Recycling news: 2023

Global Environmental crime is a crime – it’s time to act like it The EU must maintain its leadership role in fighting global climate change and biodiversity loss by getting tough on environmental crime. To this end, the EU Parliament needs to enter upcoming negotiations with a strong position on the Environmental Crime Directive. The vote in the legal affairs committee on 21 March is therefore crucial, write Margarida Martins and Ruby Silk. Environmental cri… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 24 Feb 2023 Global A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE GAIA NIGERIA MEMBERS WORKSHOP PREAMBLE 1. GAIA Nigeria Members held a 2-day workshop with the theme Civil Society Organizations Engagement with National and International Plastic Policy Processes” on February 13–14, 2023, at the IBIS […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 24 Feb 2023 Global Austria Inhabitants: 9,1 mio Area: 83,882 km2 NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts: Waste Management is organized locally by the federal states and backed by government law (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz, AWG). The executing authorities are Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energi… European Bioplastics News · 24 Feb 2023 Global Open letter: protecting consumers against unfair commercial practices and greenwashing We have teamed up with many other NGOs to call upon all EU policymakers to protect consumers against greenwashing, early obsolescence and other unfair practices Right to Repair Europe · 23 Feb 2023 Global Kiel becomes Germany’s first Zero Waste Certified City This is particularly noteworthy, not only for being the first in Germany, but for being the first across Europe to make the transition from a Zero Waste Candidate to Certified City after making their initial commitment in just early 2021. The Zero Waste Cities Certification is a European certification standard that was created by Zero […] Zero Waste Europe · 23 Feb 2023 Global Anmeldung für Info-Veranstaltung zu Projektbewerbungen im Bereich nano- und biobasierte Materialien und Technologien Berlin, 23. Februar 2023 – Als Konsortiumpartner des BIOMAC-Projektes organisiert European Bioplastics (EUBP) für den 7. März 2023 eine virtuelle Expertenrunde. Während der kostenlosen Online-Veranstaltung können sich interessierte klein- und mittelständische Unternehmen sowie Forschungszentren über die Bewerbungsmodalitäten der offenen Ausschreibung des BIOMAC-Projektes zu nano- und biobasiert… European Bioplastics News · 23 Feb 2023 Global Even if green, too much hydrogen is unsustainable The European Union’s oversized plans for renewable hydrogen are unrealistic and constitute a risk for the bloc’s public finances and decarbonisation efforts, write Luke Haywood and Cosimo Tansini. This opinion piece was originally published in Euractiv. Renewable energy sources are surging. Solar and wind power displaced gas and coal to become the first source of electricity generation in the E… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Feb 2023 Global Fossil-fuel fever: EU building law loophole risks keeping gas boilers in our homes Due to go to vote on 14 March, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive risks being a gift to the fossil fuel industry at the cost of Europe’s independence, urgent climate goals, and citizens’ energy security. From sourcing materials to everyday heating, our built environment has a significant impact on our CO2 emissions and energy use, and a huge potential to contribute to a climate neutr… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Feb 2023 Global Real pesticide action: Our moment to ally politics, people and nature To restore fragile ecosystems and protect people’s health, we must address the use of synthetic pesticides. But as EU-level discussions on these intensify, is something more fundamental also at stake? Ben Snelson reports. Does widespread and long-term pollution of our soil, air and water with pesticides sound like a good idea? How about exposing people to pesticides linked to diseases such as c… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Feb 2023 Global Birth Of Biosolids Application To Existing Forest Stands Original researchers capture the origins of utilization of biosolids to forested land in Washington State — and the tree growth it has sustained decades later. BioCycle · 21 Feb 2023 Global BioCycle Launches 2023 Food Waste Data Updates BioCycle is updating its data on food waste composting infrastructure and residential access to food waste collection in the U.S. BioCycle · 21 Feb 2023 Global USDA Composting And Food Waste Reduction Grants The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded more than $9.4 million in 45 cooperative agreements that support innovative, scalable waste management plans to reduce and divert food waste from landfills. BioCycle · 21 Feb 2023 Global Vermonters Weigh In On Food Waste Disposal Ban A team of researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) analyzed the impact of the state’s food waste disposal ban on households and food businesses, conducting two statewide online surveys in 2021 and 2022. BioCycle · 21 Feb 2023 Global Rifiuti in plastica, dimezzate le esportazioni dall’UE Ricicla News – 21 February 2023 – Per l’associazione europea delle imprese del waste management FEAD le nuove misure della