Recycling news: 2022

Global A new path for 100% renewable energy in Spain Spain could run on 100% renewables by 2050 or sooner, but it will take more than technological advances. Accounting for material scarcities, reducing demand and policy innovation will all be necessary to make the transition a reality. And now, amid the energy crisis sparked by Russia, even greater resilience and ingenuity are a must. This article is written by Gonzalo Parrado Hernando and Natha… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 24 Nov 2022 Global BFFP call on EU to be a voice for ambition ahead of INC Global Plastics Treaty negotiations In response to the latest news that the EU has joined the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution just as INC negotiations kick-off, BFFP and members CIEL & EIA have responded by welcoming this news, but also calling on the EU to be a voice for ambition within the coalition and beyond and to staunchly advocate for measures […] Break Free From Plastic · 24 Nov 2022 Global Progress and setbacks from COP27 The European Union cannot rely on the United Nations process to deliver and must reinforce its own climate efforts. This article was originally published in Social Europe by Patrick ten Brink, Luke Haywood, Katy Wiese and Alberto Vela. The European Union went to COP27 with an ask—that countries increase their ambition on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and put strong commitments on climate mi… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 24 Nov 2022 Global Global Plastics Treaty: Recommendations for INC1 (en español) Plastic pollution knows no borders—it is in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our oceans’ deepest trenches and the highest mountain peaks. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 24 Nov 2022 Global Target 90: An unprecedented coalition of businesses across the EU calls for an ambitious approach to beverage packaging. This is an opportunity to significantly reduce the demand for virgin resources in a meaningful way. Reloop Platform · 24 Nov 2022 Global Coalition letter in support of PPWR Reloop built a coalition in EU which supports the overall direction and ambition of the Commission's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal. Reloop Platform · 24 Nov 2022 Global The elephant in the room of EU climate action As COP 27 draws to a close, and as we reach the seventh anniversary of the Paris Agreement, now is a fine time to assess the EU’s progress on climate, and address the urgent action still needed to pull us back from the brink. All eyes should be on the elephant in the room: agriculture. Ben Snelson, Jurij Krajcic and Célia Nyssens report. Upon unveiling its Green Deal in 2019, the EU boasted one… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Nov 2022 Global Joint industry statement from the Packaging Value Chain The European Packaging Value Chain expresses serious concerns about the European Commission suggested approach on packaging and packaging waste legislation Plastics Europe · 23 Nov 2022 Global How to combat high energy prices – and how not to Subsidising high energy prices might seem the obvious answer to the cost of living crisis, but it is not. The best alternative for the short run is direct payments to citizens, while investing in reducing demand for fossil fuels in the long term, reports Luke Haywood. This opinion article was orginally published in Social Europe. How to cope with high energy prices continues to dominate Europea… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Nov 2022 Global Commission must not bow to industry lobbying on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation revision Some weeks ago, a leaked draft of the revised European Commission’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, scheduled to be officially released on 30 November, was circulated. […] European Environmental Bureau · 23 Nov 2022 Global Global Plastics Treaty: Recommendations for INC1 Plastic pollution knows no borders—it is in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our oceans’ deepest trenches and the highest mountain peaks. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 22 Nov 2022 Global Consumers recognise glass packaging as safe, sustainable and fit for the future material Glass is never waste. And as Europe marks European Week of Waste Reduction, new findings reveal that nearly 8 in 10 consumers view glass as a packaging material fit for the future – one that can help them to live healthier lives, on a healthier planet. An independent research survey carried out among more than […] FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 21 Nov 2022 Global Revealed: The countries championing and blocking EU food waste action EU policymakers face pressure to back ambitious legally binding food waste targets The countries supporting and opposing ambitious legally binding EU food waste targets have been […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 Nov 2022 Global Press release: European forest-based materials research recognised among the world’s best, holds potential to clean up global waters from plastics Dr. Ilona Leppänen, hailing from Finland, has been recognised amongst the world’s best young researchers working in forestry and forest product innovation. Her work tackles a global issue