the waste hierarchy and the implementation of the polluter principle, the Commission had initiated a Call for [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Feb 2022 Global Member portrait: AGRANA Starch In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Gottfried Krapfenbauer, Product Manager Bioplastics AGRANA, shares some information about the Austrian producer of starch and starch-based bioplastics. 5 facts about AGRANA Starch, Austria As an Austria based, multinational company with over 9000 employees [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Feb 2022 Global News from the members: February 2022 Swell idea: Bioplastic surf boards gain traction In France, a company is using 3D printing and bio-based materials to bring the surf community a more sustainable experience. Wyve, based in the Basque beach area, is replacing the polystyrene and EPS foam “blanks” that make traditional surfboards buoyant with inner hexagons that trap air. The [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Feb 2022 Global News in brief: February 2022 Dutch researchers join forces to boost PHAs market introduction Invest-NL and Wageningen University & Research are joining forces to accelerate the market introduction of PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates). Wageningen Food & Biobased Research has been conducting technological research for 30 years into the production and usage possibilities of PHAs for various applications. They are currently partici… European Bioplastics News · 28 Feb 2022 Global PV CYCLE Italy - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 26 Feb 2022 Global ARCwaste - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 24 Feb 2022 Global A message of solidarity for Ukraine from the #breakfreefromplastic movement We appeal to all parties to pursue peaceful means and options to resolve this crisis. War and violence can never be the solution, as they inevitably result in humanitarian tragedies and the violation and denial of human rights including the right to live in a safe and healthy environment. As a global movement rooted in […] Break Free From Plastic · 24 Feb 2022 Global Will the EU call time on overproduction in fashion? The textile industry is one of the world’s most polluting, wasteful and exploitative, yet it remains largely under-regulated in the EU. With the European Commission poised to up efforts to regulate the sector through a new sustainability strategy, Emily Macintosh looks at some of the key issues surrounding it. More textile products are being sold at a faster rate than ever before, putting untol… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 24 Feb 2022 Global Plastics Europe encourages its members to promote RecoTrace™ to their value chain partners RecoTrace™, the multi-polymer data collection system to record data on both European plastics recycling volumes and recycled plastics, is now… Plastics Europe · 24 Feb 2022 Global Zero Waste Europe stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine The zero waste movement is profoundly shaken by the new war that has just started on European soil. Like waste, our movement knows no borders and we see the aggression against Ukraine as an attack on humanity as a whole. We stand together with our friends in Ukraine; and we lament that the great progress […] Zero Waste Europe · 24 Feb 2022 Global Renewable heating: the exit to Europe’s gas crisis With gas prices skyrocketing, energy poverty threatening millions, Europe’s dependence on Russian gas at stake, and the EU’s 2030 deadline to slash emission drawing closer, it has never been clearer that we need to ramp up the heating transition. Europe is entering a crucial legislative moment to ensure all households can benefit from renewable heating. Alberto Vela and Bich Dao report. Not a d… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 24 Feb 2022 Global After fossil gas companies’ record 2021 profits, civil society calls on the EU to provide affordable, renewable heating for all Seven major civil society organisations from across Europe, representing the large majority of Europe’s environmental movements, are calling today on the EU to provide clean renewable […] European Environmental Bureau · 24 Feb 2022 Global EucoLight announces webinar on EPR non-compliance through online marketplaces: the state of play 24th February 2022 Brussels, 24th February 2022. EucoLight, the European Association of collection and recycling organisations for Waste... L'articolo EucoLight announces webinar on EPR non-compliance through online marketplaces: the state of play proviene da Eucolight . EucoLight · 24 Feb 2022 Global ISWA brings Waste and Plastics Pollution to the UNEA 5.2 stage ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 24 Feb 2022 Global Joint position paper: Single-use vs Reuse Full position paper available here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Feb 2022 Global Joint position paper: Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive revision Full position paper available here. For more information, please contact Ulrich Leberle, Cepi Raw Materials Director, at u.leberle@cepi.org CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Feb 2022 Global From news media to e-commerce & hygiene, we are changing how we consume paper & board, a new Cepi report shows Like other sectors, paper and board is bouncing back from the economic downturn brought about by Covid-19. But new trends on how we use these materials, first exacerbated by the pandemic, are now looking like more profound changes in our consumption patterns. This has caused the industry to adjust its production, discontinuing lines and investing […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Feb 2022 Global Cepi Preliminary Statistics Report 2021 This report, renewed annually, offers a picture of the state of the European paper and pulp market in the past year. Download the full Cepi Preliminary Statistics Report 2021. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Feb 2022 Global Attracting and retaining young people to the pulp and paper industry – EU project “Turn the Page” concludes On 15 February 2022, the Final Conference marked the conclusion of the two-year EU project “Turn the Page” – Recruitment strategies to attract young talents in the paper industry (project VS/2020/0016). “Turn the Page” was launched in March 2020 by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) in cooperation with IndustriAll European Trade Union. Supported […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Feb 2022 Global Fibre-based: the future of packaging? Packaging in all its forms and multiple functions is an essential component of our daily lives and has become increasingly central in the drive for a more circular and sustainable economy. We have already explored the extensive potential for recycling fibre-based packaging, but what about... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 23 Feb 2022 Global Fit for 55: How to stay competitive in the global market? Fit for 55: How to stay competitive in the global market? Creating an enabling policy framework for industrial transformation 15 March 202214:00 – 15:00 CET Watch again here Remaining an industrial frontrunner in the energy transition and a successful player on the global market is the real challenge that the companies, including the fibre-based and […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Feb 2022 Global Reshaping the concept of residues – WtE and architecture The relationship between Waste-to-Energy and architecture is longstanding and full of mutual success. All over the world, many plants have... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 22 Feb 2022 Global Global Plastics Outlook - OECD OECD — Environment · 22 Feb 2022 Global UNEA 5.2 Green Tent Event: Protecting Earth Protectors – 28 February – Online UNEA 5.2 Green Tent Event: Protecting Earth Protectors How to ensure that environmental defenders can play their role freely and safely 28 […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 Feb 2022 Global CAP national strategic plans will fail to deliver on European Green Deal environmental and climate objectives, NGO assessment reveals The overwhelming majority of Common Agricultural Policy strategic plans delivered by Member States to the European Commission fail to adequately address the urgent crises of biodiversity […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 Feb 2022 Global The Global Plastics En’Treaty: why waste trade to the Asia-Pacific needs to stop Background Despite so much news about climate change, the role of plastic pollution in exacerbating the issue is often neglected. Here’s a lesser-known fact: 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels. Throughout their lifecycle, from (fuel) extraction to production to disposal via landfills, incineration, recycling, or simply being dumped, plastics exacerbate climate change by […] Break Free From Plastic · 21 Feb 2022 Global Think global, learn local – advocacy and education to apply The Global Plastic Treaty – 2 March Think global, learn local – advocacy and education to apply “The Global Plastic Treaty” Wednesday 2 March, 14:00 – 15:30 CET (16:00-17:30 EAT Nairobi time) Register […] European Environmental Bureau · 20 Feb 2022 Global Why is the global waste crisis a social justice issue? World Day of Social Justice has been celebrated by the United Nations on February 20th every year. There is a good reason for that, as social justice strives for the impartial share of social, environmental, and economic advantages and disadvantages. The world’s most vulnerable communities continue to experience differential access to rights and opportunities, and […] Zero Waste Europe · 18 Feb 2022