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Global #IAmCoco: An award-winning campaign from Rezero The transition towards zero waste lifestyles is at hand – and actually, it is already happening! On May 22nd Zero Waste Europe’s member Rezero was awarded by the European Week for Waste Reduction for their innovative “#IamCoco” (or #JoSocCoco) campaign, a web series promoting Conscious Consumption. Rezero is a Spanish non-profit organisation based in […] Zero Waste Europe · 25 May 2018 Global In My Opinion: A Business Case for Deposit Return This article makes the business case for deposit return and examines how it can actually be good for companies, helping them to gain greater control over performance and costs and reduce their risks. Reloop Platform · 25 May 2018 Global ISWA YPG UK Blog-Writing Competition: Am I chasing rainbows? Emma Whittet, Ricardo Energy & Environment ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 24 May 2018 Global Anything but Reduction: The American Chemistry Council’s Empty “Circular Economy” Promises Wednesday, May 23, 2018–This month, the American Chemistry Council, representing the plastic producers most responsible for the plastic pollution crisis–Dow, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Procter & Gamble, Chemicals Division, among others– has pledged to recycle or “recover” 100% of plastic packaging by 2040. First and foremost, we cannot wait until 2040. Th… Break Free From Plastic · 24 May 2018 Global GDPR: CEPI’s Communications and YOU! From May 25th the new EU data privacy legislation (GDPR) will come into effect. To ensure we meet our obligations to you, we need to ask for your opt-in to continue receiving information from us such as our newsletter, event invitations, press releases etc. We want you to continue being the first to know about […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 May 2018 Global Hazardous chemicals in plastic packaging: an initial analysis This blog was originally published by #breakfreefromplastic member ChemTrust on their website and was written by Anna Watson As we all know, use of plastic packaging is increasing globally, causing environmental and human health concerns. In 2015 annual plastic production was 380Mt, of which about 40 per cent was used in packaging, with the majority […] Break Free From Plastic · 23 May 2018 Global PRESS RELEASE New Single-Use Plastics legislation requires further assessment Brussels, 28 May 2018. The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) received the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive proposal, published today, with mixed thoughts.While our members fully support European Union (EU) […] EXPRA · 18 May 2018 Global Holding businesses accountable for plastic pollution: Clean-up and brand audits take place in key cities in India MUMBAI, India (May 16, 2018) --- Scheduled to happen from May 16 to May 30 in the cities of Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru along with various cities in Goa, Kerala, and 12 Himalayan States, the audits seek to highlight the role of corporations in the global plastic waste crisis, results of which will […] Break Free From Plastic · 17 May 2018 Global Resin Industry Takes First Tentative Step to Deal with Plastic Pollution The plastic pollution crisis has finally resulted in a wakeup call, albeit weak and tentative, by U.S. plastic resin producers. The American Chemistry Council’s plastics division issued a press release May 9 pledging to alter production of plastic packaging to make it all recyclable or recoverable by 2030, and to work to actually recycle or recover it by […] Break Free From Plastic · 16 May 2018 Global NGOs call the Commission to protect citizens from endocrine disruptors NGOs call the Commission to protect citizens from endocrine disruptors The EU has the obligation to protect its people and the environment from all harm caused by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). However, EU laws regulating these chemicals are patchy, not properly implemented, and leave huge gaps where EDCs are not regulated at all, such as in […] Zero Waste Europe · 15 May 2018 Global Women from plastics-polluted Asian communities visit oil & gas impacted U.S. communities to support global efforts to Break Free From Plastic Press Release HOUSTON, Texas (May 14, 2018) --- Organized by #breakfreefromplastic member organization Earthworks, the “Stopping Plastic Where It Starts” speaking tour features Lakshmi Narayan from Pune, India and Myrna Dominguez from Manila, Philippines. They will visit communities fighting petrochemical production in Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C from May 14… Break Free From Plastic · 14 May 2018 Global Disco Soup: curbing food waste by throwing a better party From Brazil to Australia and from Japan to Canada, people are saving food from waste with a party vibe. On the 28th of April people in Brussels celebrated the World Disco Soup Day. Families, groups of friends, and passerby joined together to create a delicious meal from unused food under the sound of good music. […] Zero Waste Europe · 11 May 2018 Global ISWA Joins the Partner Consortium in a New H2020 Project Addressing Odour Pollution Through Citizen Science and Co-Creation Tools Zaragoza, Spain, 3rd May 2018 - The EU-funded D-NOSES project, which ISWA is supporting, held its kick off meeting on the 25th & 26th April 2018 at the University College London campus. The project consortium, coordinated by the Ibercivis Foundation (Spain), is a world-class partnership comprising 15 partners which combines experts in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), citizen science a… ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 11 May 2018 Global Is the last-order bell sounding on single-use plastics? Citizens outcry on plastic pollution has stirred the political will to act on single-use plastics. Will it be enough? From plastic balloon sticks to cotton buds and throw-away plastic cutlery, the European Commission’s first legislative move to reduce single use plastics – after publishing its plastics strategy back in January – is being widely reported. […] Zero Waste Europe · 9 May 2018 Global The false promise of certification The post The false promise of certification appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 3 May 2018 Global The false promise of certification (summary) The post The false promise of certification (summary) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 3 May 2018 Global Das falsche Versprechen der Zertizierung The post Das falsche Versprechen der Zertizierung appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 3 May 