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Global Stop industry from harming our health and climate, NGOs urge the EU Industrial emissions take a heavy toll on our health, environment and climate, yet current EU laws fail to keep them sufficiently under control. A new petition demands that the EU step up protection, Roberta Arbinolo reports. The Clean the Industry campaign, launched on 1 February 2021 by a coalition of legal, environmental and health experts, urges the European Commission to strengthen the Ind… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 4 Feb 2021 Global Portugal’s EU challenge: a greener way out of the Covid-19 crisis Portugal took the helm of the EU aiming to drive Europe towards a fair and sustainable recovery. To steer the ship in that direction, key policies falling under the Portuguese Presidency will need to be addressed, interwoven and strengthened under a horizontal green approach. The EEB analyzes the Ten Green Tests delivered to the Portuguese Presidency of the EU to help to address the most pressi… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 3 Feb 2021 Global Bioeconomy and the Green Deal: matching Europe’s climate neutrality and competitiveness goals? Watch the event again: Hitting the EU’s 2050 target of becoming climate neutral means a steady decline in the use of fossil fuels — and that opens a crucial question: How can the industry produce everything from jet fuel to plastics and textiles? One possible answer is a radical rethinking of our consumer society and […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 3 Feb 2021 Global Women of Waste announces their upcoming Business Directory ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 3 Feb 2021 Global Combating endemic racism against Europe’s Roma The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a spike in discrimination against Europe’s already marginalised Roma communities. This is costing lives. Will the European Commission’s new framework for integrating Roma communities help improve their situation in the EU and Western Balkans? Fintan McKenna reports. In the Kochani municipality in North Macedonia, a community of 24 Roma families are living in an ab… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 3 Feb 2021 Global Fossil fashion: the hidden reliance of fast fashion on fossil fuels The post Fossil fashion: the hidden reliance of fast fashion on fossil fuels appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 3 Feb 2021 Global Cepi feedback for the inception impact assessment on the EU strategy for sustainable textiles Sustainable textiles: the European pulp and paper industry is part of the solution. Cepi welcomes the European Commission’s call for a sustainable recovery of the European textile industry, aligned with the objectives outlined in the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan, and the Industrial Strategy. As highlighted in the roadmap, the textile industry […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 3 Feb 2021 Global The French repair index: challenges and opportunities While the French repairability index is a key milestone for the Right to Repair in Europe, it isn’t without limitations. Read our experts take on its achievements and limitations, and what it means for the right to repair in Europe. Right to Repair Europe · 3 Feb 2021 Global Tony Smurfit: “Sustainability and e-commerce drive the growth of our group and our industry” “The 4Evergreen Alliance is an important initiative that shows the strong mobilization of our industry on issues related to sustainable development. “ Full interview available in French here. 4evergreen website here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 2 Feb 2021 Global Cepi fact sheet: Transitioning towards a plastics free world Full document here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 2 Feb 2021 Global Controversial plans for destructive Danube-Oder-Elbe waterway moving forward Czech Republic plans on paying an exorbitant sum for a colossal river infrastructure project that has no proven economic benefits, yet produces an astronomical environmental bill. The first stretch is approved and construction might start already in 2030, writes Asger Mindegaard. This article is written together with Jiří Dlouhý, Board Member in the EEB, Chairman of Society for Sustainable Livi… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 2 Feb 2021 Global Programme territoires Zero Waste France recently relaunched its “Programme Territoires” that aims to support local communities and actors to develop stronger waste prevention and management strategies across France. This week, we had the pleasure to interview Pauline Debrabandere, Project Manager of the Programme Territoire, to learn more about this inspiring project: Hi Pauline, can you briefly introduce […] The po… Zero Waste Europe · 2 Feb 2021 Global LAB news – WtE BRESCIA: heat recovery and lower emissions LAB wants to thank its partner Termokimik and the end-user a2a Ambiente to be able to start the upgrading project on the three flue... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 1 Feb 2021 Global Why we need a Bloody Manifesto in Europe Nowadays, the vast majority of menstrual products being sold on the EU market (and globally) are single-use items: including pads, liners and tampons, which can lead to serious environmental, economic, health and social impacts from production to disposal and beyond. In fact, the scale of the waste generated is arguably impressive. According to a recent […] Zero Waste Europe · 1 Feb 2021 Global Pollution Prevention Groups Press Government to Ban Non-Environmentally Acceptable Products and Packaging The EcoWaste Coalition and Oceana Philippines today urged the national government to roll out a long overdue policy that could help the country leapfrog to a zero waste and toxic-free circular economy. Break Free From Plastic · 1 Feb 2021 Global The added value of compostable plastics for the circular economy For quite some time now, the European Commission (EC) is putting a special focus on biodegradable and compostable polymers when assessing the general role of bioplastics. This becomes obvious when looking at the number of related EU studies and reports that had been published in 2020. The last publication in this regard was the [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global Member portrait: Avantium In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Ed De Jong, VP Development at Avantium, shares some interesting insights on his company. 5 facts about Avantium, Netherlands Avantium is a chemical technology company, headquartered in Amsterdam, employing approximately 230 people, with extensive R&D [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global News from the members: January 2021 Corbion to expand lactic acid production capacity in North America Recently, Corbion announced that it is planning to expand its lactic acid capacity at its manufacturing facility in Blair, Nebraska by around 40%. Lactic acid can be used for the production of polylactic acid (PLA). The demand for PLA on the markets remains high, [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global News in brief: January 2021 Yum China launches plastic reduction and sustainable packaging initiatives Yum, the operator of fast-food chain KFC and restaurant brand Pizza Hut announced new environmentally friendly packaging initiatives that are expected to reduce its amount of non-degradable plastics by approximately 8,000 tonnes annually starting this year. Some of the initiatives include replacing existing plastic packa… European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Puts TREA Leuna District Heat Extraction System into Operation The technical implementation of the heat extraction system involved: Adapting the exhaust gas cooling section to recover energy from the... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 29 Jan 2021 Global ESWET’s comment on the Circular Economy report by the EU Parliament ESWET welcomes the European Parliament’s report on the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. In particular, the Parliament acknowledged resource efficiency’s... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 28 Jan 2021 Global FEAD welcomes the EP ENVI Committee’s report on the new Circular Economy Action Plan RECYCLING magazine – 28.01.2021 The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has adopted MEP Jan Huitema’s draft report on the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), to be proposed for vote in EP Plenary in the coming weeks. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 28 Jan 2021 Global Meet our members – Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews, we want to give you a chance to get to know our members and the work they are doing. Meet Anastasiia Martynenko from Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine, Ukraine Hi Anastasiia, can you give us a brief introduction […] Zero Waste Europe · 28 Jan 2021 Global European Parliament pushes for targets to reduce over-consumption Most MEPs are demanding the European Commission put forward legally binding targets to curb waste and over-consumption – a move that could give the EU’s circular economy agenda a massive boost. Mauro Anastasio reports. MEPs in the environment committee are pushing to further accelerate Europe’s transition to a circular economy following a key vote in the European Parliament this week. Amongst o… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 28 Jan 2021 Global Introduction to Reloop Americas Building on our success in Europe, we began a global expansion beyond Reloop Europe in 2019, with the launch of Reloop Pacific, and in August 2020 we launched Reloop Americas Reloop Platform · 28 Jan 2021 Global New Fact sheet: Deposit Return Systems Create More Jobs This new fact sheet by the Reloop Platform explains why deposit return systems (DRS), which are in place in over 40 jurisdictions across the world, produce higher circular economy outcomes, including a more positive impact on job creation, than any other waste management option. Reloop Platform · 27 Jan 2021 Global McDonald’s restaurants in Brazil are serving up a new sustainable food tray The new trays will be manufactured with UBQ???, a climate positive substitute to plastic. The partnership with Israeli company UBQ Materials ??? will contribute to a reduction in the use of plastics and greenhouse gas emissions. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 26 Jan 2021 Global Press release: New Cepi study on pulp & paper industry biorefineries in Europe Today Cepi presented the first Europe-wide study about pulp and paper industry biorefineries with a dedicated webinar attended by close to 100 participants from industry and press. The study carried out by NC Partnering identified 139 biorefineries spread throughout Europe, with the biggest number of them located in Austria, Finland, France, Germany and Sweden. These […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 26 Jan 2021 Global Cepi study on pulp & paper industry biorefineries in Europe The new Cepi study identifies the capacity of pulp and paper biorefineries to deliver new sustainable bio-based products. Going beyond the well known bio-based products of the pulp and paper industry such as paper packaging, bio-refineries use wood fibres and pulp as their raw materials to produce solvents, polymers, paints, coatings, inks, surfactants, cosmetics, adhesives, lubricants, […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 26 Jan 2021 Global Monster Serbian coal plants face legal action after ending hundreds of lives early Serbian coal plants have spewed vast amounts of toxic gasses across the entire region for decades, causing hundreds of premature deaths in the Western Balkans and the EU. Today, they are finally in court, thanks to NGO campaigners. Roberta Arbinolo reports. The plants run by state-owned energy company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) have been releasing poisonous emissions six times above the limit… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 26 Jan 2021 Global New Survey Shows Broad Public Support for Reducing Plastic Pollution, Improving Recycling, and Holding Manufacturers Responsible Voters in four states expressed widespread approval for passing legislation to reduce plastic pollution in our communities, on land and in our waters, and ensure that polluters pay for the impacts of their products. Break Free From Plastic · 26 Jan 2021 Global Innovative bio-based products for a sustainable future: A Cepi study on pulp & paper industry biorefineries in Europe Updated* presentation available here. Innovative bio-based products for a sustainable future: A Cepi study on pulp & paper industry biorefineries in Europe 26 January 202110-11h CET Speakers: Jori Ringman Director General, Cepi Jukka KantolaPartner & CEO, NC Partnering Bernard LombardTrade & Industrial Policy Director, Cepi Annita WestenbroekEnergy Innovations Manager, Cepi The European pulp an… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 25 Jan 2021 Global Press release – From Forests to Packaging: Pro Carton joins the #Greensource initiative #Greensource was created in 2020 as a European-wide effort to explain how the forest-fibre industries can make the 2050 climate neutrality target a reality. Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, and EPIS, the European Pulp Industry Sector Association, kickstarted the initiative. As a natural evolution of the campaign, Pro Carton – the European Association […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 25 Jan 2021 Global What is stakeholder capitalism? It's History and Relevance - The World Economic Forum World Economic Forum — Circular Economy · 22 Jan 2021 Global 10 tests for a Green Deal-compatible EU farming policy Today negotiations on the EU farming policy restart under the Portuguese Council presidency. These talks are critical, because EU agriculture will make or break the success of the Green Deal. The EEB agriculture team set out our ten tests which the CAP must meet to help deliver the European Green Deal. The current intensive model of food production is wreaking havoc for the environment and for … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Jan 2021 Global Sidcon Sponsors Scholarship Programme in India ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 21 Jan 2021 Global How Europe can grow without growing In a landmark document recognising the destructive power of constant economic growth, the European Environment Agency (EEA) echoes the demands of campaigners and scientists: the urgent need to favour wellbeing over wealth. The EEA briefing argued that our quest for uninterrupted economic growth “has detrimental effects on the natural environment and human health” because of “the Great Accelerat… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 21 Jan 2021 Global Sinking town demands the EU to save it from destructive coal mining Vise tightens around the Turów coal mine as German authorities join the Czech Republic in calling for justice, Roberta Arbinolo reports. The German town of Zittau, members of the Saxon State Parliament and the District of Görlitz have filed an official complaint to the European Commission about the damage caused to the whole region by the controversial Polish mine. Located a few kilometres away… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 21 Jan 2021 Global Deposit Data The report offers insights on how deposit systems are financed in different jurisdictions and what recovery levels they can achieve depending on how they're designed. Reloop Platform · 21 Jan 2021 Global Standardkessel Baumgarte (Sbg) receives “Notice to Proceed” at Chalampé After a successful pre-engineering phase, the “Notice to Proceed (NTP)” has been issued with effect from 30/10/20. SBG is pleased to... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 20 Jan 2021