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Global Technology Innovation Targets Microplastics In Food Waste Streams Top: Dried slurry after mechanical screening through 5/32-inch mesh. Several of the blue slivers were determined to be coated paperboard. Craig Coker Part I Microplastics: The What, Where, Why And Impact Part II Microplastics: How Many And How To Regulate? In Part I of this article series, we defined microplastics (MPs) as small plastic fragments... BioCycle · 13 Jun 2023 Global New Colorado Laws Cover Compostable Product Labeling And Organics Diversion Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed two bills into law on May 17 that directly impact composting and organics recycling in the state. BioCycle · 13 Jun 2023 Global Urban Farms And Food Forests As Green Infrastructure? “Vibrant Land: The Benefits of Food Forests and Urban Farms in San Antonio” is the title of a new study released by Stanford University’s Natural Capital Project. BioCycle · 13 Jun 2023 Global States Should Adopt NRCS Soil Conservation Standard Code 336 The next step in the process is for states to adopt CSP 336 so more compost can be considered in conservation planning and made eligible for reimbursement through NRCS conservation programs, says Frank Franciosi, USCC’s Executive Director. BioCycle · 13 Jun 2023 Global Ripple effect: Why Europe’s water crisis demands a fundamental change in food production Europe is already experiencing the effects of climate change, but rather than adapting and investing in long-term solutions, governments are spending billions on short-term emergency response. Sara Johansson writes Europe is drying up fast. Over the last five years, the continent has suffered severe drought. Currently, more than a quarter of the EU territory is under drought warning, in particu… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 13 Jun 2023 Global FEAD Pledges Commitment of the Waste Management Industry FEAD pledges commitment of the waste management industry, as Member States struggle to meet recycling targets. FEAD pledges the commitment of the waste management industry to enhancing recycling targets, after a Commission report showed that a significant number of EU Member States fall behind in achieving them. The Early Warning Report (EWR) published on 8 […] Global Recycling · 13 Jun 2023 Global BIR Receives ‘Mother Earth Award’ at Madrid Gala The Spanish Federation of Recovery and Recycling (FER) recognizes Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) for its commitment to environmental protection and education. On Thursday 8th June, BIR became the 20th recipient of the FER’s prestigious ‘Mother Earth Award’ during FER’s National Congress. Accompanied by cheers from the audience, the award was accepted by Susie Burrage […] Global Recycling · 13 Jun 2023 Global Burning waste is burning the planet and public money Communities hold a Day of Action Against Incineration as the Asia Clean Energy Forum goes underway Manila, Philippines – June 13, 2023 – Representatives from affected communities and activists held […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 13 Jun 2023 Global FEAD pledges commitment of the waste management industry Recycling Magazine – 12 June – FEAD pledges the commitment of the waste management industry to enhancing recycling targets, after a Commission report indicated that a significant number of EU Member States fall behind in achieving them. The Early Warning Report (EWR) published on 8 June highlights the pressing need for stronger efforts to meet […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 12 Jun 2023 Global Applicability of EU Early warning methodology in low-income countries ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 12 Jun 2023 Global Don’t fuel our destruction Communities hold a Day of Action Against Incineration as the Asia Clean Energy Forum goes underway Manila, Philippines – June 10, 2023 – The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 10 Jun 2023 Global Recyclers Call for a Critical Raw Materials Regulation that Promotes Circularity in Europe European recyclers warn of a plethora of poorly justified proposed amendments found in ITRE’s draft report on the EU COM proposal on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) published on 26 and 30 May, 2023. While many tabled proposals highlight the need for transparency ‘when the Commission adds or removes a raw material to the list in […] Global Recycling · 9 Jun 2023 Global Textiles Division: Schlichter: Vast Room for Improvement in Pursuit of Circular Textiles Economy Some 73% of used textiles are still destined for energy recovery or for landfilling whereas only 1% are recycled in a closed loop. At the same time, the textiles industry is the fourth-largest CO2 emitter, according to Prof. Dr-Ing. Stefan Schlichter of Germany’s Institut für Textiltechnik – Recycling Atelier. “So where we are is not […] Global