Recycling news: 2020

Global In Global Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter Social Justice. Racial Justice. Environmental Justice. We believe these are all part of a single, globally-connected Movement for Justice. We are committed to utilizing our platforms responsibly and proactively, centering the voices of our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community members at all levels of our leadership, and continuing to fight racism and […] Break Free From Plastic · 20 Jul 2020 Global The Zero Waste Masterplan Back in 2017, we released the Zero Waste Masterplan. It was the first document of its kind – a startup toolkit for local policy-makers, waste management professionals and community leaders on the what and how of zero waste. Since then, even in this short space of time, the world has changed a tremendous amount. Now […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Jul 2020 Global Paper industry’s recycling performance reaches highest level ever in 2019 In 2019, Cepi members produced close to 90 million tonnes of paper and board, of which 54.6% were based on recycled fibres – compared to 53.1% in 2018 – as indicated by the utilisation rate of Paper for Recycling (PfR). This exceptional performance goes hand in hand with a 72% paper recycling rate after 71.7% […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Jul 2020 Global Avfall Norge Seeks Consultants for International Trainings Requests for offers of waste management consultancy services in connection with an international aid project ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 16 Jul 2020 Global Transport sector engages in cross-sectoral initiative to prevent plastic pellet loss in the port of Antwerp The fight against plastic pellet loss shifts up a gear. Ten transport companies and their sectoral federations are now supporting… Plastics Europe · 16 Jul 2020 Global #BreakFreeFromPlastic midway assessment of EU countries transposition of single-use plastics Directive As part of Plastic Free July, members of the Break Free From Plastic movement and of Seas At Risk have taken stock of the progress made by EU Member States on the transposition of the EU Directive on single-use plastics, midway through the transposition period. Break Free From Plastic · 16 Jul 2020 Global #BreakFreeFromPlastic urges EU countries to take rapid action to effectively transpose the single-use plastics Directive PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 16 July 2020 The single-use plastics (SUP) Directive, adopted in 2019, requires EU Member States to adopt a number of measures to reduce the use of, and pollution from, single-use plastics most commonly found in the environment. Measures include bans on certain SUPs, a reduction in consumption, extended producer responsibility schemes, labeling […] Break Free From Plastic · 16 Jul 2020 Global Did Filipino “Tingi” Culture Pave the Way for Plastic Sachets in the Philippines? “Enterprise for the Filipino is small stall: the sari-sari… Commerce for the Filipino is the smallest degree of retail: the tingi. What most astonishes foreigners in the Philippines is that this is a country.. Break Free From Plastic · 14 Jul 2020 Global Back to the Future Glaiza Lee, a writer in her mid-30s, still remembers her family owning and managing a sari-sari store in their home in Caloocan City during the early 1990s. Then a grade school pupil, Glaiza often helped in the store repacking goods and selling them. Break Free From Plastic · 14 Jul 2020 Global Cepi welcomes game-changing ideas to support the sustainability commitment of our industry Today, the Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) announced the 2020 edition of its annual Blue Sky Young Researchers Award contest. Because innovation is crucial for the future of our industry, every year, we honour ground-breaking research work with the potential to revolutionise our sector, especially, in a green and sustainable manner, via the Blue […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 14 Jul 2020 Global Microplastics in Europe’s lakes: tackling a rising concern In three years, the average concentration of microplastics per km² has increased in the waters of Lake Garda, Trasimeno and… Plastics Europe · 13 Jul 2020 Global Our questions about Apple’s “Independent Repair Provider” programme Apple announced the expansion of its Independent Repair Provider programme for iPhones to repair shops in Europe and Canada, but we still have big questions about the initiative. Right to Repair Europe · 13 Jul 2020 Global Chemical Recycling legislation should take a precautionary approach to ensure prevention measures remain at the core of the EU’s Circular Economy promises