Recycling news: 2023

Global Eleventh hour climate action: in defence of protest In advance of the highly anticipated 2023 Beyond Growth Conference, this piece is the first in a weekly series to be published together on 8 May in 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, will feature 18 articles from diverse acto… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 12 Apr 2023 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Zero Waste Latvija Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we head to Latvia to our member Zero Waste Latvija. Born out of a social media group of advocates to exchange zero waste tips, the organisation now grew into a leading organisation that educates on waste prevention practices, […] Zero Waste Europe · 12 Apr 2023 Global Lowest pollution limits improve public health and save billions in taxpayer money, says new analysis Adjusting Europe’s most polluting industry regulated by the Industrial Emissions Directive to the lowest achievable pollution limits will not only improve environmental protection but also save up […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 Apr 2023 Global How Can Public Policy Advance The Composting Industry? State and federal policies and programs with potential to advance development of needed processing infrastructure are highlighted. BioCycle · 11 Apr 2023 Global Connections: Beef, Take 2 While beef will always be classified as red meat, its environmental impact varies based on multiple factors. BioCycle · 11 Apr 2023 Global Compost Jax In Jacksonville Compost Jax accepts pre and postconsumer vegetative food waste and bakery products, dairy products, agricultural and forestry waste, yard trimmings, BPI-certified compostable foodservice ware and liner bags, soiled paper, pizza boxes and more. BioCycle · 11 Apr 2023 Global Abound Food Care Spreads Its Wings The organization celebrated its 10-year anniversary in November 2022 and continues to innovate new solutions including the use of self-sustaining solar powered freezer containers as part of an emergency meal program used by municipalities to both prepare for disasters and supplement programs to support community members facing food insecurity. BioCycle · 11 Apr 2023 Global U.S. EPA Releases Latest AD Of Food Waste Infrastructure Report In early April, the U.S. EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Division released the findings of its survey conducted in 2021 of operators of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities that accept food waste in the U.S. BioCycle · 11 Apr 2023 Global ESWET’s warmest welcome to Scheuch, a New Member We are thrilled to welcome our new Full Member! Scheuch Group To know more about our current 37 members, please... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 11 Apr 2023 Global ThisIsZeroWaste: International Day of Zero Waste Check out our #ThisIsZeroWaste campaign to learn more about zero waste solutions, and tag your local officials: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 10 Apr 2023 Global Guest Blog: Landfill Conference in Jaipur, India ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Apr 2023 Global Impact Assessment of reuse targets in the proposed PPWR Download the full report. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 6 Apr 2023 Global Assessing the impact of PPWR’s reuse targets, a short explainer Download the document here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 6 Apr 2023 Global Press release: New study on impacts of EU packaging regulation shows a blanket approach on re-use may have unintended consequences: higher CO2 emissions & costs As the EU looks to adopt the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), a new in-depth study, merging data from various sources, finds that imposing strict reusable packaging targets by 2030 will severely impact the EU’s climate footprint, as well as consumers’ budgets. The new research reviews several existing studies on packaging and draws on […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 6 Apr 2023 Global The tricky path to financing our way out of the climate crisis Fiscal policy and climate have something in common: how we approach them today could make or break our shared future. And yet, at a decisive point for climate action, governments still approach it as if arbitrary fiscal thresholds matter more than a liveable future. META (European Environmental Bureau) · 5 Apr 2023 Global Europe dumps 50 million items of plastic clothing in Kenya a year The post Europe dumps 50 million items of plastic clothing in Kenya a year appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 4 Apr 2023 Global Has the Age of Self-repair arrived? Access to smartphone parts may be improving, but smartphone design is not. Several smartphone brands have recently started making spare parts more easily available than they used to. Sadly, many barriers remain, including repair-unfriendly design and lack of long-term software support. The latest example from Nokia is a case in point. Right to Repair Europe · 4 Apr 2023 Global Press release: Why coffee capsules should be compostable European Bioplastics sides with specific EU Commission proposal Berlin, 4 April 2023 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports the intention of making single-serve coffee units mandatorily compostable and calls on the EU Parliament and Council to uphold this specific proposal to not undermine its effectiveness. “While we regret that currently only a limited number of [...] European Bioplastics News · 4 Apr 2023 Global Waste-to-Energy & the City: Generating value for Communities On 16 May 2023, ESWET held a hybrid Conference, co-hosted by the European Committee of the Regions, gathering high-level speakers... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 3 Apr 2023 Global High Expectations for the BFFP 2023 Youth Summit Opinion by Zero Waste Durban Zero Waste Durban is a youth-led, youth-focused organisation, so we were ecstatic to hear the 2023 International Break Free From Plastic Youth Summit announcement! Moreover, […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 2 Apr 2023 Global Independent but waste colonized? An environmental look at Ghana’s 66th independence Opinion By Eldad Kwaku Ackom, Green Africa Youth Organisation The Green Africa Youth Organization, as part of its campaign against incineration and plastic pollution, partnered with the All-Africa Students Union (AASU) to march for […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 2 Apr 2023 Global Social-economic benefits of DRS Deposit return systems (DRS) have been implemented in over 50 jurisdictions worldwide. Reloop Platform · 31 Mar 2023 Global Grupos de la sociedad civil publican declaración por el primer Día Internacional basura cero Declaración enviada a los líderes gubernamentales de todo el mundo con motivo del Día Internacional Basura Cero de la ONU. Nueva York – Con motivo del primer Día Internacional Basura […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 30 Mar 2023 Global Member portrait: LG Chem Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Sol (Soyeong) Sim, Manager at LG Chem Europe GmbH, shares some interesting insights on her company. 