Convenzione di Basilea in vigore dal 2021 “hanno già portato a un calo effettivo delle esportazioni” mentre per contrastare i traffici illegali, scrive l’associazione in una nota, non servono bandi o ulteriori fardelli amministrativi ma “rafforzare i […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 21 Feb 2023 Global New Reloop fact sheet summarises latest beverage container return rates Our latest fact sheet, “Deposit return systems: How they perform” presents the most up-to-date performance data for DRSs worldwide. Reloop Platform · 21 Feb 2023 Global Why Community Composting Is Critical To California’s Infrastructure Gov. Newsom’s 2023-2034 budget summary cut funds allocated to the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle). Here’s why that is a mistake. BioCycle · 20 Feb 2023 Global Los gestores de residuos apuestan por la separación en origen frente a la clasificación de desechos mixtos Residuos Profesional – 20 February 2023 – FEAD asegura que una recogida selectiva de calidad, junto con sistemas obligatorios de depósito y devolución de envases, evitaría que la mayor parte de los residuos reciclables lleguen a los vertederos o las incineradoras. Sin embargo, la asociación europea de gestores de residuos FEAD considera que este puede […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global Cewep and FEAD reject call for mixed municipal waste sorting mandate EUWID – 20 February 2023 – The Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (Cewep) rejects creating a new obligation to sort waste. In its response to a study published by the environmental NGOs Reloop and Zero Waste Europe, the industry association questioned the effectiveness of such measures as a supplement to existing source separation. The European Waste […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global Mixed waste sorting systems prior to incineration not the silver bullet Recycling Magazine – 20 February 2023 – Some stakeholders believe that mixed waste sorting systems before thermal treatment and disposal is the silver bullet that allows the waste management sector to achieve the EU’s circular economy objectives. This is the result of a recent study published on 16 February 2023 and also reflected in some […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global FEAD blasts Eunomia report on mixed waste sorting letsrecycle.com – 20 February 2023 – European private waste management trade association FEAD has warned that promoting mixed waste sorting systems prior to thermal treatment as a “silver bullet” to meeting circular economy goals is a “dangerous” message. Brussels-based FEAD represents 19 national waste management federations and 3,000 waste management companies. It hit out at […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global EU waste firms rebut Eunomia sorting claims Materials Recycling World UK (MRW) – 20 February 2023 – European waste industry body FEAD has rejected claims by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) that sorting mixed waste before undergoing thermal treatment and landfilling can significantly improve municipal waste recycling rates. The claim arose last week from research by consultancy Eunomia for ZWE, which said that prior […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global Mixed waste sorting not circular economy “silver bullet” Circular – 20 February 2023 – The European Waste Management Association FEAD has criticised Reloop and Zero Waste Europe’s (ZWE) recent study which says that mixed waste sorting (MWS) is key to the EU’s (European Union) Circular Economy Objectives, calling it a “dangerous message”. In response to the study, FEAD says it believes there are more cost-efficient […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Feb 2023 Global No social justice or just transition without the Global South – lessons from the International Zero Waste Cities Conference Double standards When it comes to general global public perceptions, there are clear double standards at play between the Global North and the Global South. And that is particularly visible when talking about the environment and social justice. In most news circles and dominant narratives of the Northern hemisphere and Western World, the northern part […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Feb 2023 Global Rezero demand Spanish government remove toxic chemicals from menstrual products Rezero is a member of Break Free From Plastic, based in Barcelona. With 17 years of experience in the field of waste prevention and responsible consumption, we search for solutions to the generation of domestic waste with a focus on promoting reusability of products to government, businesses and the general public. We believe that all […] Break Free From Plastic · 17 Feb 2023 Global Trashion: the stealth export of waste plastic clothes to Kenya The post Trashion: the stealth export of waste plastic clothes to Kenya appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 16 Feb 2023 Global “Beyond circular fashion – Why we need to end overproduction” webinar on 14 March 2023 The current model of fast fashion is one of the main drivers of overconsumption, resource depletion and social exploitation. Legislative initiatives aimed at restructuring the sector – like the EU strategy for sustainable textiles – focus on more sustainable products via eco-design rules and waste management of textile products. However, during