2018 Global La fausse promesse de la certification The post La fausse promesse de la certification appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 3 May 2018 Global La falsa promesa de la certificación The post La falsa promesa de la certificación appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 3 May 2018 Global Zero Waste Europe and partners call on the EU to exclude plastic-to-fuel from the Renewable Energy Directive Zero Waste Europe and partners call on the EU to exclude plastic-to-fuel from the Renewable Energy Directive Today Zero Waste Europe called the European institutions to exclude non-renewable solid waste such as plastic from the scope of the Renewable Energy Directive, with a joint letter to Commissioner Cañete, Bulgarian Energy Minister Petkova, and Rapporteur Blanco López, co-signed […] The po… Zero Waste Europe · 2 May 2018 Global Guest Blog | SUEZ: Deposit Return Schemes – Coming to the UK Soon! Dr Adam Read, External Affairs Director at SUEZ, reflects on the hottest topic in UK waste management right now - when will a deposit return scheme arrive in the UK and just what will it target ??? ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 30 Apr 2018 Global OECD Legal Instruments - OECD Legal Instruments OECD — Environment · 29 Apr 2018 Global OECD Legal Instruments - OECD Legal Instruments OECD — Environment · 29 Apr 2018 Global OECD Legal Instruments - OECD Legal Instruments OECD — Environment · 28 Apr 2018 Global Delivering Digital Infrastructure Advancing the Internet Economy - weforum.org World Economic Forum — Circular Economy · 28 Apr 2018 Global OECD Legal Instruments - OECD Legal Instruments OECD — Environment · 28 Apr 2018 Global ISWA YPG UK Blog-Writing Competition: So, What Happens to My Waste? Oi-Wa Whitmore, Coventry University ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 26 Apr 2018 Global Every Day is Earth Day: Plastic Waste Q&A with Mao Da Plastics. From the devastating effects of plastic pollution on our oceans, to the news that plastic bottles likely pollute the drinking water they contain, plastic pollution—the theme of this year’s Earth Day—has been a highly visible issue, and we’ve seen some notable progress on fighting the plastic battle. Pushed by NGOs and government regulations, some companies are […] Break Free From Plastic · 26 Apr 2018 Global ‘Disposable-Free Dining’: Berkeley mayor proposes legislation to reduce plastic waste About 20 community members gathered to listen to Arreguín speak in front of several mounds of plastic recyclables. The plastic in the background of the talk represented the volume of a day’s worth of single-use disposables collected in Berkeley, according to Martin Bourque, executive director of the Ecology Center, who also spoke at the event. Disposable-Free […] Break Free From Plastic · 26 Apr 2018 Global 2018 Conference reconfirms EucoLight commitment to making the Circular Economy a reality for lighting 70 delegates from 18 lighting WEEE compliance schemes meet for the EucoLight annual conference The third EucoLight Conference at Sassenheim, the Netherlands, gathered 70 delegates from the community of producers’ responsibility organisations for lighting. Delegates discussed the latest developments in collection and treatment of end-of-life lighting products as the transition towards a circular… EucoLight · 26 Apr 2018 Global Renewable Materials for a Low-carbon Circular Economy As part of the Circular Economy 100 (CE100), an innovation programme of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a new report on Renewable Materials for a Low-carbon and Circular Economy has been published together with the companies and CE100 partners Essity, IKEA, Royal DSM and Tetra Pak. According to the report, renewable materials present significant market [...] European Bioplastics News · 26 Apr 2018 Global New EU waste rules adopted On 18 April, the European Parliament approved the package to update the EU waste legislation, including a revision of the Waste Framework Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. Apart from new ambitious recycling and landfilling targets to boost the re-use of valuable materials in waste, the new legislation also acknowledges that bio-based [...] European Bioplastics News · 26 Apr 2018 Global Biowaste collection and biodegradable plastics discussed at the Bio-waste Conference in Kassel, Germany From 2023 onwards, separate collection of bio-waste will be mandatory across Europe in order to increase the overall amounts of separately collected waste and to help meet the ambitious recycling targets set out in the new EU waste rules. Yet, the separate waste collection systems (including for bio-waste) still vary widely among the 28 [...] European Bioplastics News · 26 Apr 2018 Global Bioplastics could contribute 34,000 jobs and £1.92 billion to the UK economy A report from bioeconomy consultants NNFCC has found that a paradigm shift from oil-based plastic to plastics produced from renewable materials and designed to be recyclable or biodegradable, offers the potential to address the issues with plastics while retaining its many benefits. Adrian Higson, Lead Consultant Bio-based Products at NNFCC said in an interview: [...] European Bioplastics News · 26 Apr 2018 Global Register for the 13th European Bioplastics Conference Registration is now open for the leading bioplastics event in Europe – the 13th European Bioplastics Conference taking place on 4/5 December 2018 at the Titanic Chaussee Hotel in Berlin, Germany. Register before 30 June 2018 and save up to EUR 300 with the early bird rate! This year’s conference will focus on advanced innovations [...] European Bioplastics News · 26 Apr 2018 Global News in brief – April 2018 NatureWorks names Richard Altice new President and CEO: On 24 April, NatureWorks' board of directors named Richard Altice as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Marc Verbruggen, who led the company from 2008 to his retirement in 2017. Altice comes to NatureWorks from PolyOne Corporation where he was Senior Vice President [...] European Bioplastics News · 26 Apr 2018 Global GREEN DOT CYPRUS LIMASSOL ENVIRONMENT AND RECYCLING FESTIVAL EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global VALIPAC (BELGIUM) NEW STYLE, NEW AMBITIONS EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global ÇEVKO (TURKEY) ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING WITH FOX TV EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global ECOPACK BULGARIA INVESTED BGN 1.45 MILLION IN A NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR PACKAGING WASTE PROCESSING EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018