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Global The Global Plastics Treaty: Asia Pacific Perspectives The post The Global Plastics Treaty: Asia Pacific Perspectives first appeared on GAIA . GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 24 May 2023 Global Environmental decision-makers fall short of an ambitious Industrial Emissions Directive vote Today the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament failed to push ambition for climate and the environment with its […] European Environmental Bureau · 24 May 2023 Global 4evergreen online session: ” Get Sorted: Enhancing Fibre-based Packaging Circularity through Improved Collection and Sorting” On Thursday, 22nd of June 2023, the 4evergreen alliance hosted the online session “Get Sorted: Enhancing Fibre-based Packaging Circularity through Improved Collection and Sorting”. During the event, experts from the waste management sector discussed together the crucial role of collection and sorting to increase the... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 24 May 2023 Global Business and Markets Beyond Growth In response to the 2023 Beyond Growth Conference, this piece is the sixth in a weekly series that has been 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 “… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 24 May 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes WSP as our Newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 23 May 2023 Global Nature Restoration Law: EU agriculture’s lawmakers vote against farmers’ future and food security This afternoon, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) of the European Parliament voted for a full rejection of the Commission’s proposal for the EU […] European Environmental Bureau · 23 May 2023 Global Troubleshooting Food Scraps Contamination Top: Kitchens and retailers new to source separation may lack the knowledge and habits to properly separate organic from inorganic waste. Melissa Hall, Ava Labuzetta and Chris Whitebell The growing awareness of the impacts of wasted food on the environment and society is leading some U.S. states, like New York State, to put into place... BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global Connections: Planting Is Rx For Contaminated Urban Soils When all is said and done, gardening in barren lots, with the requisite tools to improve the soil, is the solution to the problem. The benefits go further towards addressing environmental justice. Part II BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global Federal Funds Awarded To California City’s Water Conservation And Codigestion Projects The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded the City of Oceanside, California $2 million for its Biogas Renewable Energy Capacity Expansion Project and Turf Replacement Rebate through its WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant. BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global Senate Bill Would Exempt Composters From Federal CERCLA Liability U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced five bills to ensure industries and municipalities are not subject to liability claims if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designates per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds as hazardous substances. BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global New Zero Food Waste Coalition + Policy Toolkit Creation of the Zero Food Waste Coalition and the release of its State Policy Toolkit were announced during the opening plenary of ReFED’s annual Food Waste Solutions Summit in St. Louis (MO) on May 17. BioCycle · 23 May 2023 Global Australia quietly reopens plastic waste exports while, UNEP “Turns on the Tap” for burning plastic waste in cement kilns: Policy desperation on the eve of Plastic Treaty negotiations On the eve of the new global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Paris, the Australian Environment Minister has decided to reopen plastic waste exports, after a five-year ban introduced by the previous federal government. The 2019 ban on waste exports came in response to China and Southeast Asian countries expose` on waste dumping. Countries that Australia […] Break Free From Plastic · 23 May 2023 Global Nigeria Plastic Treaty Preparatory Session By Ahmed Tiamiyu (CAPWS) The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) 5.2 held in Nairobi, Kenya, reached “Resolution 5/14” in March 2022, entitled “End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 May 2023 Global AFRICA CIVIL SOCIETY WORKSHOP ON THE GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY By Centre for Environment Justice and Development Centre for Environment Justice and Development, in collaboration with the Centre for International Environmental Law, organized an Africa Civil Society Workshop on the […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 May 2023 Global The Youth in Action for Plastic-Free & Zero-Waste campuses in Ghana The ravages of climate change are increasingly becoming apparent which calls us, individuals, to rise to take action against these impacts and work towards a sustainable environment. In the past few years, there has been a growing movement among young people to address climate change on college and university campuses. The journey towards plastic-free and […] Break Free From Plastic · 18 May 2023 Global El nuevo informe del PNUMA desata la polémica en vísperas de las negociaciones del Tratado global de plásticos La sociedad civil, el mundo académico y los grupos de primera línea denuncian la promoción de la incineración de residuos plásticos en hornos de cemento. Nueva York, NY, EE.UU.