Recycling news: 2020

Global A legal analysis of Waste-to-Energy under the EU Taxonomy Industrial Process News – 23 October 2020 FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, commissioned to the consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers a legal analysis and interpretation of the Taxonomy Regulation with regards to the question of whether waste incineration for energy recovery (WtE), fulfilling R1 energy recovery criteria, can be considered an environmentally sustainable economic acti… FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 23 Oct 2020 Global Fight against premature obsolescence at risk in EU Parliament vote A vote in the European Parliament on premature obsolescence and a repairability score risks being watered down by center and right wing parties. Right to Repair Europe · 23 Oct 2020 Global “Bioeconomy – the new normal”: Cepi Chairman Ignazio Capuano for AFRY Magazine For the first issue of AFRY Insights Bioindustry magazine, Cepi Chairman Ignazio Capuano, and AFRY’s CEO, Jonas Gustavsson, discuss their perspectives on the emerging bioeconomy. “Forest-based industries are playing a key role in the transition to a sustainable, climate-friendly bioeconomy. We provide fossil-free alternative solutions for many sectors: media, packaging, healthcare and hygiene, … CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Oct 2020 Global Register now: Perfecting circularity with fibre-based packaging 4evergreen online launch event & panel debate 25 November 2020, 15:00-16:15 With the warm welcome of EU Commissioner EU Commissioner for Environment Virginijus Sinkevičius, discover the new wood fibre-based packaging alliance, its membership and ambition. A panel debate with leading companies’ CEOs will highlight the sector’s existing circular and sustainable best practices. 4evergreen is a […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 22 Oct 2020 Global B&W Renewable to Provide Upgrades to Reduce Emissions and Increase Efficiency of Scotland Waste-to-Energy Plant Babcock [&] Wilcox (B[&]W) (NYSE: BW) announced that its B[&]W Renewable segment has been awarded a contract to provide upgrades... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 22 Oct 2020 Global Private waste management sector welcomes new EU Methane Strategy RECYCLING magazine – 20 October 2020 On Wednesday, 14 October, the European Commission adopted the new EU Methane Strategy, as part of the European Green Deal and the EU zero-pollution ambition. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Oct 2020 Global JUANAZERO: A Zero Waste store of Mother Earth Foundation One of the programs of Mother Earth Foundation advocating for Zero Waste, is to also establish Zero Waste Stores for each of its Zero Waste Cities Partners. Thus, the organization included it on the BFFP PH Project to further strengthen the Solid Waste Program for its partner LGUs and address the program on single-use plastics. […] Break Free From Plastic · 20 Oct 2020 Global Joint-statement on the role of Waste-to-Energy in the EU Taxonomy The joint statement on the role of Waste-to-Energy in the EU Taxonomy underlines the contribution of Waste-to-Energy towards a sustainable... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 19 Oct 2020 Global A global framework for plastics, a silver bullet for a circular economy? Global issues require global solutions. This is why PlasticsEurope, the Pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, supports a global framework… Plastics Europe · 19 Oct 2020 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