Recycling news: 2022

Global A Feminist European Green Deal: Towards an Ecological and Gender Just Transition. – 2 March – Online Online Launch Event: A Feminist European Green Deal Towards an Ecological and Gender Just Transition Wednesday 2 March, 10:00 – 11:00 CET Please Register Here […] European Environmental Bureau · 17 Feb 2022 Global EESC Civil Society Days Workshop 5: Building a Democratic Economy for a Just Transition – 16 March – Online European Economic and Social Committee Civil Society Days 2022 Workshop 5: Building a Democratic Economy for a Just Transition 16 March 2022 – 14:00-16:00 CET Please […] European Environmental Bureau · 17 Feb 2022 Global Tribute to Alberto ‘Tito’ Bianchini ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 17 Feb 2022 Global Circular Economy Working Group Session on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Revision- 17 March – Online Circular Economy Working Group Session On the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Revision 17 March 10:00 – 12:00 CET Do you want to spoil the embodied […] European Environmental Bureau · 17 Feb 2022 Global Germany commits to Right to Repair – civil society demands more The new German government announced its intention to implement the Right to Repair. Read civil society's demands to make sure these new rules actually benefit consumers and independent repairers. Right to Repair Europe · 17 Feb 2022 Global More than 67,000 people urge the U.S. Government to support a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty addressing the full life cycle of plastics WASHINGTON — Today, environmental advocates with the #breakfreefromplastic movement met with a staff member from the U.S. Department of State to deliver 67,482 signatures calling for the United States to support a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty covering measures along the entire life cycle of plastic at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations […] Break Free From Plastic · 16 Feb 2022 Global A Decade Wasted For Industry Decarbonisation Due to low CO2 prices and generous free pollution permits under the current Emissions Trading System, European industry has lost a precious decade to decarbonise. It is time to end free lunches for polluters at the expense of taxpayers and the environment and put industry decarbonisation back on track. Alberto Vela and Samuel Gregory-Manning report. Last week, EPP MEP Peter Liese set out to his… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Feb 2022 Global PolyREC® launches RecoTrace™, the multi-polymer data collection system to record European recycled plastic data PolyREC® now a recognized data collector for the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) RecoTrace™ is the first comprehensive data system to… Plastics Europe · 16 Feb 2022 Global Rethinking Work within the European Green Deal – 23 March – Online Online Webinar: Rethinking Work within the European Green Deal Wednesday 23 March, 15:00 – 16:30 CET Please Register Here Science is clear. Overconsumption and overproduction […] European Environmental Bureau · 16 Feb 2022 Global 19 companies lead Europe’s heating sector out of fossil gas – Joint press release Findings from the latest domestic heating market analysis reveal the companies leading the renewable heating transition in Europe. These industry front-runners, together with the largest European […] European Environmental Bureau · 16 Feb 2022 Global ISWA is hiring! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Feb 2022 Global Why militaries shouldn’t be exempt from EU battery laws Militaries are keen to talk up their sustainability credentials, but if they want to be taken seriously they need to drop the exemptions from environmental regulations, write Linsey Cottrell and Piotr Barczak. This article was originally published by the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS). Since then, the Environment Committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of a new EU… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Feb 2022 Global FEAD urges more ‘realistic’ deadlines and targets for waste batteries Circular. – 14 February 2022 After weeks of negotiation, the European Parliament ENVI Committee voted on a series of compromise amendments regarding the new Regulation on batteries. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 14 Feb 2022 Global #breakfreefromplastic Movement Members respond to government announcements ahead of UNEA-5.2 WASHINGTON — Following the announcements from governments, including the United States, France, Canada, and South Korea, supporting a full life cycle approach to a plastics treaty at the One Ocean Summit, Break Free From Plastic members issued the following statements: Jane Patton, Plastics & Petrochemicals Campaign Manager at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), […] Break Free From Plastic · 14 Feb 2022 Global Batteries Regulation: ENVI Committee confirms mandatory recycled contents and increases collection targets RECYCLING magazine – 11 February 2022 After weeks of negotiation, he European Parliament ENVI Committee has voted on a series of compromise amendments regarding the new Regulation on batteries. