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Global A silver bullet for a circular economy? A Global Framework for Plastics Global issues require global solutions. This is why Plastics Europe, the Pan-European trade association representing… Plastics Europe · 16 Oct 2020 Global International Movement Seeks to Stop #Fracking4Plastics Antwerp Expansion Brussels, 15 October 2020 - For immediate release A new expansion plan championed by petrochemical company Ineos, which would further deepen the environmentally disastrous connection between the plastics industry and the US fracking boom, is drawing international opposition. In 2016, Ineos – the largest ethylene producer in Europe – began importing fracked US ethane to […] Break Free From Plastic · 16 Oct 2020 Global Open letter: A coalition of NGOs call on the European Union to fully transpose the Basel Convention’s plastic amendments for intra-European waste trade Virginijus Sinkevičius Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, CC: Mrs Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of DG ENVI (Environment); and Kęstutis Sadauskas, Director for Circular Economy and Green Growth. Dear Mr Sinkevičius, In May 2019, the 14th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention adopted groundbreaking new amendments to impose stricter controls on the […] Break Free From Plastic · 16 Oct 2020 Global Meet our Heroes of Repair! We asked our campaign members to nominate people making repair happen in their countries. From skilled technicians to community organisers, meet our heroes of repair! Right to Repair Europe · 16 Oct 2020 Global OCS becomes an intrinsic part of Plastics Europe’s DNA Action plan for a European zero pellet loss certification scheme unveiled PlasticsEurope, the Pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, launched… Plastics Europe · 15 Oct 2020 Global FEAD reacts to EU chemicals Strategy for Sustainability RECYCLING magazine – 15 October 2020 The European Commission has adopted the new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, as a first step towards a “zero-pollution ambition for a toxic free environment” in the context of the EU Green Deal. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 15 Oct 2020 Global Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction and Doosan Lentjes to deliver their first joint waste-to-energy project in Poland Doosan Heavy Industries [&] Construction (DHIC) and its subsidiary and consortium partner Doosan Lentjes have been awarded the turnkey contract... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 15 Oct 2020 Global OCS becomes an intrinsic part of Plastics Europe’s DNA PlasticsEurope, the Pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, launched today its Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) annual Progress Report taking stock… Plastics Europe · 15 Oct 2020 Global ISWA Publication Award 2020 Each year, ISWA's panel of expert judges recognise the publication which they feel offers the most valuable contribution to the promotion of sustainable waste management. This years entrants have been no exception. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 14 Oct 2020 Global Moscow to Have EfW Plants at all Cardinal Points The contract to build two more EfW plants in the Moscow area marks yet another success for Hitachi Zosen Inova... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 14 Oct 2020 Global Elaboration of contractual guidelines for the Waste-to-Energy sector ESWET – the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology – is currently working on the elaboration of non-binding guidelines to address... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 13 Oct 2020 Global FEAD : Legal study on waste-to-energy under the taxonomy regulation RECYCLING magazine – 12 October 2020 FEAD has commissioned a legal study of the EU Sustainable Investment Regulation with regards to the question of whether waste incineration for energy recovery (Waste-to-Energy, WtE), fulfilling R1 energy recovery criteria, can be considered an environmentally sustainable economic activity. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 12 Oct 2020 Global #ForestBiodiversity: A new platform to show how sustainable forest management supports biodiversity preservation “Listen to EU forest stewards, understand their actions on the ground, learn from their experience, and go beyond the clichés!” In a few words, this is the message of the new awareness campaign #ForestBiodiversity launched today in Brussels by 6 associations representing the European Forest-based Sector. As the debate around the biodiversity and forest strategies […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 12 Oct 2020 Global European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) Monitoring Report 2019 Towards a 74% paper recycling rate in 2020: challenges and opportunities On 9 October, the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) organized a press briefing with over 50 trade journalists and industry representatives to present its 2019 monitoring report, and in particular to explain how the efforts from the European paper value chain towards a 74% paper […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 9 Oct 2020 Global President’s Blog | Welcome our New President Carlos RV Silva Filho On September 27th 