Today, Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) and the Rethink Plastic Alliance (RPa) published a policy briefing on 7 steps to effectively legislate on chemical recycling. The policy briefing comes at a time where chemical recycling is increasingly being promoted as a solution to the current plastic crisis. The industry claims that chemical recycling technologies will overcome […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Jul 2020 Global Right to Repair needed urgently to prevent growing quantities of electronic waste Europeans were the largest per capita producers of electronic waste in 2019. Meanwhile recycling is struggling to keep up a new UN study shows. Right to Repair Europe · 9 Jul 2020 Global New JRC study misinterprets satellite data on forest cover and risks misguiding EU climate policy choices Last week, the scientific journal «the Nature» published an article “Abrupt increase in harvested forest area over Europe after 2015” based on a study by the European Commission Joint Research Centre bioeconomy unit based in Ispra, Italy. The study claims that there was a significant increase in the harvested forest area in Europe over the recent […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 9 Jul 2020 Global Dare to imagine a better future… starting with plastic Imagine, if you will, for a second. You just woke up in the year 2040. You look around and it all looks just… normal. But is it really? You notice the air is fresher and cleaner. It’s free from microplastics and other pollutants thanks to the change in the way people move and travel within […] Zero Waste Europe · 8 Jul 2020 Global EU Promotes Greater Global Responsibility on Plastic Waste -- But Not for Internal Market! In April of last year, the European Union joined Norway in co-sponsoring amendments to the world's only waste treaty to establish new trade controls on the dirtiest and most unrecyclable plastic wastes. Break Free From Plastic · 7 Jul 2020 Global Guest Blog | The Challenges of Recycling in the USA By David Biderman Executive Director & CEO Solid Waste Association of North America ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 3 Jul 2020 Global The Global E-Waste Monitor 2020 Global E-waste Surging: Up 21 per cent in 5 Years ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 2 Jul 2020 Global Best practice trial for reusable coffee cups during COVID-19 Introducing the best practice trial for reusable coffee cups during COVID-19 and the launch of Circular Design Principles to drive sustainability in packaging. 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 2 Jul 2020 Global My BFFP Story In 1978, I took my first trip to Switzerland and was mesmerized by the clean, well-organized streets and the beautiful landscaping. Planted flower gardens, meticulously cared for yards and common spaces gave me the vision I wanted to see in my home country of Tunisia. Many other trips to European countries and the USA reinforced […] Break Free From Plastic · 2 Jul 2020 Global EucoLight research confirms European citizens are aware of the need to recycle lighting and all WEEE Research conducted in five European countries explored the perception and behaviors of citizens in the disposal of waste light bulbs,... L'articolo EucoLight research confirms European citizens are aware of the need to recycle lighting and all WEEE proviene da Eucolight . EucoLight · 1 Jul 2020 Global What Happens to NZ’s Plastic Exports? Stories from Receiving Countries Following China’s National Sword Programme, most of Aotearoa New Zealand’s (NZ) post-consumer plastics now go to Indonesia and Malaysia. Break Free From Plastic · 1 Jul 2020 Global EXPRA – founding partner in the action platform “Close the Glass loop” EXPRA is a founding partner of the action platform “Close the glass Loop” lounched officially today. Close The Glass Loop brings together glass manufacturers, glass processors, food & beverage producers, […] EXPRA · 30 Jun 2020 Global Biowaste management remains untapped potential for the European Union Source: Novamont A report recently published by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) shows that with only 16% of the biowaste potential being used, the biowaste management still remains an untapped potential for the European Union to further transition to a Circular Economy. Both organizations jointly produced a [...] European Bioplastics News · 30 Jun 2020 Global Study shows benefit of using compostable biowaste bags for quality of compost The Witzenhausen Institute and the University of Bayreuth conducted a very interesting study, analysing the compost of several German industrial composting facilities for possible plastic content deriving from compostable biowaste bags. The field study concluded that compostable bags, certified according to the European standard EN 13432, do not pose any challenges to the quality of the compost… European Bioplastics News · 30 Jun 2020 Global Member portrait: HAJDÚFÖLD-AGRÁRGAZDASÁG Ltd. Istvan Somogyi, Director, HAJDÚFÖLD-AGRÁRGAZDASÁG Ltd. In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present four facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Istvan Somogyi, Director of HAJDÚFÖLD-AGRÁRGAZDASÁG Ltd., shares some interesting insights on his company. 