Recycling news: 2024

Global Fighting Waste Colonialism: Asian Organisations Respond to EU’s New Waste Trade Regulations Waste trade is often referred to as ‘waste colonialism’ due to the unequal and exploitative dynamics involved in the global movement of waste. The term highlights the power imbalance between economically developed countries of the Global North, typically the exporters of waste, and the less affluent nations that serve as recipients. Plastic waste shipments from […] Break Free From Plastic · 30 Jan 2024 Global Spedizioni di rifiuti, tra nuove procedure e ‘reshoring’ del recupero: cosa cambia per le imprese The post Spedizioni di rifiuti, tra nuove procedure e ‘reshoring’ del recupero: cosa cambia per le imprese appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 30 Jan 2024 Global Cardboard Loss In Landfills Of the estimated 110 million metric tons of paper and cardboard waste tossed out across the United States in 2019, approximately 56% was landfilled and 38% was recycled. BioCycle · 30 Jan 2024 Global New Database Of Federal Food Loss And Waste Grant Opportunities To help potential applicants find and understand these federal grant opportunities, ReFED and NRDC partnered to create a database of grants that could be used to fund food waste reduction work. BioCycle · 30 Jan 2024 Global Anaerobic Digestion Potential In New York State A new report from Energy Vision makes a strong case for building anaerobic digestion infrastructure in New York State (NYS) to help achieve its climate goals, improve public health, and foster economic development. BioCycle · 30 Jan 2024 Global Food Scraps Collection And Composting In Southwest Virginia A new food scraps composting facility opened its doors in early January, receiving its first load of material from 23 curbside households and 50 drop-off customers in Roanoke, Virginia. BioCycle · 30 Jan 2024 Global Renewables 2023 Biogas Forecast Is Positive The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts faster growth for the deployment of renewable energy technologies in electricity, transport and heat. BioCycle · 30 Jan 2024 Global ISWA Welcomes Greyparrot as our Newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 30 Jan 2024 Global Compostable Foodservice Ware Returns To Portland Arena Collaboration with a local foundation, an independent hauler, and a fifth-generation farmer enabled the Portland Trail Blazers to revitalize its front-of-house food waste composting program that includes compostable foodservice ware. BioCycle · 30 Jan 2024 Global New member: Bonnenberg & Drescher joins ESWET ESWET is glad to welcome Bonnenberg & Drescher GmbH (B&D) as a new member. Bonnenberg & Drescher GmbH (B&D) is... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 30 Jan 2024 Global Compost Integral In Urban Park Construction The Downtown Cary Park in Cary, North Carolina, constructed with climate resiliency as a core goal, amended clay soils and engineered others with compost to manage storm water and aid in tree establishment and preservation. BioCycle · 29 Jan 2024 Global Partner event: Key players in pulp, paper and packaging to meet in Istanbul for Fastmarkets event Global experts and varied industry stakeholders will meet at the Fastmarkets Forest Products Europe Conference 2024, for two and a half days of insights and networking. The event will take place on March 4-6 and includes the annual Pulp & Paper International Awards, which will celebrate worldwide industry achievement across eight categories. The conference is […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 29 Jan 2024 Global Shining the Spotlight on Waste Workers and Waste Pickers Through Just Transition “Temperature records that were not meant to be broken have fallen, one after the other, day by day… Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement would require greenhouse gas emissions […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 Jan 2024 Global Redemption Podcast gets underway Episode 2 plunges into Practice 1 of A Guide to Modern Deposit Return Systems: 10 Essential Practices. Reloop Platform · 26 Jan 2024 Global Emmanuel Katrakis Passing the Baton to Julia Blees as EuRIC’s New Secretary General Emmanuel Katrakis, who has served as EuRIC’s Secretary General since the association’s establishment in 2014, has decided to step down as of March. Julia Blees, EuRIC’s Policy Director is poised to carry forward the association’s vision and mission, which is celebrating its momentous 10th anniversary this year. Under Emmanuel Katrakis’ leadership, EuRIC has experienced remarkable […] Global Recycling · 26 Jan 2024 Global EDITORIAL: ✅️ Reality Check Good morning and happy (what feels like) the 126th day of January! With European elections looming large on the horizon—and the EU Green Deal hanging in the balance, with even more ambition needed—we are more than a little preoccupied with new polls and projections. We will also cover the EU’s pop-up strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture and why your beer may soon taste bad. Enjoy! RE… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 26 Jan 2024 Global The greenwash reckoning has begun – UK firms need to get ready The post The greenwash reckoning has begun – UK firms need to get ready appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 25 Jan 2024 Global PRESS RELEASE: Joint industry statement on references to “state-run producer responsibility organizations” in the PPWR As technical trialogues concerning Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation progress, more than 20 organizations within the packaging value chain are urging EU legislators to remove references to ‘State-owned Producer Responsibility […] EXPRA · 25 Jan 2024 Global European Bioplastics Calls for Action to Accelerate Biopolymers Industrial Growth European Bioplastics Calls for Action to Accelerate Biopolymers Industrial Growth Brussels, 25 January 2024 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) released its Policy Manifesto today, calling on the European Union (EU) to develop a comprehensive Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan to accelerate the growth of the bioplastics industry. EUBP believes that an actionable EU Bioeconomy Strategy, supporting a [… European Bioplastics News · 25 Jan 2024 Global Strategic Dialogue: Real intent or delaying tactic? The future of Europe’s Food Systems hangs in the balance Imagine a Europe where farmers receive a fair return for their produce, workers’ rights are respected, and farmed animals live a good life. A Europe where consumers are not misled, food