- El […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 17 May 2023 Global New UNEP Report Sparks Controversy Ahead of Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations Civil society organizations, academics, and frontline groups are expressing their concern over the report’s promotion of burning plastic waste in cement kilns as a key strategy in the design and implementation of the Global Plastics Treaty. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 16 May 2023 Global Europe’s climate revolution with natural refrigerants A quiet but crucial climate battle is being fought in Europe: the regulation of fluorinated gases (f-gases). Speeding up the phase-out of these potent greenhouse gases could deliver the most important climate victory of the decade and, at the same time, wean the European heat pump market from its dependence on China. Davide Sabbadin and Alberto Vela report. This article was originally published… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 May 2023 Global It’s the little things that make life As humans, we can do almost anything we put our minds to, but we can’t make soil. Our soils have developed over millions of years of erosion with the support of millions of species. From moles and mites to the microscopic, soils are not only full of life – they make life! And yet human activity is rapidly degrading our soils to the point that 90% of it could have degraded by 2050 if nothing is … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 May 2023 Global Chinese Company Treats Kitchen Waste with New Shredders Austrian manufacturer Andritz has delivered two shredders for kitchen waste treatment to Grandblue Bioenvironment Co., Ltd., which is operating at its mills in Jinjiang City, Fujian Province, and Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, China. The two new ADuro QZ1600-BIO shredders process kitchen waste at a design capacity of 15 tons per hour each and pulp the […] Global Recycling · 16 May 2023 Global USA: Rumpke to Build new Recycling Facility in Ohio In February, the American company Rumpke Waste & Recycling broke ground on its recycling campus and shared updates for the new facility in Columbus (Ohio). Andrew Rumpke, Columbus Area President of the company, announced that its initial 50 million US-Dollar private investment to build the new recycling campus has increased to more than 90 million […] Global Recycling · 16 May 2023 Global DECLARACIÓN PÚBLICA EN APOYO A SOLICITUD DE LA ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE RECICLADORES DE COLOMBIA AL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA ¡BASURA CERO NO SE LOGRA CON INCINERACIÓN! Las organizaciones firmantes queremos expresar nuestro férreo apoyo a las y los recicladores de base de Colombia, quienes en estos momentos ven su […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 15 May 2023 Global SDGs: EU Voluntary Review does not support rhetoric of transformative and participatory change Despite EU claims that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are well integrated into Europe’s governance architecture and that Europe is making sufficient progress, the recently published […] European Environmental Bureau · 15 May 2023 Global THE TIDE IS TURNING ON CHEMICAL “RECYCLING” This past Friday, May 12, the Parties to the Basel Convention adopted most of the text of updated technical guidelines for environmentally-sound plastic waste management. Despite intensive lobbying from the petrochemicals industry in the four years of negotiations to recognize what they call “chemical” or “advanced” “recycling,” as a solution to the plastics crisis, all that was obtained in the… GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 15 May 2023 Global RWM Launches National Environmental Services Survey RWM announces a landmark moment in environmental services with the launch of the National Environmental Services Survey. The Survey, a key highlight of the Expo, signifies an ambitious effort to understand and address the most pressing environmental concerns at a national scale. The survey’s findings will guide the conversation at RWM and the wider ESS […] Global Recycling · 15 May 2023 Global The role of Mixed Waste Sorting towards improved circularity of resources “Nothing left behind”. The title of the study authored by Equanimator and just published by ZWE nicely depicts the role that Mixed Wase Sorting (MWS) may play from now on. For at ZWE, we do give importance to all the highest levels of the hierarchy, including reduction, reuse, DRS, separate collection, recycling and composting – including […] Zero Waste Europe · 15 May 2023 Global Innovation Update for Recycling Applications Doosan Infracore Europe, a global industry leader in engineering and manufacturing compact and heavy construction equipment, has launched a new Waste and Recycling Kit for the company’s DL-7 range of wheel loaders. As reported, it is the first kit of its type for Doosan wheel loaders and is designed to help operators work safely in […] Global Recycling · 15 May 2023 Global IPSOS 2023 survey on beverage deposit system – Reloop France Survey