5 facts about HAJDÚFÖLD-AGRÁRGAZDASÁG Ltd., Hungary Our company is a Hungarian agricultural company with a history of … European Bioplastics News · 30 Jun 2020 Global News in brief: June 2020 European Bioplastics appoints new Head of EU Affairs in Brussels European Bioplastics announced the appointment of Joanna Dupont-Inglis as new Head of European Affairs. She assumed her position on 1 June 2020 and will be based in Brussels. “With her broad experience in the bioeconomy, we are very happy to have Joanna on board. EUBP has been [...] European Bioplastics News · 30 Jun 2020 Global How to avoid chemicals in your food packaging What do a tin of organic tomatoes, a packet of crisps and a carton of oat milk all have in common? They are all packaged in materials containing chemicals that can migrate into the food and drink contained inside. Food packaging is a veritable minefield. There are so many different types of packaging: metals, paper, […] Zero Waste Europe · 29 Jun 2020 Global Meet our members – Zero Waste Latvija 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 Maija Krastina from Zero Waste Latvija, Latvia. Hi Maija, can you give us a brief introduction […] Zero Waste Europe · 29 Jun 2020 Global New reusable and sustainable solutions in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic At Zero Waste Europe our highest priority is to keep ourselves and our communities safe and healthy. It is critical that we stand in solidarity with all the communities affected by COVID-19 and we understand that companies are trying to keep their customers and workers safe, which should be their primary concern. Nevertheless, plastic pollution […] Zero Waste Europe · 26 Jun 2020 Global Dr Markus Steilemann becomes new president of Plastics Europe PlasticsEurope, the Pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, today announced the appointment of Dr Markus Steilemann, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)… Plastics Europe · 25 Jun 2020 Global EucoLight celebrates its 5th Anniversary Established in June 2015, EucoLight, the European association of collection and recycling organisations for WEEE lamps and lighting is... L'articolo EucoLight celebrates its 5th Anniversary proviene da Eucolight . EucoLight · 25 Jun 2020 Global Right to Repair is blossoming all over Europe In the past few months, there’s been quite a lot of developments regarding repair at European level. But Brussels isn't where it’s all happening - quite the opposite! Right to Repair Europe · 25 Jun 2020 Global Dr Markus Steilemann, Covestro’s CEO becomes new president of Plastics Europe PlasticsEurope is pleased to announce today the appointment of Dr Markus Steilemann, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Covestro, as its… Plastics Europe · 25 Jun 2020 Global ISWA Welcomes Tadweer ISWA is delighted to partner with TADWEER who join as a Platinum Member as of June 2020 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 24 Jun 2020 Global News from MARTIN – Orders for deliveries in South Korea and China Yeonggwang CHP, South Korea Order for delivery of combustion system and basic engineering for the boiler A plant for the... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 24 Jun 2020 Global Reusables can be used safely: Over 115 health experts fire back at the plastic industry While the world is rightly preoccupied with tackling COVID-19, oil companies are pushing to produce more single-use plastic than ever before. So what do we need to know about plastic in the age of COVID-19? During these stressful times, we must listen to science not industry lobbyists. The oil and plastics industry wants you to […] Break Free From Plastic · 23 Jun 2020 Global Virginia Janssens: plastics manufacturers’ response to Covid-19 and recovery outlook Virginia Janssens, Managing Director of PlasticsEurope, was recently interviewed by the Association of Hellenic Plastics Industries (AHPI) for its bimonthly… Plastics Europe · 22 Jun 2020 Global ESWET: The EU Taxonomy and the treatment of non-recyclable waste With the release of the policy briefing “What Role for the Treatment of Non-Recyclable Waste in the EU Taxonomy?” ESWET... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 22 Jun 2020