related to plastics for which no solution existed so far. After winning prizes for her work at both national and European level, the 29-year old researcher has […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 18 Nov 2022 Global Glass Makers and Stakeholders Mark 2022 UN International Year of Glass The United Nations designated 2022 as the International Year of Glass, the first time a man-made material was chosen for worldwide attention. On 16 November, Glass Alliance Europe marked the occasion with an event gathering policy makers and stakeholders at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union in Brussels. Glass […] FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 18 Nov 2022 Global COP27: Reaction to the Global Methane Pledge Ministerial Meeting The Ministerial announced that 150 countries have signed the Pledge which was launched at the Glasgow Climate Summit last year. It also announced that 95% of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 17 Nov 2022 Global Commission proposal for a new packaging and packaging waste legislation could counteract Green Deal, warns industry coalition Recently, the discussion about the European Union’s future packaging and packaging waste legislation gathered momentum since a leaked version of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) became public (October 2022). The bioplastics industry is concerned by the proposal’s ignorance towards the significant role of the bioeconomy and its products, including bio-based and compostable [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Nov 2022 Global COP27: Why waste needs to stop being overlooked COP27, being hosted by Egypt, marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992. As a global society, we are rapidly approaching the limit of our carbon budget necessary to keep global warming at 1.5C. Therefore COP and other international events are crucial to ensuring that […] Zero Waste Europe · 16 Nov 2022 Global European recyclers call for revisions to WEEE shipment procedures letsrecycle.com – 15 November 2022 – Two European trade associations have called for shipment rules to be “improved” to prevent the dumping of untreated e-waste in countries “without the correct infrastructure and knowledge to ensure that harmful substances are eradicated”. In a joint statement issued last week (9 November), European private waste management trade association […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 15 Nov 2022 Global Harmonisation of Waste at Ecomondo 2022 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Nov 2022 Global Emissions Impossible: How emissions from big meat and dairy are heating up the planet The post Emissions Impossible: How emissions from big meat and dairy are heating up the planet appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 15 Nov 2022 Global Circularity Success Stories: Interviews with Mayors of EU cities that are leading the change During recent years, cities all over Europe have increasingly demonstrated their commitment to the objectives of the EU Green Deal. Some have been actively promoting sustainability and the circular economy for decades. Across the continent, certain cases stand out, becoming real pioneers and leading... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 15 Nov 2022 Global Mapping out space for nature-positive renewables EU plans to expand renewables will reshape land uses in Europe, and this may trigger conflict. Decision-makers must develop strategic spatial planning, through eco-sensitive mapping and community engagement, to ensure the solar and wind revolution does not come at odds with ecosystems’ and people’s needs. Erica Gentili and Alberto Vela report As windmills and solar panels proliferate across Eur… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Nov 2022 Global COP27 Sponsor The Coca-Cola Company named worst plastic polluter for five years in a row according to 2022 Brand Audit Manila — The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Nestlé come in as the world’s top plastic polluters for five years running, according to Break Free From Plastic’s latest global brand audit report. The 2022 Brand Audit analyzes five years' worth of citizen science trash-collection data, exposing how corporate voluntary commitments are not effectively reducing these companies’ […] Break Free From Plastic · 15 Nov 2022 Global EERA and FEAD call for “clear and efficient rules” for shipments of e-waste EUWID – 14 November 2022 – EERA and FEAD, the European umbrella organisations of waste recyclers and the private waste management industry, call on the EU Commission to advocate clear and efficient regulations in the OECD negotiations. Due to the expected increase in the number of notifications from 2025 onwards, they believe that a modernisation […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 14 Nov 2022 Global Plastics Europe views on how digitalisation can improve plastics circularity Plastics Europe believes that increasing the use of digital technologies is among those innovations that could significantly improve plastics circularity… Plastics Europe · 14 Nov 2022 Global Plastics Europe Position on Harmonised Collection and Sorting Plastics Europe welcomes the revision of the Waste Framework Directive Revision (WFD) as we believe that waste collection and sorting… Plastics Europe · 14 Nov 2022 Global How Waste-to-Energy contributes to the circular economy In order to be fully sustainable, we have to truly address waste challenges. The ultimate solution is the reduction of... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 14 Nov 2022 Global EPP draft report waters down key industrial pollution prevention rules Today’s released report on the revision of EU industrial pollution laws by Member of the European Parliament Radan Kanev, from the conservative EPP group, is another […] European Environmental Bureau · 14 Nov 2022 Global Press release| 4evergreen Alliance Calls for Greater Harmonisation in Collection and Sorting of Fibre-Based Packaging 4evergreen Alliance Calls for Greater Harmonisation in Collection and Sorting of Fibre-Based Packaging Brussels, September 1 2022 – A state of the art review of the collection and sorting systems across Europe, conducted by 50 companies throughout the entire packaging value chain, highlights several... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 14 Nov 2022 Global Press Release: Recycling A Key Contributor to EU Green Deal: 4evergreen Event Highlights Links Brussels, 21 September 2022. The 4evergreen Alliance welcomed more than 180 participants, including speakers ranging from former UN Climate Ambassadors to the European Commission to innovators and high-level representatives from across the fibre-based packaging industry. Participants heard about the importance of upcoming packaging legislation and... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 14 Nov 2022 Global Clarity on WEEE shipments ‘critical’ say European recyclers Materials Recycling World (MRW) – 11 November 2022 – European waste management associations have called for “clear and efficient” shipment rules as the OECD considers amendments to waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations. The European Waste Management Association (FEAD) and European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA) say that reform to prior informed consent (PIC) pro… FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 11 Nov 2022 Global FEAD cites pitfalls of e-scrap policy recycling today – 11 November 2022 – The Brussels-based European Waste Management Association (FEAD) and the European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA), based in the Netherlands, say Basel Convention e-scrap amendments and their implementation means it is “crucial to bring the need for clear and efficient shipment rules to the negotiation table.” The two groups say […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 11 Nov 2022 Global Civil Society: Egypt’s 50 by 2050 Initiative Highlights Urgent Need to Address Waste in Climate Plans The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) held a press conference along with Friends of the Earth Nigeria at COP27 to provide civil society’s perspective on Egypt’s impending announcement of its Global Waste Initiative 50 by 2050. The initiative sets the ambition to recycle and treat at least 50% of waste produced in Africa by 2050. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 11 Nov 2022 Global A QUIET SOUND: MODERN JOURNEYS INSPIRED BY KEN SARO WIWA’S LEGACY By Careen Joel Mwakitalu It is often a devastating loss when an active voice of change is silenced. To the communities, it means a weakened drive to change. To their […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 11 Nov 2022 Global Joint response to the possible incorporation into the OECD decision of recent amendments to Basel Convention RECYCLING Magazine – 10 November 2022 – With the occasion of the last Basel Convention e-waste amendments and the ongoing discussion about their integration into the OECD Decision, FEAD and EERA consider it crucial to bring the need for clear and efficient shipment rules to the negotiation table. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 10 Nov 2022 Global A fake Right to Repair – new EU smartphone rules set to overlook main needs for a real repair revolution EU national experts are set to rubberstamp faulty ‘right to repair’ rules for smartphones and tablets in a meeting taking place on Thursday in Brussels. Right to Repair coalition will stage a protest in front of the building where experts meet. Right to Repair Europe · 10 Nov 2022 Global Press release: Cepi welcomes BASF as its newest partner BASF SE is the latest addition to Cepi’s partnership programme with pulp and paper industry suppliers, reinforcing Cepi’s position as a key player in the process of defining a new, greener and more circular industrial model for the EU. Cepi is the Confederation of European Paper Industries. Its partnership programme answers the complexity of the […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 10 Nov 2022 Global BASF SE At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 111,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 10 Nov 2022 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Za Zemiata Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we head to Bulgaria, to our member Za Zemiata. Za Zemiata was established back in 1995 to work for environmental and social justice. As the coordinator of the Zero Waste Alliance in Bulgaria, it brings together various organisations […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Nov 2022