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Global ECOTON (Indonesia) – Support Their Indonesia River Expedition ECOTON is focusing on the #TolakPlastikSekaliPakai campaign, which is increasingly threatening river biodiversity. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 1 Sept 2022 Global What the droughts expose As the meteorological summer draws to an end, we reflect on the droughts in Europe and China. Nick Meynen describes how the droughts aggravate the already bad energy poverty. Diego Marin argues how reducing our material and consumption footprint could be the solution. Lastly, Sergiy Moroz discusses how the measures EU governments have taken to deal with droughts up to date are not enough. This … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Sept 2022 Global Waste-to-Energy: a reality for affordable heating in local districts Modern-day Waste-to-Energy plants are well integrated with their surroundings and involved in the life of community. Not only do they... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 31 Aug 2022 Global Nipe Fagio: For a Zero Waste and Plastic-Free Africa Directly translated as "give me the broom" in Swahili, Nipe Fagio is a true pioneer of the waste movement in Tanzania. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 31 Aug 2022 Global The Zero Waste Cities movement is expanding, with pledges from two Greek cities The Greek municipalities of Skiathos and Varis Voulas Vouliagmenis have announced the start of their individual procedures for joining the Zero Waste Cities programme and to become a Certified Zero Waste City with the Mission Zero Academy (MiZA). Together they would become the first Zero Waste Cities in the country, marking an important milestone in […] Zero Waste Europe · 31 Aug 2022 Global Revision of Waste Framework Directive should promote the use of bio-based and compostable plastics In January 2022, the European Commission had initiated the revision process of the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) with a Call for Evidence for an impact assessment of the EU waste management. In summer, the Commission opened the process for the broader public consultation that just recently closed on 24 August. The revision of [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global How bioplastics can help to make the medical sector more sustainable Constance Ißbrücker, Head of Environmental Affairs at European Bioplastics e.V. Bioplastics are nothing new to the medical sector. In fact, it’s one of the sectors where bioplastics have been in use for a very long time because they offer significant benefits in terms of specific properties and functionalities. They also provide opportunities [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global Member portrait: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) In each issue of the European Bioplastics Newsletter, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Christian Lenges, Venture Director at IFF, shares some interesting insights on his company. Christian Lenges, Venture Director at IFF 5 facts about IFF, USA: IFF has an old history - Our organizations [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global Policy News: July / August 2022 Biomass used for energy and materials is, on the one hand, one of the key mitigation options to reach the 1.5 °C GMT (Global Mean Temperature) target set in the Paris Agreement, as highlighted by the IPCC’s reports (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and many other key analyses. On the other hand, particularly in [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global News from the members: July / August 2022 The Australian food packaging manufacturer Confoil and BASF have cooperated to develop a certified compostable and dual ovenable food tray based on paper. The paper tray is coated on the inside with BASF’s ecovio® PS 1606, a partly bio-based and certified compostable biopolymer especially developed for coating food packaging made of paper or board. [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global News in brief: July / August 2022 In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions. Bioplastics have long [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global Welcome to our latest Gold Member – Naue ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 30 Aug 2022 Global Register now – “The climate impact of pyrolysis of plastic packaging and alternatives – strategies to lower it” webinar on 27/09/2022 14:00 CEST The overall production of packaging and generation of packaging waste has been steadily growing over the past 20 years, The most recent data shows that Europe reached the record level of 174 kg of packaging waste per person in 2018, and is now one of the main sources of waste. Recycling has an important role to […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Aug 2022 Global Plastics Amidst Bamboos Srijita Patra, Zero Waste Media Advocacy Fellow Uttarakhand, also known as Devbhoomi, the land of Gods, is one of the most noted Himalayan states and considered an abode of tourist […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 30 Aug 2022 Global Vyncke is our new member! In total, ESWET has now 35 members: 22 Full Members and 13 Associate Members! Click here for the full list. VYNCKE... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 26 Aug 2022 Global Waste Management & Research: Impact Factor ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 23 Aug 2022 Global CFEW holds capacity-building training for young volunteers By Zamawela Shamase Center For Earth Works (CFEW), a research-driven youth-led non-governmental organisation that is passionate about securing the Earth, held a two-day training for young volunteers on the 9th […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 23 Aug 2022 Global End Plastic Pollution’s Plastic Free Campus Program By Zamawela Shamase To celebrate Plastic Free July, End Plastic Pollution, a youth lead Ugandan environmental organisation, welcomed Kkan High School into their Plastic Free Campus Program. The organisation’s Plastic […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 23 Aug 2022 Global Women of Waste (WOW!) celebrates South Africa’s Women’s Month ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 22 Aug 2022 Global Suprema Corte de Justicia se manifiesta en contra de los avances en la prohibición de