Recycling news: 2024

Global European Bioplastics urges for a Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan To retain a strong EU bioeconomy, the biopolymers industry needs to be prioritised and acknowledged for its added value in achieving the ambitious goals in the EU Green Deal. The recent EU Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report in 2022 highlights the bioeconomy sector’s role in boosting the economic wealth across Europe. The average share of [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Feb 2024 Global Bollegraaf and Greyparrot Forge Strategic AI Partnership to Transform Global Waste Management Industry Bollegraaf, one of the world’s largest builder of recycling plants, has entered into a strategic partnership with Greyparrot, a pioneer in AI waste analytics, to transform global waste management. As part of the agreement, Bollegraaf will transfer its AI vision business to Greyparrot and make a cash investment, for a total value of $12.8M, in […] Global Recycling · 29 Feb 2024 Global ‘Greenwashing alert’: Campaigners call for changes to controversial chemical recycling calculation The post ‘Greenwashing alert’: Campaigners call for changes to controversial chemical recycling calculation appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 28 Feb 2024 Global FEAD fordert „Polymers-only“-Ansatz zur Massenbilanzierung The post FEAD fordert „Polymers-only“-Ansatz zur Massenbilanzierung appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 28 Feb 2024 Global Grote zorgen over kannibalisering in recycling industrie The post Grote zorgen over kannibalisering in recycling industrie appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 28 Feb 2024 Global What Do the Meat Industry, Far-Right and Major Internet Conspiracy Theories Have in Common? The post What Do the Meat Industry, Far-Right and Major Internet Conspiracy Theories Have in Common? appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 28 Feb 2024 Global Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 : Launch at UNEA6 The report presents the most up-to-date assessment and shows that keeping the waste management business-as-usual is not an option, as the world is lagging behind many targets. As the leading network promoting professional and sustainable waste management worldwide and the transition to a circular economy, we understand that downstream solutions are no longer the way forward. The linear approach… ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 28 Feb 2024 Global Malabon-Navotas Waste Workers’ Association (MaNaWWA): Meet Malabon and Navotas’ Waste Warriors Interview with MaNaWWA President Wilhelmina Magdaluyo by Dan Abril Emerging from the zero waste initiatives pioneered by Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) Philippines in the cities of Malabon and Navotas in […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 28 Feb 2024 Global Un año clave para el Tratado de plásticos: ¿Avanzando hacia metas ambiciosas o estancado en la mediocridad? El miércoles 6 de marzo desarrollaremos nuestra primera jornada informativa relacionada a las negociaciones del tratado de plásticos de este año Un año clave para el Tratado de plásticos: ¿Avanzando […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 Feb 2024 Global International Zero Waste Month 2024 Last January 2024, over 200 GAIA members and allies took part in the International Zero Waste Month reaching a total of 300 events in 22 countries. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 Feb 2024 Global Indonesia’s First Ever Policy to Ban Organic Waste in Landfills A significant step to comply with the Global Methane Pledge Contributed by YPBB In a significant and forward-thinking move, the West Java provincial government officially prohibited the disposal of organic […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 Feb 2024 Global Connections: Careful How You Calculate Urban Agriculture’s Carbon Intensity Peer-reviewed paper asserts that urban agriculture has six times the carbon intensity of conventional agriculture, which seem counterintuitive. BioCycle columnist takes a closer look. BioCycle · 27 Feb 2024 Global Living Compost Hubs App Goes International Living Compost Hubs App serves small- to medium-scale composting enterprises. BioCycle · 27 Feb 2024 Global Navigating Addition Of Food Waste To Yard Trimmings Composting Facility California Wood Recycling, dba Agromin, is expanding its Limoneira Ranch green waste composting facility in Santa Paula (CA) to process food waste. BioCycle · 27 Feb 2024 Global Recycled Household Food Scraps Get Animal Feed Distribution Green Light Mill Industries received formal approval in early February from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to distribute its recycled chicken feed ingredient in Washington State … BioCycle · 27 Feb 2024 Global Circular Economy For Cocoa Pods Approximately 75% of the cacao pod is discarded during the cultivation, harvesting and consumption of cocoa beans. BioCycle · 27 Feb 2024 Global New Georgia Composting Council The newly formed Georgia Composting Council (GACC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the use and production of compost in Georgia. BioCycle · 27 Feb 2024 Global Metro Turnstiles Generate Renewable Electricity A pilot project in the summer of 2023 at the Miromesnil Metro Station in Paris converted six turnstiles into prototype mini turbines … BioCycle · 27 Feb 2024 Global European Parliament seals the deal on Nature Restoration Law Brussels/Strasbourg, 27 February 2024 Today, the European Parliament adopted the trilogue agreement on the Nature Restoration Law. They listened to the calls of over 1 million […] European Environmental Bureau · 27 Feb 2024 Global European Parliament seals the deal on Nature Restoration Law Today, the European Parliament adopted the trilogue agreement on the Nature Restoration Law. They listened to the calls of over 1 million citizens, businesses, scientists and […] European Environmental Bureau · 27 Feb 2024 Global The Biogenic carbon loop in the pulp and paper sector: an alternative to fossil carbon in other industries Download the document The Biogenic carbon loop in the pulp and paper sector: an alternative to fossil carbon in other industries. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 27 Feb 2024 Global Bio-waste separate collection takes off Although another country has recently touched down on the moon, down-to-earth issues like waste management continue to struggle to get off the ground of this planet — let alone reach another. An advancement in the world of waste is the EU’s recent mandate for the separate collection of bio-waste across all its Member States […] Zero Waste Europe · 27 Feb 2024 Global Commission sparks greenwashing fears in row over ‘100 percent recycled’ claims The post Commission sparks greenwashing fears in row over ‘100 percent recycled’ claims appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 26 Feb 2024 Global “Greenlash”: The truth behind the farmer protests Across Europe, thousands of tractors have trundled their way into capitals as farmers demonstrate their outrage and share their grievances. The result? A “greenlash” against the European Green Deal (EGD). But this is far from a win for farmers, who are among the first to feel the harsh impacts of the biodiversity and climate crises. The truth behind the protests and political own goals? Toxic l… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 26 Feb 2024 Global Redemption on What Makes a Container Work Episode 6 of the Redemption podcast looks into Design, Marking, and Registration for Containers. Reloop Platform · 23 Feb 2024 Global Recyclers Urge EU Action to Protect Europe’s Plastics Recycling Industry from ‘Recycled’ Plastics Influx In response to the ongoing negotiations on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), EuRIC, representing the recycling industry, urges legislators to protect Europe’s plastics recycling sector and immediately address the massive imports of plastics labelled as recycled. Imports of low-cost plastics, both virgin and plastics labelled as recycled, fail to contribute to EU’s circularity… Global Recycling · 23 Feb 2024 Global Harnessing the Power of AI to Boost Recycling The Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) is calling for innovative AI solutions to drive the growth of world trade in recyclables. The Foundation says AI can develop technologies which will revolutionise the recycling industry – an integral part of the Circular Economy – leading to improved quality standards and deliver a greener future for generations to […] Global Recycling · 23 Feb 2024 Global Waste-to-Energy Is Included in the Carbon Removals Certification Framework ESWET welcomes the provisional agreement between the European Council and European Parliament on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework as an essential step in decarbonising industry and achieving Europe’s climate targets. With the Commission’s proposed target of capturing 50 million tonnes of CO₂ per year by 2030, there is an urgent need for incentivising the removals […] Global Recycling · 23 Feb 2024 Global VON DER LEYEN 2.0 🤔 It’s official. Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed her intentions to run for a second term as President of the EU Commission. But her agenda is quite different from that of 2019, when she announced Europe’s “man on the moon” moment, the European Green Deal. The President’s narrative has unequivocally shifted from sustainability to competitiveness. Instead of boosting climate and environmentally-… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Feb 2024 Global #PROsAtWork | Karo Sambhav’s Impact on India’s Evolving EPR Landscape - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 23 Feb 2024 Global Visión 30/30 ANDI: The business sector in Colombia is committed to a circular economy model EXPRA · 22 Feb 2024 Global Letter Commissioner Breton – Call for a new definition of renewable carbon Download Joint letter on the definition of renewable carbon. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 22 Feb 2024 Global UNEA6: Potential Breakthrough for global mineral resource governance? The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Sixth Environmental Assembly (UNEA6) is scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 26 February to 1 March. A handful of resolutions are slated for discussion, most notably, an initiative spearheaded by the Swiss government addressing the dimensions of minerals and metals management and an EU proposal on enhancing circular economy practices f… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Feb 2024 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Zero Waste Switzerland Each month, the ZWE Changemakers’ campaign highlights one of our member organisations, shining a spotlight on their local activities and projects. This month, we introduce Zero Waste Switzerland. Zero Waste Switzerland works towards reducing the amount of waste produced by raising awareness of waste related issues, encouraging long-lasting behavioural change. Its vision is to encourage […] The … Zero Waste Europe · 22 Feb 2024 Global Verpact: Uniting Forces for a Sustainable Packaging Future”? EXPRA · 22 Feb 2024 Global Commencement of Trilogues: Discussions on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Begin EXPRA · 21 Feb 2024 Global Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: Council Approves Its Negotiating Stance on Packaging and Packaging Waste, December 18, 2023 EXPRA · 21 Feb 2024 Global Resource Governance: Navigating Challenges for the Mining and Raw Materials Sectors – February 26 2024 – Nairobi & online This one-hour side event delves into the critical challenges and need for stronger governance in the mining sector. We’ll explore the growing demand for minerals driven […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 Feb 2024 Global Introduction by our Managing Director Dear Esteemed Readers, We trust this correspondence finds you flourishing and in great spirits. The recent winter season has been a dynamic period for EXPRA and its esteemed members, marked by significant events and focused priorities... EXPRA · 21 Feb 2024 Global Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum 2024 from March 19th to March 21st in Brussels, Belgium EXPRA · 20 Feb 2024