2020, the General Assembly voted in our New President of the ISWA Board Carlos RV Silva Filho after our previous President Antonis Mavropoulos completed his 4-year Term ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 8 Oct 2020 Global European Parliament raises climate ambition and recognizes multiple roles of forests This week, the European Parliament had its first real political say on two files of high relevance, not only for the EU climate agenda and Green Deal roll out, but also for the role that EU forest-based industries and forest-based products will be allowed to play in the race to climate neutrality by 2050. As […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 8 Oct 2020 Global Article: The EU forest-based value chain, a strategic resource for a sustainable future What if consumers were empowered to make the EU green recovery happen by choosing truly green and circular products, ask Jori Ringman and Viveka Beckeman. We already see a broad public engagement for climate action, an increased demand for fossil-free products – and they’re here, today! For buildings, furniture, packaging, hygiene and medical products, clothes and […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 8 Oct 2020 Global The Story of Prelog The first Croatian city to prove that, if there is the will, going zero waste is possible! Today, Zero Waste Europe together with Zelena akcija / Zero Waste Croatia release its new Cities and Communities Case Study, on the city of Prelog in Northern Croatia and its waste management company PRE-KOM. This case study is […] Zero Waste Europe · 8 Oct 2020 Global When a certification becomes more than just a certificate Earlier this year, we first introduced you to our plans for developing a pioneering Zero Waste Cities Certification for European municipalities. Recognising that whilst the growth in awareness over the past decade on what zero waste is has resulted in many benefits, we see increasing threats to the true definition of zero waste and the […] Zero Waste Europe · 7 Oct 2020 Global Transitioning to zero waste one community at a time Currently, we know that Europe finds itself at a critical moment in time towards its “material transition” towards circularity and decarbonisation. Urgent action is needed on a large scale if we are to solve the growing challenges facing our environment and societies today. We know the solutions are out there already. What is needed now […] Zero Waste Europe · 7 Oct 2020 Global No Time To Waste: Consumption and the Cost for the Climate Our twenty-first century lifestyles demand cheap and quick products to keep up with our fast paced lives. Our current linear economy, based on exponential growth has both created and facilitated these lifestyles. But we’ve gone too far. Our relationship with resources has shifted to the point now where we have stopped seeing resources as just […] Zero Waste Europe · 7 Oct 2020 Global Environmental Health and Justice Groups Laud Removal of 7,408 Metric Tons of South Korean Garbage from Misamis Oriental 4 October 2020, Quezon City. “Goodbye garbage from South Korea.” The EcoWaste Coalition and other environmental health and justice groups expressed jubilation with the final re-shipment of the remaining containers of illegal trash imports from South Korea amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As confirmed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC-Region 10) with the EcoWaste Coalition last […] Break Free From Plastic · 6 Oct 2020 Global Tribal Communities vow to break free from plastic West Bengal, India --- World Tourism Day 2020 was celebrated with a lot of excitement in the state of West Bengal, India, as the national parks and tiger reserves are set to open and welcome the tourists for the first time since March 2020. To commemorate the occasion, the tribal communities from West Bengal held […] Break Free From Plastic · 5 Oct 2020 Global Sustainable Finance Platform must positively consider recycling Publication in Recycle Magazine. on FEAD following the work of the European Institutions in the field of Sustainable Finance, and has actively contributed in the different consultations. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 5 Oct 2020 Global Watch the seminar: EU FOREST-BASED INDUSTRIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE On 30 September, Cepi and the Wood Be Better network hosted a policy discussion on: – the EU Forest Strategy post-2020l; – the EU Forest-based industries contribution to the 2050 climate neutrality objective; with 15 high level speakers from the EU institutions and over 350 participants joining online and on-site in Brussels. Continue the conversation […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 2 Oct 2020 Global Joint statement: The New EU Forest Strategy 3 reasons to endorse the committee report Ahead of the European Parliament’s vote on the report “The European Forest Strategy – The way forward” planned for next week, the EU forest and forest-based sector would like to share three reasons why the report voted in the AGRI committee should be supported. In our opinion, the […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 2 Oct 2020 Global Meet our members – ZERO 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 Susana Fonseca from ZERO, Portugal Hi Susana, can you give us a brief introduction to ZERO’s […] Zero Waste Europe · 2 Oct 2020 Global NVRD takes on Marine Litter The Task Force on Marine Litter are pleased to announce their newest partner: The Royal Dutch Waste Management Association. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 1 Oct 2020 Global No Time To Waste: Plastic Production and Fossil Gas Plastic pollution is so commonplace you would be forgiven for thinking plastic grows on trees, but it is not in fact found naturally in our environment. Instead, like many other materials we use regularly, plastics are created in large industrial processes that require lots of energy. Plastics are produced almost entirely from chemicals sourced from […] Zero Waste Europe · 1 Oct 2020 Global Plastic Industry Must Take Responsibility for Their Packaging Waste Instead of Blaming Consumers The call was made by speakers at the India launch of ‘Talking Trash: The corporate playbook of false solutions to the plastic crisis’ a new report from The Changing Markets Foundation that reveals how behind a veil of nice-sounding initiatives and commitments to address the plastics crisis – the plastics industry, consumer brands, and retailers […] Break Free From Plastic · 1 Oct 2020 Global Waste-to-Energy Incineration bad decision for PH, experts and scientists warn In an online forum organized by Green Thumb Coalition, No Burn Pilipinas and Break Free From Plastic Philippines on Tuesday, local and foreign experts-scientists laid down the causal effects of waste incineration on health, climate and agriculture. Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, who co-authored the World Health Organization’s guidebook on health care waste, said that the problem […] Break Free From Plastic · 30 Sept 2020 Global Biased interpretation of EEA study on biodegradable and compostable plastics draws wrong image of immature consumer The European Environment Agency (EEA) recently published its new report “Biodegradable and compostable plastics – challenges and opportunities”. The report highlights many positive aspects of biodegradable and compostable plastics. Unfortunately, its interpretation in several media outlets focused exclusively on the few critical assumptions the report makes regarding consumer perception. This r… European Bioplastics News · 30 Sept 2020 Global Member portrait: Ingevity UK Ltd. Anthony Maher, Development Technologist at Ingevity In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Anthony Maher, Development Technologist at Ingevity, shares some interesting insights on his company. 4 facts about Ingevity UK Ltd., United Kingdom Ingevity provides specialty chemicals, high-performance [...] European Bioplastics News · 30 Sept 2020 Global Total Corbion builds Europe’s first world-scale PLA plant View of the site in Grandpuits, France where Total Corbion PLA intends to build its second Luminy PLA plant with a capacity ramping up to 100,000 tons per annum. Total Corbion PLA recently announced the construction of its second world-scale PLA plant which will produce up to 100,000 tons annually. The plant [...] European Bioplastics News · 30 Sept 2020 Global News from the members: September 2020 PSI and Danimer Scientific to create bio-based, home compostable film packaging EUBP member Plastic Suppliers, Inc. (PSI), a global manufacturer of biopolymer EarthFirstÒ PLA barrier and non-barrier sealant films, recently announced the cooperation agreement with Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials. Together they will create bio-based, home compos… European Bioplastics News · 30 Sept 2020 Global News in brief: September 2020 15th EUBP Conference: Registration Kick-Off Week now open – Secure your tickets and save up to 175 Euros The special ticket sale is now open for registration until 4 October. Early bookers can save up to 175 Euros. Click here to register Having changed to a virtual format for this year, the annual European [...] European Bioplastics News · 30 Sept 2020 Global Guest Blog | Wind Turbines, the Circular Economy and the Issue of Composites By Jose Uribe ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 30 Sept 2020 Global Can Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) Rise to the Challenge? LCA is a methodology for assessing environmental impacts associated with all the stages of the life-cycle of products, processes, or services. It can be used to create benchmarks in order to set targets for impact reduction or as a tool for comparative decision making. However, the method is increasingly coming under fire as the purveyor […] Break Free From Plastic · 30 Sept 2020 Global ANDRITZ to supply flue gas treatment systems for the Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) in Singapore International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Keppel Seghers to supply flue gas treatment systems for the IWMF... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 29 Sept 2020 Global Member News: New Partnerships, New Products 4evergreen partners announce collaborations, with Sappi partnering with machine maker Rovema, while Mayr-Melnhof Karton launches new products with Cult Caffé, HOSTI and Alpengummi. One of the key concerns of the packaging industry is the development of sustainable value chains and environmentally friendly packaging processes. With... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 28 Sept 2020