Recycling news: 2024

Global State Of Disposal And Recycling In California CalRecycle released its 2022 State of Disposal and Recycling Report last month, which estimates that California’s overall waste generation from residents and commercial businesses in 2022 was about 76 million tons. BioCycle · 12 Mar 2024 Global Don’t Spoil The Soil — New Insights On Composting And Contamination The Composting Consortium, an industry collaboration led by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, released its Don’t Spoil the Soil: The Challenge of Contamination at Composting Sites report at the end of February, which includes first-of-its-kind data on the amount of contamination at U.S. composting facilities, and the significant cost to manage it. BioCycle · 12 Mar 2024 Global Maryland Food Waste Hauler And Composter Reports Robust Growth The company reports that it recycled over 10,000 tons of food waste in 2023. BioCycle · 12 Mar 2024 Global Job opening: Waste-to-Energy Technical Officer We are looking for a Waste-to-Energy Technical Officer. The Technical Officer will provide expertise in the areas of emissions monitoring,... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 12 Mar 2024 Global Is New York City Getting Curbside Organics Done? Veteran solid waste researcher in New York City dives into the data on the Sanitation Department’s “new approach” to residential commingled organics collection citywide. Insights are relevant to programs in other municipalities. BioCycle · 11 Mar 2024 Global A comprehensive overview of the current repair incentive systems: repair funds and vouchers Blog post by Katrin Meyer (Runder Tisch Reparatur), and Magdolna Molnár (BTU Cottbus) Everyone is talking about the repair vouchers “Saving resources should pay off!” Last year over 71,000 people, together with the Runder Tisch Reparatur, the Inkota Network, and many other supporting organizations, demanded a repair voucher from the German federal government. In order … Continue reading "A comp… Right to Repair Europe · 11 Mar 2024 Global Beyond road signs: how the EU can steer circular vehicle design A new law on vehicle design can drive Europe’s automotive sector towards a circular future. Fynn Hauschke, Roberta Arbinolo and Andrea Kostrowski look into its gaps and gears. This article is the second in a series analysing various aspects of the new EU Regulation on Vehicle Design and End of Life Management. The first piece investigated the potential and roadblocks for the regulation to set t… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 Mar 2024 Global Council’s COREPER Approves Future Ambient Air Quality Law Last month the trilogue negotiations between the European institutions concluded and a provisional final agreement on the text of the new Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD) […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 Mar 2024 Global Día de la Mujer 2024: reconocimiento al trabajo y liderazgo de las mujeres de GAIA En una nueva conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer, queremos reconocer el trabajo y liderazgo de todas las mujeres de nuestra alianza. Mujeres que no solo viven la lucha […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 8 Mar 2024 Global SABOTAGING THE DEAL?🧨 Happy international women’s day! If you’re feeling inspired, why not join our feminist citizens’ deliberation event in Brussels and have your say in how our green and fair shared future should look? For a look at the mechanics of a citizens’ deliberation check out this article in which Jessica den Outer, UN expert on the rights of nature, recounts her experience moderator of February’s event. S… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 8 Mar 2024 Global Industry call for 75% EU recycling by 2035 The post Industry call for 75% EU recycling by 2035 appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 8 Mar 2024 Global Redemption Looks at Large-Volume Returns Episode 8 of the Redemption podcast is all about Infrastructure for Large-Volume Returns. Reloop Platform · 8 Mar 2024 Global Eriez Announces Jaisen Kohmuench as New President and CEO Eriez, a global leader in separation technologies, announces the appointment of Jaisen Kohmuench as President & CEO, effective January 1, 2024. He will succeed current President & CEO, Lukas Guenthardt, who was retiring at the end of 2023. This appointment is the culmination of a carefully planned succession strategy, with Kohmuench working closely alongside Guenthardt […] Global Recycling · 8 Mar 2024 Global DRS briefing for UK decision makers New briefing for UK decision makers, covering an outline of the UK's policy on DRS Reloop Platform · 7 Mar 2024 Global In the grip of geopolitics – mixed outcomes at the UN Environment Assembly The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) is where the international agenda is set to tackle global environmental issues. While looking for solutions to the triple planetary crisis, UNEA-6 felt the grip of geopolitics. Several essential draft resolutions, including an EU initiative to move towards a circular economy globally and Sri Lanka’s advance for climate justice, ended with no agreement. However… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Mar 2024 Global Bridging the Gap: Understanding the Crucial Connection Between Hospitals and Waste Pickers On March 3, waste workers and waste pickers from Indonesia and the Philippines visited a Zero Waste hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, days after they staged a march together with other […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 6 Mar 2024 Global Multi-Conveyor Helps Start-Up Distillery Transport Products Using Several Technologies A variety of conveyor technologies were implemented to smoothly transport beverage cans between different processing machines in the line. Packaging Strategies · 5 Mar 2024 Global Statement on the Net Zero validation process of the SBTifor companies in the Timber and Wood fiber sector Read the full document here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 5 Mar 2024 Global Joint statement calling for the ban of single-use e-cigarettes in the European Union, UK and EEA The post Joint statement calling for the ban of single-use e-cigarettes in the European Union, UK and EEA appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 5 Mar 2024 Global Joint statement calling for the ban of single-use e-cigarettes in the European Union, UK and EEA The post Joint statement calling for the ban of single-use e-cigarettes in the European Union, UK and EEA appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 5 Mar 2024 Global Briefing: EUDR and recycled paper Read the full document here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 5 Mar 2024 Global My experience of a citizens’ deliberation day in Brussels In this article Jessica den Outer, UN expert on the Rights of Nature, recounts her experience as moderator of the RealDeal’s citizens’ deliberation on the European Green Deal. The article was originally published in Dutch in Vanaf Hier. I was recently in Brussels. At the centre of the beating heart of European politics, I was able to help guide a citizens’ deliberation. A discussion about the E… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 5 Mar 2024 Global MARTIN and LAB to supply Mělník WtE plant In December 2023, MARTIN and LAB were awarded the contract to supply the waste-to-energy plant at the Mělník power plant... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 5 Mar 2024 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Steinmüller Chosen to Build a New Grate and Boiler System in Darmstadt Hitachi Zosen Inova Steinmüller (HZI-STM), Gummersbach, has signed a construction contract with its long-term customer Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Südhessen (ZAS) for... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 5 Mar 2024 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Will Deliver Grate Combustion Technology for the Padova Waste to Energy Plant Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has formed a consortium with Italian boiler manufacturer Ruths S.p.A (Ruths), where HZI will design and... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 5 Mar 2024 Global Toxic-free Europe now! To Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo Belgian Presidency of the […] European Environmental Bureau · 4 Mar 2024 Global 4evergreen launches new Ambassadorship programme 4evergreen is hitting the conference floors! This year, the alliance has launched a new Ambassadorship programme that will take us to major packaging and sustainability events, to spread the word about our circularity toolkit for fibre-based packaging. The goal of the programme is to promote... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 4 Mar 2024 Global FINISH LINE IN SIGHT🏁 This week, once policymakers made it past the manure burning on the EU’s doorstep, they got to work determining the fate of several key laws. The success of the Nature Restoration Law, as well as the updated Environmental Crime Directive, suggests that the obvious and shameless environmental deregulation drive is not having the desired effect, and the Green Deal can push through the finish line… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Mar 2024 Global #BreakFreeFromPlastic Members Respond to UNEA 6 Meeting March 1st, 2024, Nairobi - Today concluded the sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA 6), bringing representatives from 193 countries to Nairobi, Kenya, to consider proposals for “Effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.” After a week of discussions, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members on the ground continued calling for govern… Break Free From Plastic · 1 Mar 2024 Global Igniting a Reuse Revolution in China’s War Against Plastic Waste While exerting bans is a great strategy to reduce plastic waste, they are hard to enforce without effective alternative packaging. It is time for a reuse revolution with innovative companies, NGOs, and consumers hacking a scalable reusable food and beverage packaging system. Food takeaway has become a symbol of urban lifestyle convenience in China, but […] Break Free From Plastic · 1 Mar 2024 Global Don’t trash European recycling The post Don’t trash European recycling appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 1 Mar 2024 Global Redemption on Collection Episode 7 of the Redemption podcast focuses on Collection Standards. Reloop Platform · 1 Mar 2024 Global Producer responsibility… without producers? A leading voice in EPR development in Europe and beyond, is Joachim Quoden, Managing Director of EXPRA – the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance. The alliance brings together 32 packaging and packaging waste recovery and recycling organizations from 30 countries, including 19 EU member states and has been working to raise awareness among decision-makers about the consequences of PROs with… EXPRA · 1 Mar 2024 Global Hungary: why stricter vigilance over EU funds is needed The European Commission’s recent decision to unfreeze up to €10.2 billion in recovery and resilience funds for Hungary, with no strings attached, has sparked controversy. This move comes amidst longstanding concerns over Hungary’s democratic erosion and mounting criticisms from civil society regarding the government’s misuse of EU funds. In this piece, András Lukács reports from Budapest as a g… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Mar 2024 Global Producer responsibility… without producers? EU legislation happening now will be critical in shaping Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for decades to come – and international best practice and progress on EPR could be undermined, with fees allocated to ‘public revenue’ rather than directly supporting required collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 29 Feb 2024 Global Event: Circular Choices: Building EU open strategic autonomy through bioeconomy and innovation 20 March 2024 9:00*-12:00 registrations from 08:30* TownHall Europe Sq. de Meeûs 5, 1000 Bruxelles With the world’s eyes on environmental concerns, Europe must lead the way in balancing industry and ecology, and bioeconomy provides the perfect framework for this. By harnessing the potential of biological resources, from forestry to renewable energy, Europe can not only […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 29 Feb 2024 Global European Bioplastics to support two new research and innovation projects Two new projects funded by Horizon Europe through the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, MoeBIOS and ReBioCycle, have been recently approved, and European Bioplastics is proud to be on board! Both projects were set up to respond to the challenges of the call on “Recycling bio-based plastics increasing sorting and recycled content (upcycling)” (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-04 [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Feb 2024 Global Members Portrait: GO!PHA Saloni Sharma – Policy & Advocacy Coordinator at GO!PHA Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Saloni Sharma – Policy & Advocacy Coordinator at GO!PHA, shares some interesting insights on the company. 5 facts about GO!PHA Facilitating Diverse Stakeholder Interaction: GO!PHA brings together over 60 stakeholders, [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Feb 2024 Global The next challenge in packaging: How to choose between different biobased polymers? How can Life Cycle Assessments be used to evaluate their ecological sustainability? BioSupPack Workshop Authors: Elisa Uhlig, Anna Sadzik and Mara Strenger, Sustainable Packaging Institute SPI, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University In December 2023, the EU-funded project BioSupPack organised a workshop alongside the European Bioplastics Conference - EBC23 on the topics: “The next challenge in packaging: How to choose between different bio-based polymers? How can Life Cycle Assessments be used to [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Feb 2024 Global EUBA to take part in the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival The European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA), of which European Bioplastics is an active member, will participate in the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival in Brussels and contribute to the panel “Going from Niche to Norm” during the ‘’Next generation bioeconomy policies – Achieving the green and fair transition through competitive sustainability’’ event (13-14 March). EUBA will also [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Feb 2024