Recycling · 9 Jun 2023 Global #PlasticsINC – the ISWA experience ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 8 Jun 2023 Global Lost in transit: EU waste management fees fail to follow second-hand exports to Africa When products are exported from the EU to Africa for reuse, the fees paid by producers to support waste management costs often fail to travel that far. A new study highlights what this means for African economies, and how the EU can fix it, write Stéphane Arditi, Marco Musso and Roberta Arbinolo. The export of second-hand products from Europe to Africa has the potential to bring significant ben… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 8 Jun 2023 Global Construction products law risks turning “carbon neutral EU” into a pipedream Standing firmly between Europe and carbon neutral 2050 is the underregulated construction product market, one of Europe’s heaviest burdens to the environment. With the vote in EU Parliament on 12 July, decisionmakers must choose: will the EU seize the opportunity of becoming the global leader in green materials, or will business-as-usual cost us our climate goals? Bich Dao reports. Colossal amo… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Jun 2023 Global Reimagining work in a Europe beyond growth In response to the 2023 Beyond Growth Conference, this piece is the eight 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 “beyon… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Jun 2023 Global Global Plastics Treaty and INC-2 – a mixed (plastic) bag Last week’s top acronym trending on my social media? INC-2. Feeling awkward that you do not know what that stands for? Don’t. The results of my backroom survey: half of the people attending the INC-2 meeting had a hard time saying what this acronym stands for. Still though, the many of us gathered in Paris […] Zero Waste Europe · 6 Jun 2023 Global Guest Blog: Collecting, Sorting and Recycling around Vienna! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Jun 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes WEHRLE as our latest Platinum Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Jun 2023 Global Multi-country study setting new benchmark for detail and understanding of plastic packaging in European waste streams CEFLEX and partners are conducting a multi-country compositional analysis to research the type and amount of flexible packaging and rigid plastic packaging in the post-consumer waste stream. The research is providing valuable data to understand the collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure needed in each country. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 6 Jun 2023 Global Journey Towards a Global Plastics Treaty: GAIA at the Forefront of History By Claire Arkin, Global Communications Lead It was a beautiful spring day in Paris– the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and GAIA members from far and wide converged […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 5 Jun 2023 Global Last call for a sustainable food system A cornerstone of Europe’s Green Deal, the framework law for sustainable food systems (SFS Law) presents an opportunity like no other to bring about a truly just transition to a safe and sustainable food system that we can all benefit from. But for this to happen the European Commission must hold the course and fulfil its promise – and duty – to publish a proposal on the SFS Law by September 202… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 5 Jun 2023 Global Gabungan Anti-Insinerator Kebangsaan (GAIK): Bringing Zero Waste Vision to Malaysia Interview with Chong Tek Lee and Lam Choong Wah by Dan Abril Established in 2014, Gabungan Anti-Insinerator Kebangsaan (GAIK) is the result of different organizations uniting to oppose the construction […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Jun 2023 Global Declaración de organizaciones de la sociedad civil de América Latina en la plenaria final de la segunda ronda de negociaciones del tratado global de plásticos Yarivith González facilitadora regional de los grupos mayores de América Latina y el Caribe, habló en nombre de más de 20 organizaciones no gubernamentales de Latinoamérica presentes en el INC-2. […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 3 Jun 2023 Global Plastics Europe welcomes UNEP’s step closer to a draft agreement on a global plastics treaty Paris – (2 June 2023) As the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) on a global agreement on plastic pollution concludes… Plastics Europe · 2 Jun 2023 Global With only half of the week spent on substantive discussion, treaty negotiations end with lackluster outcomes Paris, France – The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) for a global agreement to end plastic pollution concluded today at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris with civil society organizations appealing to governments not to