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 11 Feb 2022 Global Europe edges closer to replaceable batteries in all electronics The Environment Committee of the European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted an ambitious report on the European Battery Regulation. This is an important hurdle towards establishing much awaited laws which will apply to all batteries sold on the European market, writes Jean-Pierre Schweitzer. This article was originally published by Right to Repair Europe, a coalition of more than 80 organisatio… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 Feb 2022 Global With caution, #breakfreefromplastic welcomes Coca-Cola’s 25% Reusable Target By 2030 Manila — Today, The Coca-Cola Company announced its goal of having 25% of all beverages globally across its portfolio of brands sold in refillable/returnable glass or plastic bottles, or refillable containers, by 2030. This decision comes as #breakfreefromplastic members worldwide have spent years demanding the company reduce its reliance on plastic packaging. According to the […] Break Free From Plastic · 10 Feb 2022 Global Paper workers and industry call for safeguards over unintended effects of EU climate policies on jobs, global competitiveness, and climate itself IndustriAll European Trade Union, representing the interests of the sector’s workers and Cepi, the Confederation of paper and pulp producers, jointly call on the European Parliament to revise a number of aspects of the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’, the Union’s flagship legal package aiming to cut Europe’s emissions of CO2 by 55% until 2030. ‘Fit […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 10 Feb 2022 Global The European Parliament paves the way for removable and replaceable batteries The Environment Committee of the European Parliament adopted measures to make batteries more removable and replaceable. Right to Repair Europe · 10 Feb 2022 Global EU recyclers say battery recycling regulations will boost investment mrw – 10 February 2022 The European waste management association FEAD has said that a European Parliament vote on mandatory recycled contents for batteries will help to trigger investment in recycling technologies and infrastructure. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 10 Feb 2022 Global Batteries Regulation: ENVI Committee Confirms Mandatory Recycled Contents and Increases Collection Targets for Waste Batteries GLOBAL Recycling – 10 February 2022 After weeks of negotiation, the European Parliament ENVI Committee voted today on a series of compromise amendments regarding the new Regulation on batteries. FEAD welcomes that mandatory recycled contents, as initially proposed by the European Commission, has remain unchanged. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 10 Feb 2022 Global Battery firms concerned as MEPs demand tougher regulation ENDS Europe – 10 February 2022 Producers fear “over-regulation” could strangle a fledgling European rechargeable battery sector after the European Parliament environment committee agreed proposed standards should be wider in scope, with more stringent rules on waste management and reporting. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 10 Feb 2022 Global ‘International Year of Glass’ launches with celebrations in Geneva Glass has been a touchpoint of celebration, commerce, culture and science for over two thousand years – now, 2022 is being marked as the ‘International Year of Glass’, with hundreds of events taking place around the world to celebrate the unique characteristics of glass in all its forms. An ancient material with a rich cultural […] FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 10 Feb 2022 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Zero Waste France Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we present Zero Waste France. Created in 1997, the association works with stakeholders to improve regulations concerning waste management and more broadly the waste of natural resources. Coordinating 120 local groups in France, it analyses and explains the challenges […] Zero Waste Europe · 9 Feb 2022 Global Member in the Spotlight: Fidra I am Megan Kirton, project officer at Fidra. We are an environmental charity based in Scotland named after Fidra island, a wildlife haven off the East coast. Fidra works to reduce plastic waste, prevent chemical pollution, and make space for nature in our environment. We use a scientific evidence-based approach, and work collaboratively with industry, […] Break Free From Plastic · 9 Feb 2022 Global Unlock the true green potential of carbon farming and avoid greenwashing, the EEB urges Agricultural Ministers Speaking in Strasbourg this morning, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) urged Agricultural Ministers to harness “carbon farming” to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises while improving […] European Environmental Bureau · 8 Feb 2022 Global Register now – “The toxic toll of waste incineration: measuring health and environmental impacts” online event on 3 March 2022 The EU regulation of emissions of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by waste incineration is limited to measure only a few chlorinated dioxins and furans. Our “The toxic toll of waste incineration: measuring health and environmental impacts” webinar on 3 March 2022 at 14:00-15:30 CET will discuss whether the current monitoring of “forever chemicals” is fit […] Zero Waste Europe · 8 Feb 2022 Global National Member Blog | Oman: “To Conserve the Environment of our Beautiful Oman for our Future Generations” ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Feb 2022 Global Turn the Page final conference: Recruitment strategies to attract young talents in the paper industry 15 February 202214h – 17h30 CETOnline event Watch again here. Turn the Page was launched in March 2020 by Cepi and IndustriAll European Trade Union in order to develop a strategy for the pulp and paper sector to attract and retain young people and to boost and enhance their perception of the sector. Turn The Page was supported […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 4 Feb 2022 Global Additional CO2 Separation Process – Hitachi Zosen Inova Signs MoU with CO2 Capsol The Swiss-Japanese greentech company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) and the Norwegian technology provider CO2 Capsol AS (CO2 Capsol) have signed... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 4 Feb 2022 Global Cepi welcomes its newest member, the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling In the last months of 2021, Cepi, the European confederation of the paper and pulp industry, has welcomed a new member, CSAOSZ, the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling. CSAOSZ represents more than 70 members in all types of packaging and from across the entire packaging value chain, from machine producers to distributors, including packaging material manufacturers […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 3 Feb 2022 Global Life of a battery, and how the EU can save it from burnout Batteries power all aspects of our lives, from the devices we use everyday to home appliances and electric vehicles. What if they could talk? We looked into batteries’ lifecycle and how the EU can save them from burnout. Think of your smartphone’s battery, the ones inside your e-bike or toothbrush, or maybe those AAA batteries that power appliances and decorations in your home. Now, for a momen… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 3 Feb 2022 Global The comfort zone: green heat is effective and convenient – new analysis Green, effective, and convenient: renewable heating can be a way to do good by you as well as the planet. The latest consumer analysis from Coolproducts shows that the switch to heat pumps is keeping 85% of European users well within their comfort zones – physically, financially, and environmentally. When we talk about renewable heating, we speak of heat pumps and solar thermal heating, both of… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 2 Feb 2022 Global Forests: the beginning of the loop for fibre-based packaging! From the air we breathe to the food we eat and the packaging it comes in, humans depend on forests. Forests are the life and lungs of our planet and house over 80% of the world’s land-based plants and animal species. With a growing global population and increasing consumption, sustainable... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 2 Feb 2022 Global New Publication on the Future of the Waste Management Sector ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 1 Feb 2022 Global ISWA contributes to WHO report on Health Care Waste in the context of COVID-19 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 1 Feb 2022 Global United Nations recognise bioplastics as sustainable alternative to conventional plastics In modern agriculture you can find a great number of plastic products that help improving the efficiency and, thus, the yield of the cultivated product. However, due to certain conditions that accompany many agricultural procedures, a not-negligible share of plastic remains in the soil. Especially in areas of intensive agriculture, significant amounts of microplastic [...] European Bioplastics News · 28 Jan 2022 Global Spanish study: compostable bioplastics fully biodegrade during industrial composting process and, thus, don’t generate microplastics A recently conducted study which focused on the identification and quantification of microplastics in final refined compost found no remains of used EN 13432 certified industrial compostable bioplastics. If correctly composted, their use does not contribute to the increase of microplastic pollution. Microplastics and their potential environmental and health impacts have been of growing concern … European Bioplastics News · 28 Jan 2022 Global Member portrait: Bio Valore World Member portrait: Bio Valore World In each issue of the European Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Davide Scarano, CEO of Bio Valore World, shares some interesting insights on his company. 5 facts about Bio Valore World, Italy The EarthBi project was born within Bio Valore World SpA to provide a benefit to the company. EarthBi is th… European Bioplastics News · 28 Jan 2022 Global News from the members: January 2022 Sulzer PLA bioplastics production technology selected for NatureWorks' new plant with annual capacity of 75'000 tons Developed to support the increasing global demand for polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics, NatureWorks’ fully integrated plant will utilize Sulzer Chemtech's advanced lactide purification and polymer production technology to produce 75'000 tons per year of Ingeo polylactic acid (PL… European Bioplastics News · 28 Jan 2022