is not wasted, fewer people die from diet-related diseases or go to bed hungry. A Europe where biodiversity is protected – and fully embraced – by farming… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 25 Jan 2024 Global Repair businesses and R2R advocates are concerned that the new repair rules will miss the chance to unlock EU repair economy Unless the EU institutions introduce rules for reasonable spare part prices and ban anti-repair practices preventing the use of compatible and reused spare parts, we don’t see how European consumers will get any better access to affordable repairs. Right to Repair Europe · 24 Jan 2024 Global PRESS RELEASE: Mandatory separate collection targets are not the way forward to drive a circular economy Addressing the European Parliament’s proposal, a part of their amendments to the PPWR proposal, which advocates for the introduction of a mandatory target of 90% for the separate collection of […] EXPRA · 24 Jan 2024 Global What’s the beef with alternative proteins? The post What’s the beef with alternative proteins? appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 23 Jan 2024 Global PRESS RELEASE: EU packaging rules that work Making the Single Market and sustainability go hand in hand More than 100 associations, including EXPRA, representing Europe’s packaging industry, have written to EU Member States, urging them to uphold the Single Market or face huge supply chain disruptions when […] EXPRA · 23 Jan 2024 Global PRESS RELEASE: EXPRA’s position on the conceptual introduction of “state-run PRO” in the 1.12.23 version of the Spanish Presidency’s compromise text on PPWR, December 2023 Position Paper: State-run PROs” are another form of tax and cannot be considered as EPR since they contradict the General minimum requirements for EPR schemes (Art 8a of the WFD)SummaryEXPRA […] EXPRA · 23 Jan 2024 Global The Clean Oceans through Clean Communities (CLOCC) Programme Update ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 23 Jan 2024 Global Achieving a deeper understanding of flexible packaging sorting with NIR – Q&A with Dawn Manjaji, NTCP, about CEFLEX’s extensive test programme A process engineer at the Dutch National Test Centre for Circular Plastics (NTCP), Dawn Manjaji, shares insights from a recent industrial Near-Infrared (NIR) study conducted for CEFLEX, which shows how different designs of flexible packaging affect sortability CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 22 Jan 2024 Global The greenwashing effect of GWP* – the new methane metric pushed by Big Agriculture The post The greenwashing effect of GWP* – the new methane metric pushed by Big Agriculture appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 22 Jan 2024 Global LA ASOCIACIÓN PORTUGUESA DE GESTORES DE RESIDUOS ESPECIALES CÍRCULO SE INCORPORA A FEAD The post LA ASOCIACIÓN PORTUGUESA DE GESTORES DE RESIDUOS ESPECIALES CÍRCULO SE INCORPORA A FEAD appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 22 Jan 2024 Global FEAD suma una nueva asociación portuguesa: CÍRCULO The post FEAD suma una nueva asociación portuguesa: CÍRCULO appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 19 Jan 2024 Global First episode of the Redemption Podcast Reloop North America’s new podcast series, Redemption is live. Reloop Platform · 19 Jan 2024 Global EDITORIAL: ⏩ EU in Override 🏃The Good, the Bad, and the Sprint Towards the Finish Line 19.01.2024: Brussels goes into centrifuge mode. As EU lawmakers rush to close Green Deal files in one of the latest plenaries of the legislature, Von der Leyen’s administration prepares the latest tracks for its climate legacy: the 2040 targets. All this unfolds under the hectic coordination of the Belgian presidency of the EU Council,… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 19 Jan 2024 Global EuRIC Unveils EU Recyclers’ Priorities for 2024 – 2029 EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation, has revealed its strategic priorities for 2024-2029, aimed at integrating recycling into Europe’s broader industrial and environmental agenda. Aligned with circular economy goals and emphasising the symbiotic relationship between circularity and climate policies, EuRIC advocates for a paradigm shift in how Europe approaches recycling. Key… Global Recycling · 19 Jan 2024 Global EU Legislators Voted to get Rid of Needless Mercury [Brussels 17 January 2024] EU lawmakers’ vote today in the first plenary week of the year confirms the European Parliament’s willingness to effectively put an end […] European Environmental Bureau · 18 Jan 2024 Global Reciclaje y gestión de residuos The post Reciclaje y gestión de residuos appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 18 Jan 2024 Global ISWA Welcomes Canvest Environmental as our Newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 18 Jan 2024 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Oekozenter Pafendall Luxembourg This month, we present you Oekozenter Pafendall, which celebrated one year as a ZWE Associated member. As part of the ZWE Changemakers’ campaign, every month we spotlight one of our member organisations, showcasing the impactful local work they contribute and aiming to inspire you. Based in Luxembourg, Oekozenter Pafendall is a non-profit organisation and eco-center […] Zero Waste Europe · 18 Jan 2024 Global Navigating misinformation: the raw truth about Big Meat This year a lot has changed, but scientific reality has not: to halt the climate crisis, we must transform global food systems. One crucial dimension of this transformation is the role of animals in agriculture. By shifting to healthier, more sustainable diets, the benefits to farmers, farm workers, health, nature, and animal welfare would be enormous! So, what’s preventing action? Ben Snelson … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 18 Jan 2024 Global New EU law empowers consumers against corporate greenwashing The EEB welcomes the restriction of misleading green claims and labels, but urges action against barriers to repair Today, the European Parliament gave its final greenlight […] European Environmental Bureau · 17 Jan 2024 Global Joint statement on Green Claims The undersigned associations recognise that, given that consumers can only make more sustainable choices if they have access to reliable, comparable, and verifiable information, it is therefore crucial to ensure that claims made by traders are backed by sufficient evidence while products deliver the environmental benefits that they claim to have. Indeed, the transition to […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Jan 2024