5 facts about LG Chem Founded in 1947, LG Chem is a leading global chemical company with a diversified business portfolio in the key [...] European Bioplastics News · 30 Mar 2023 Global First International Day of Zero Waste: Yet another international day of ‘whatever’? Today marks the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste. As an organisation that goes almost by the same name, we ask ourselves how this relates to the different waste streams we deal with in our daily work on EU waste policy and, especially, what does this mean for one of the most wasteful industries – […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Mar 2023 Global Conclusion of RED trilogues: EU lawmakers fail to set ambitious renewables target Thursday 30 March, negotiators from the European Parliament, Commission and Council reached a long-awaited agreement on the revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED). In […] European Environmental Bureau · 30 Mar 2023 Global EBC 23 – Call for Papers Become a speaker at the EBC 23, taking place on 12/13 December 2023, at the Titanic Hotel Berlin, Germany! As always, our conference will focus on the latest innovations in biobased and biodegradable plastics, the current political landscape, as well as environmental aspects, and opportunities for growth in the circular economy. You are invited [...] European Bioplastics News · 30 Mar 2023 Global EUBP STATEMENT on the EU policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics European Bioplastics (EUBP) and its members welcome the Commission’s initiative to develop a first comprehensive policy framework on bioplastic materials. The Communication provides an extensive analysis of our sector in Europe and acknowledges advantages and potentials of our materials to provide genuine environmental benefits.However, despite strong and sound scientific evidence, a few persis… European Bioplastics News · 30 Mar 2023 Global Civil Society Groups Release Day of Zero Waste Declaration New York, NY– On the first annual United Nations International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has released a public declaration signed on by over 200 organizations in almost 60 countries representing zero waste practitioners, policy experts, and community groups. The declaration defines the principles and essential components of “zero wast… GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 30 Mar 2023 Global Meet the woman behind Reloop, and get her take on the nuances of circularity Reloop's Clarissa Morawski explores the complicated matter of moving towards a circular economy on the TOMRA Talks Circular podcast. Reloop Platform · 30 Mar 2023 Global GAIA Public Declaration on UN International Day of Zero Waste On the first annual United Nations International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has released a public declaration signed on by over 250 organizations in almost 60 countries representing zero waste practitioners, policy experts, and community groups. The declaration defines the principles and essential components of “zero waste” that govern… GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 29 Mar 2023 Global How a Europe on track of meeting the 1.5° goal would look like by 2030 The Paris Agreement Compatible (PAC) Scenario gives the recipe for the EU to do its fair share to deliver the Paris Agreement commitment to keep global temperature increase to 1.5°C. The civil-society led scenario identifies four key areas: enabling sustainable lifestyles, energy and process improvements, electrification coupled with a zero-carbon power production, and decarbonising what is lef… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 29 Mar 2023 Global Consumer care: the 3 EU laws set to raise the bar of consumer protection Consumer protection is high on the EU agenda these days, with the European Commission and Parliament working on three new laws aimed to curtail greenwashing and boost people’s right to repair, write Roberta Arbinolo and Bich Dao. Consumers increasingly care about the environmental impact of what they buy, and the market is responding – but not all that glitters is green. Identifying which produ… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 29 Mar 2023 Global Plastics Europe position on the Global Plastics Pollution Agreement objectives, scope, obligations and measures ahead of INC2 For UNEA Resolution 5/14,’ end plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’, Plastics Europe supports the overarching objective to… Plastics Europe · 29 Mar 2023 Global Plastics Europe position on the Global Plastics Pollution Agreement objectives, scope, obligations and measures ahead of INC2 For UNEA Resolution 5/14,’ end plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument’, Plastics Europe supports the overarching objective to… Plastics Europe · 29 Mar 2023 Global Turning up the heat on hazardous mercury in Africa & Caribbean The EEB and the Zero Mercury Working Group contribute to the global efforts to reduce people’s exposure to one of the most toxic elements on Earth. In recent years, NGOs have been working with partner organisations and governments in Africa and the Caribbean to phase out the mercury used in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, as well as the manufacture and trade of products containing mercur… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 29 Mar 2023 Global Circular Choices Regular meetings throughout the year. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 Mar 2023 Global Zero Waste Live! webinar “Allocating recycled content – what are the impacts?” – 11 May 2023 Date/Time: 11 May 2023 · 2:00-3:30 PM (CEST) Recycling has an important role to play in closing the material loop, as it keeps already used resources and increases the circularity of plastic packaging. To ensure the uptake of recycled materials, the European institutions introduced recycled content targets in different legislative proposals such as the Single-Use […] Zero Waste Europe · 28 Mar 2023 Global Press release: EU associations launch coalition for a more competitive, and ambitious, EU bioeconomy A new group of 14 EU trade associations including the providers of high-quality wood-based products, fibre-based paper and board products and packaging, and renewable energy solutions, supported by EU forest owners and managers, has today launched a cross-sectoral coalition. The coalition’s aim is to present EU policymakers with an ambitious common vision ahead of 2030 […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 Mar 2023 Global European Parliament takes on greenwashing and early obsolescence to empower consumers The European Parliament cracked down on greenwashing and early obsolescence today, by voting for a stronger EU law to protect consumers from unfair commercial practices. The […] European Environmental Bureau · 28 Mar 2023