allow the use of dilatory tactics and procedural questions to set back progress and lower the ambition of […] Break Free From Plastic · 2 Jun 2023 Global Break Free From Plastic INC-2 Closing Statement An abbreviated version of this statement was read in the INC-2 closing plenary on June 2nd, 2023. UNESCO HQ by Satyarupa Shekhar, BFFP Asia Pacific Coordinator. Break Free From Plastic is a global movement of over 3000 organizations representing millions of people who share a common goal - a future free from plastic pollution. As […] Break Free From Plastic · 2 Jun 2023 Global Making Zero Waste Work with Waste Pickers Over the recent years, zero waste has become an important vision and action that defines how waste is managed. Zero waste is a game changer and an opportunity that plays an important role towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which accelerates climate change. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 2 Jun 2023 Global Position Paper Net Zero Industry Act More Leverage for Circularity Needed in Net Zero Industry Act Plastics Europe · 2 Jun 2023 Global Tyres & Rubber Committee: Pyrolysis Building New Reputation as Complex, High-Investment Business Rubber recycling from tyres had been rendered difficult in the past because of competition from virgin but technological advances now meant that “the momentum is really changing”, insisted BIR Tyres & Rubber Committee Chairman Max Craipeau, CEO of China-based Greencore Resources Ltd, in his introductory remarks to the body’s latest meeting in Amsterdam on May […] Global Recycling · 2 Jun 2023 Global “The Challenge” Live: Sustainability: The Commercial Case “Show me the Money!” By Michael Lion, ITC Chairman and host of The Challenge: Lights – camera – action! It was time for another edition of “The Challenge”, the much-acclaimed live (and live-streamed) opening session at the latest BIR World Recycling Convention in Amsterdam. Anticipation was high for the appearance of the show’s regular Three Amigos, but regrettably, co-anchor […] Global Recycling · 2 Jun 2023 Global Plastics Europe views on claims made on products using mass balance To ensure transparency and market and consumer confidence, products’ names and claims shall reflect the chain of custody that has… Plastics Europe · 2 Jun 2023 Global Position Paper Circular Plastics Targets Plastics Europe supports the EU Green Deal objective of a climate neutral European economy by 2050. To contribute to that… Plastics Europe · 2 Jun 2023 Global Plastics Europe Feedback on Taxonomy Regulation Consultation – Delegated Act on transition to a Circular Economy Plastics Europe feedback on the technical screening criteria (TSC) for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as… Plastics Europe · 2 Jun 2023 Global Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee: Under-Threat European Stainless Steel Industry “No Longer Cost-Competitive” Early 2023 had brought an improvement in market conditions for Europe’s stainless steel sector following the low demand suffered in 2022, reported BIR Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee Chairman Joost van Kleef of Netherlands-based Oryx Stainless BV in his opening comments to the body’s latest meeting in Amsterdam on May 22. But as revealed […] Global Recycling · 2 Jun 2023 Global PH fisherfolk to corporations and governments: end single-use plastics, adopt a strong plastics treaty Manila — In celebration of National Fisherfolk Day on May 31, 2023, fishing communities and civil society organizations (CSOs) held a creative picket and protest calling on fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) companies to stop using plastics in their product packaging, especially sachets. The groups, led by PANGISDA Pilipinas—a national organization of small-scale fisherfolk—also asked […] Break Free From Plastic · 2 Jun 2023 Global Letter to the EU: Ban the destruction of perfectly functioning electronics! Most unsold electronic goods in Europe are allowed to become e-waste. We urge the EU to stop this environmental disaster. Right to Repair Europe · 1 Jun 2023 Global Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria | Zero Waste Management Model in Nigeria By Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has focused its efforts on promoting our zero-waste model more vigorously. The model has great appeal and enables the […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 1 Jun 2023 Global Calls for pause on green laws threaten EU’s future Attacks on the EU’s green agenda are increasing in intensity and frequency. Recent high-profile examples, including President of the European People’s Party (EPP) Manfred Weber, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, are evidence of a growing political strategy aimed at paralysing the pace of environmental legislative progress. Europe must stand firm and… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Jun 2023