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Global Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2023 - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 22 Mar 2023 Global Not yet accessible, affordable nor mainstream: campaigners tighten the screw on new EU Right to Repair proposal The EU Commission launched today a very limited but essential text of the EU Right to Repair proposal. We welcome the step forward, but note the EU’s lack of ambition to make repairability an affordable reality. Right to Repair Europe · 22 Mar 2023 Global Protecting consumers: new EU laws set to curtail greenwashing and boost repair The European Commission took a step towards better consumer protection in the EU today, by proposing two new laws to address vague and misleading green claims, […] European Environmental Bureau · 22 Mar 2023 Global On the cliff’s edge, will the EU Council favour a just and green economy? During the EU Summit on March 23-24, Heads of State will discuss the future of the Stability and Growth Pact and wider economic governance in the EU. As the general escape clause, suspending the arbitrary deficit and debt rules will be deactivated in 2024, securing a green and just transition requires a major revision of rules that guide our economies. Andreas Budiman and Eleonora Volpe report.… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Mar 2023 Global Press release: Books Drive Europe’s Knowledge Economy Printed books must be included for a balanced information diet – both in our children’s schools and in our own lifelong learning efforts. Books have enduring value as transmitters of knowledge, entertainment, and equality of access to information. Printed books offer the possibility to disconnect in today’s digital society. The book value chain also plays […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 22 Mar 2023 Global The First Community Composter Census Benefits and other key take-aways from ILSR’s 2022 Community Composter Census. Part II BioCycle · 22 Mar 2023 Global Feeding Us Greenwash: An analysis of misleading claims in the food sector The post Feeding Us Greenwash: An analysis of misleading claims in the food sector appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 21 Mar 2023 Global Canadian Produce Association Supports Use Of Compostable PLU Stickers The Compost Council of Canada announced that the Canadian Product Marketing Association (CPMA) released a guidance document to Canada’s fresh produce industry to migrate to certified industrially compostable PLU (Product Look Up) stickers. BioCycle · 21 Mar 2023 Global Increasing Value Of Animal Manure The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service released a new report, “Increasing the Value of Animal Manure for Farmers,” which describes current manure production, handling, storage, and use utilizing data from the USDA Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). BioCycle · 21 Mar 2023 Global Launching A Biosolids Composting Facility The City of Albany, Oregon completed performance testing of its new biosolids composting facility in January 2023 and is gradually ramping up the operation at the city’s Albany/Millersburg Water Reclamation Facility (WRF). BioCycle · 21 Mar 2023 Global 101 For Digester Sizing And RNG Performance Modeling This 101 article on design factors that impact digester tank sizing and biogas production highlights the advantage of being conversant in different scientific units. BioCycle · 20 Mar 2023 Global Online sales of unsustainable products will dodge EU environmental rules, warn NGOs and industry United NGOs and European industry report that online sellers could escape the EU’s new product sustainability requirements using the E-market loopholes. This affects online sales of […] European Environmental Bureau · 20 Mar 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes SABO S.A. as our newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 18 Mar 2023 Global Press release: Industrial Plan pinpoints an EU trend for deindustrialisation, now it needs to choose what kind of industry it wants for its green future A legislative package proposed today by the European Commission has been presented as a way to avoid an exodus of EU industries. While it falls short on measures aiming to reduce the industry’s dependence on fossils, it sends some positive signs to manufacturers turning towards a circular bioeconomy model. A main element of the package, […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 16 Mar 2023 Global The EU will not become a green industry front-runner through deregulation, NGOs say Today, the Commission published two crucial legislative proposals to support the clean technology industry and gain independence in the race to net-zero. Yet the shortcuts taken […] European Environmental Bureau · 16 Mar 2023 Global EU Commission prepares to crack down on greenwashing with new Green Claims law PRESS BRIEFING What is happening? On 22 March 2023, the European Commission is expected to table the Green Claims Directive (GCD). This much-awaited law aims […] European Environmental Bureau · 16 Mar 2023 Global Recovering the non-recyclable: the Integrated Resource-Recovery Facility However, as waste generation continues to increase in Europe and globally, the sector is working on how to achieve its... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 16 Mar 2023 Global European container glass industry position on the EC proposal for the packaging and packaging waste regulation FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 16 Mar 2023 Global A David and Goliath fight: People’s right to compensation against illegal pollution When people stand up to industry the battle often resembles a David and Goliath fight. Under current EU rules, people cannot claim compensation for damages to their health that result from illegal pollution. As a result, illnesses caused by pollution, such as cancer and heart disease, and even premature death are going unaddressed. But the EU has an opportunity to ensure people’s rights against… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Mar 2023 Global Wish to empower consumers? Blacklist greenwashing and early obsolescence Since the publication of this article, the European Parliament has voted for a stronger EU law to safeguard consumers from deceptive environmental claims and early obsolescence. The Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition is now undergoing interinstitutional negotiations involving the European Parliament, the European Commission and member states’ ministers. Greenwashing and … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Mar 2023 Global Books as a driver of Europe’s knowledge economy Full version is available here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 15 Mar 2023 Global Member States set to undermine pollution prevention rules, green NGOs warn Environmental NGOs warn that the EU Council Presidency proposal for a general approach on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) ignores the urgency of […] European Environmental Bureau · 15 Mar 2023 Global Beyond subsidies: EU has better tools to boost clean tech industry In responding to the aggressive US subsidy approach to lure clean tech companies, Brussels should not ignore that the success of its industrial policy lies in sound regulation and credible carbon pricing, Patrick ten Brink and Luke Haywood report. This article was originally published in Social Europe. The great subsidy race for green industry has begun, with the European Union’s Green Deal Ind… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Mar 2023 Global NGO analysis on the delay of chemicals law reform EU Commission’s delay of chemicals reform endangers human health, the environment and EU industry competitiveness, study shows. The long-awaited reform of the EU’s flagship chemicals law, […] European Environmental Bureau · 14 Mar 2023 Global EU Parliament votes for warmer homes and climate protection Dubbed the EU’s new “green building law”, the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) has been officially adopted in the EU Parliament today, signaling that Europe […] European Environmental Bureau · 14 Mar 2023 Global Connections: What Is NOT Compost Calling dried and ground food waste soil or compost right out of the machine is the equivalent of telling people that a raw potato will taste as good as a crispy French fry. BioCycle · 14 Mar 2023 Global Cross-industry coalition calls for a better impact assessment of the proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 14 Mar 2023 Global Lithuania’s advances in restricting the use of plastic bags It is currently the first parliamentary term for Kasparas Adomaitis where he has joined the Environmental Protection Committee. Prior to the elections in 2020, Mr Adomaitis led the team that prepared the environmental protection programme for his political party, the Freedom Party, which is now new to the Parliament and is currently a part of […] Break Free From Plastic · 14 Mar 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes rePurpose Global as our newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 10 Mar 2023 Global Timeline: the crackdown on greenwashing The post Timeline: the crackdown on greenwashing appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 9 Mar 2023 Global There is life on Mars! Success stories of financial incentives to make repair affordable While we wait for the proposal of new consumer legislation to promote repair from the EU Commission, success stories from member states provide wonderful examples of far-reaching measures on repair that we’d like to see at EU level. Right to Repair Europe · 9 Mar 2023 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Friends of the Earth – SPZ, Slovakia Friends of the Earth – SPZ, has been working in Slovakia since 1996, concentrating on the minimalization of pollution caused by waste and toxic substances. The organisation joined Zero Waste Europe’s network in 2021. It has been crucial in pushing for the separate collection of biowaste in Slovakia and has supported two municipalities in joining […] Zero Waste Europe · 9 Mar 2023 Global Joint NGO-industry letter to MEPs on the EU Textiles Strategy and closed-loop recycling The letter focuses on the issue of downcycling PET beverage bottles in textiles claimed to be "sustainable" or "circular." Reloop Platform · 9 Mar 2023 Global Letter from NGO Industry Coalition of closed loop recycling in the EU Sustainable and Circular Textiles Strategy The post Letter from NGO Industry Coalition of closed loop recycling in the EU Sustainable and Circular Textiles Strategy appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 8 Mar 2023 Global Shaping raw materials policy: it’s time for civil society to dig in The past few years have turned the EU's perception of raw materials on its head. META (European Environmental Bureau) · 8 Mar 2023 Global Global Zero Waste Cities Summit GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 8 Mar 2023 Global Rethinking fiscal policy is everyone’s business – here’s why The EU's fiscal policy is radically unfit for a world drowning in crises. In fact, it aggravates these crises. Changing the course will require forgoing arbitrary rules, a few myths and an outdated economic mindset. META (European Environmental Bureau) · 8 Mar 2023 Global Putting rights first in the green transition Last week, environmental defenders from Ecuador, Portugal, Chile, Brazil, Indonesia, and Sweden came together in the European Parliament to speak about the environmental injustices being done to their communities and to call on the EU to put rights first in the green transition. With the EU’s plans for critical raw materials due to be published in mid-March and the Parliament in the process of … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 8 Mar 2023 Global El sello basura cero de Filipinas: compromiso comunitario y recicladores de base Por Camila Aguilera, comunicaciones GAIA América Latina y el Caribe. A pesar de que el viaje desde Chile tomó dos días, una vez allá se siente que con Filipinas estamos […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 7 Mar 2023 Global Connections: A Tale Of Two Very Different Cities Hanoi and Sydney are both home to about 5 million people, give or take a 100,000. The economy in both countries is strong. The similarities basically end there. BioCycle · 7 Mar 2023