plásticos en Oaxaca protegiendo los intereses de FEMSA Coca-Cola En menos de 10 minutos y con 4 votos a favor, la Segunda Sala de la SCJN exenta de cumplir las prohibiciones de PET y unicel en Oaxaca a dos […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 19 Aug 2022 Global CEFLEX ‘Quality Recycling Process’ Task team develop mono-material duplex laminated pouches using PP recyclates CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 19 Aug 2022 Global Global 1.5˚C Target will Not Be Possible Unless More Countries Commit to Reducing Plastic and Other Waste, Study Find Glasgow, United Kingdom– An analysis published today by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) finds that more than a quarter of countries’ climate plans are neglecting an essential climate strategy: reducing waste, despite the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identifying waste management as one of three sectors with the greatest potential to reduce temperature … GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 Aug 2022 Global ESWET at the IRRC Conference, 2022 The next 5-6 September will be celebrated the IRRC Conference in Vienna. The speakers at this venue are usually experts... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 16 Aug 2022 Global Break Free From Plastic welcomes a new batch of youth ambassadors this 2022! The BFFP Youth Ambassador Program is a platform where youth leaders from all around the world come together to represent their generation’s stance on plastic pollution. Break Free From Plastic · 15 Aug 2022 Global Member in the Spotlight: CIEL My name is Rachel Radvany and I work for the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). CIEL uses the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights, and ensure a just and sustainable society. We are an international organisation, but I am personally based in Washington, DC in the US. I am 22, […] Break Free From Plastic · 12 Aug 2022 Global Repair and EU policy: what’s happening in 2022? 2022 promised to be a big year for repair. While we wait for draft regulation on repairability of smartphones and tablets - due any day now, let's take a look at all key legislative processes currently progressing at EU-level. Right to Repair Europe · 11 Aug 2022 Global Krill, Baby, Krill: The corporations profiting from plundering Antarctica The post Krill, Baby, Krill: The corporations profiting from plundering Antarctica appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 11 Aug 2022 Global Journalists under attack for their investigative work on global plastic waste trade On July 27, 2022, independent freelance journalists Vedat Örüç and Elif Kurttaş, were attacked while visiting an industrial area with dozens of recycling facilities in Adana, Türkiye. According to a post on Twitter by Vedat Örüç, the journalists entered a plastic recycling facility with permission from a facility’s employee. They were working on a story, interviewing […] Break Free From Plastic · 9 Aug 2022 Global Plastics Waste Plastics Infromation Europe – 04 August 2022 Europe’s waste management sector has called for greater public support for efforts to boost recovery and recycling markets across the region as part of a campaign to highlight the industry’s energy-from-waste efforts. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 5 Aug 2022 Global Waste management sector can help Europe lower gas consumption BALKAN GREEN ENERGY NEWS – 04 August 2022 – The waste management sector can help the EU cut natural gas consumption by 15% and implement its REPowerEU plan, the European Waste Management Association – FEAD said. According to FEAD, the waste management sector is not totally (yet) at its full capacity for producing and saving […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 4 Aug 2022 Global SAWPA Biennial 2022: The Waste Picker Revolution The biggest national waste pickers’ movement goes through an open and democratic process of electing its leadership structure, review past SAWPA activities from 2019 and plan for a way forward. The South African Waste […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Aug 2022 Global NGO Capacity Building Network meeting – 2-3 September- Bucharest NGO Capacity Building Network meeting 2-3 September, Bucharest – Romania The NGO Capacity Building project on chemical policies will have its first face-to-face meeting in September […] European Environmental Bureau · 3 Aug 2022 Global Winter School 2022: Summer Edition ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 2 Aug 2022 Global Maria Jäppinen at the ISWA-SWIS Winter School 2022: Summer Edition! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 2 Aug 2022 Global Contractual Guidelines for the Waste-to-Energy Sector Download the document here! Between 2020 and 2022, ESWET members and other stakeholders from the Waste-to-Energy sector gathered to identify common contractual... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 2 Aug 2022 Global More worrying results from biomonitoring of waste incineration emissions – ToxicoWatch research on the Beringen incinerator 2022 is bringing us plenty of updates and developments on the harmful effects of waste incineration on both the environment and the health of living organisms (including human health). After starting the year with the publication of Zero Waste Europe’s “The True Toxic Toll: biomonitoring of waste incineration” reports detailing findings in Lithuania, Czechia, and […] Zero Waste Europe · 2 Aug 2022 Global Plastic Bag Free July By Zamawela Shamase & Merrisa Naidoo “It’s all around us, in our homes, offices, social gatherings – you can’t help but notice the presence of plastic bags everywhere. The #BagIsStillHere […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 1 Aug 2022 Global Waste sector says it is ready to help EU tackle energy crisis ENDS EUROPE 28 July 2022 – The EU risks overlooking recycling and energy-from-waste in its plans to slash gas consumption in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the sector’s main industry group has said. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 1 Aug 2022 Global Kwankamol Chittrakul at the ISWA-SWIS Winter School 2022: Summer Edition ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 29 Jul 2022 Global Martijn Eerland at the ISWA-SWIS Winter School: Summer Edition ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 29 Jul 2022