the last decades, the […] Zero Waste Europe · 16 Feb 2023 Global We need to get behind the smoke and mirrors of climate finance Achieving climate and economic justice requires structural reparations, countering debt generation traps and coordinated action. META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Feb 2023 Global Renewable-ready: Heating industry leads the clean heat transition, calls on policies to follow For the third year in a row, heating manufacturers show their commitments to walking the clean heat transition walk, and they are calling on the lawmakers to commit to the clean heat transition talk – starting with a fossil fuel phase-out. According to the European Environmental Bureau’s latest audit of the heating industry through the Coolproducts campaign, 38 heating companies based in Europe… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Feb 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes Friederike Kleijn ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Feb 2023 Global Cepi Preliminary Statistics 2022 Download Cepi’s Preliminary Statistics 2022 report. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 15 Feb 2023 Global Press release: Paper industry impacted by high energy prices and eroding economic growth in 2022 Preliminary statistics for 2022 released by Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, show the impact of high energy prices and of an eroding EU and global economic growth. The sector can however capitalise on positive long-term trends, which the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan could accelerate. Consumption of paper in Europe remained stable in […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 15 Feb 2023 Global Herausforderungen und Chancen im Umgang mit gefährlichen Abfällen EU Recycling – 15 February 2023 – Die FEAD – European Waste Management Association beobachtet, dass die Zunahme des Sonderabfallaufkommens generell mit der Entwicklung des realen Bruttoinlandsprodukts einhergeht. Darüber hinaus hätten die Weiterentwicklung des Abfallwirtschaftsrechts, eine verbesserte Berichterstattung und die Einführung neuer Gefahreneigenschaften und Gefahrenklassen dazu gefü… FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 15 Feb 2023 Global Policy Brief on Mixed Waste Sorting Our policy brief explains what is necessary if the EU is to meet its recycling and carbon emissions reductions targets and achieve real circularity. Reloop Platform · 15 Feb 2023 Global La industria de reciclaje europea se incorpora a la Plataforma de Finanzas Sostenibles de la UE RETEMA – 14 February 2023 – The European Commission has presented a list of 28 experts who will join the new EU Platform on Sustainable Finance for a two-year term. Among them are EuRIC, FEAD and PRE who have submitted their joint candidacy through the European Alliance for Sustainable Finance of Waste Management and Recycling (EASF) and who look […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 14 Feb 2023 Global From carbon neutral to carbon negative: Waste to Energy on the path to CCUS Launched in September 2021, the ESWET CCUS working group has already held 8 meetings to discuss all aspects of CCUS... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 14 Feb 2023 Global Broader recycling representation in Sustainable Finance Platform EUWID – 14 February 2023 – Beginning next month, the associations European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC), the Waste Management Association (FEAD) and Plastic Recyclers Europe (PRE) will contribute jointly to the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance. As members of the “European Alliance for Sustainable Finance in waste management & recycling” (Easf), the waste management and […] The … FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 14 Feb 2023 Global Zero Waste Changemakers: Zero Waste North West Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we head to Catalonia to our member Zero Waste North West. Zero Waste North West was set up in 2013 , when there was plans to build a municipal waste gasification facility in Strathfoyle. Following the successful abandonment […] Zero Waste Europe · 14 Feb 2023 Global European recycling groups part of financing discussion Recycling Today – 10 February 2023 – Three Brussels-based recycling-related organizations have been selected by the European Commission as part of a group of 28 people or institutions who will comprise a new EU Platform on Sustainable Finance. The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC), the European Waste management Association (FEAD) and Plastic Recyclers Europe (PRE) […] The pos… FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 13 Feb 2023 Global Press release: Non-wood fibre is a new innovation frontier for Europe’s paper and board sector, shows nova-Institute study There is an increasing interest in paper and paper products made out of non-wood fibre, sourced from the agricultural and textile sectors. A study commissioned by Cepi to the nova-Institute, a German private research body, and carried on 33 producers of non-wood pulp, concludes that the material streams hold potential to contribute to the sustainable […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 13 Feb 2023 Global Statement on the Green Deal Industrial Plan Download the full statement here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 10 Feb 2023