conducted by Reloop France showed that the French strongly support the implementation of a deposit return scheme for beverage containers. Reloop Platform · 15 May 2023 Global Eriez’ Shred1 Achieves Ultra-High Purity Steel From Scrap At present, vehicles are tightly regulated to limit environmental impact when they are scrapped. This is done through various measures to encourage the recovery, reuse and recycling of metals, plastics and rubber to reduce the amount of waste created. However, beyond the considerations of environmental impact lies huge value for recyclers with the right tools […] Global Recycling · 14 May 2023 Global Finland: Kuusakoski to Expand the Processing Capacity for Non-Ferrous Metals Finnish recycling company Kuusakoski will invest 25 million Euro in a major new production line that is being built at the company’s recycling plant in Heinola. The aim is to increase the recycling efficiency and the processing capacity for non-ferrous metals, including aluminum. As underlined by the company, the demand for recycled raw materials is […] Global Recycling · 13 May 2023 Global Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 Announced in Amsterdam The winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 were announced at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. The seven category winners exemplify the advances in the circular use of plastics in today’s products, as well as the recycling innovation and technology that are enabling this progress. They are: Automotive, Electrical & Electronic Product: […] Global Recycling · 12 May 2023 Global Hammel Recyclingtechnik: End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling – “from Trash to Gold” What happens to old cars at the end of their useful life? A car consists of valuable raw materials, 75% metal (steel, copper, light metals, precious metals), besides glass, tires and other plastics. With an unladen weight of one ton, a vehicle consists of approximately 600 kg of steel, 10 kg of cast iron and […] Global Recycling · 12 May 2023 Global Energy sharing: a new right to protect and empower consumers On behalf of a group of European stakeholders, we would like to highlight the relevance and suggest improvements on the dedicated energy sharing framework proposed by the European Commission in the revision of the Electricity Market Design. This new right will stimulate the move towards a consumer-centric, decentralised energy system that empowers consumers and prosumers, […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 11 May 2023 Global Red card to greenwashing and early obsolescence: EU Parliament votes to strengthen consumer protection The European Parliament has taken decisive action against unfair commercial practices today, by approving a stronger EU law that safeguards consumers from deceptive environmental claims and early […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 May 2023 Global Energy-intensive industries: The Net Zero Industry Act requires a full value chain approach Energy-intensive industries (EIIs) provide direct employment to around 2.6 million people and represent the foundations of critical and strategic value chains for the EU economy and society. Our sectors provide materials which are indispensable for the decarbonisation of the industry and the economy as a whole and for the manufacture of the Strategic Net Zero […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 11 May 2023 Global ESWET Activity Report 2022 A changing and demanding Waste-to-Energy environment: making a sector more resilient Activity Report – Web version / Print version For more than... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 11 May 2023 Global Disaster Waste Management: A Report from ISWA’s Recent Workshop at IFAT Eurasia ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 11 May 2023 Global Position paper: Targeted reform of the Electricity Market Design Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, welcomes with relief the European Commission’s proposal for the reform of the Electricity Market Design (EMD). While we expect the co-negotiators to further clarify the provisions of the targeted amendments, the scope of the proposal should not be further extended. The reform should primarily aim at ensuring a […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 11 May 2023 Global The Paris Agreement vs EU agriculture The climate and ecological crises must be tackled together. The potential for the agricultural and food sector to mitigate these crises is huge but also overlooked and understudied. A recent Nature publication provides insight into how the agriculture and food sectors could contribute to the targets set by the Paris Agreement. Samantha Ibbott reports. The latest IPCC report made it abundantly c… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 May 2023 Global Why certified soil-biodegradable mulch films belong in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation Open the document Soil-biodegradable and compostable materials are increasingly used in agriculture. Certified soil-biodegradable mulch films have been applied on agricultural soils for more than 20 years and their agronomical behaviour and end-of-life have been extensively assessed. They are proven to have a similar agronomical efficiency compared to conventional, non-biodegradable plastics, s… European Bioplastics News · 11 May 2023