Recycling news: 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 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 Global GREENPAK (MALTA) NEW BINS WITH SMART TECHNOLOGY ‘WILL MAKE OVERFLOWING SITES HISTORY’ EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global AFVALFONDS VERPAKKINGEN (THE NETHERLANDS) NEW MAGAZINE CIRCULAR PACKAGING EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global HERRCO (GREECE) AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global ECOEMBES (SPAIN) ‘1M2 FOR BEACHES AND SEAS’ EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global RINKI (FINLAND) CONSUMER CAMPAIGN RAISES PUBLIC’S INTEREST IN PACKAGING RECYCLING EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global CONAI (ITALY) SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 EXPRA · 25 Apr 2018 Global Guest Blog | BIR Net – Underground Waste Handling in Medieval City Centre, Bergen Struggling to improve the waste handling in the medieval city centre of Bergen, the city decided in 2008 to install an underground suction system. Toralf Igesund, Head of Planning, BIR, Bergen, Norway, writes a guest blog about how BIR Net constructs and operates the system with technology from Envac. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 23 Apr 2018 Global This Earth Day, It’s Time to #EndPlasticPollution Whether it’s an empty bag of chips floating in a nearby stream or microplastics ingested by both humans and marine animals, plastics have become a ubiquitous and destructive commodity. As our plastics production and consumption continues to increase, the world is now faced with the growing question of what to do with our plastics problem. […] Break Free From Plastic · 22 Apr 2018 Global Global Movement Demands Elimination of Single-use, Disposable Plastics On Earth Day 2018 Manila, Philippines (April 20, 2018) —As part of this year’s Earth Day celebrations, #breakfreefromplastic, a global movement backed up by more than 1,100 organizations, is urging governments worldwide to restrict or eliminate the use of single-use plastics (SUPs), stressing that the unrestrained production and consumption of disposable plastics is bringing on […] Break Free From Plastic · 20 Apr 2018 Global Thank you for (not) smoking: a story from Matera Emissions from a cement plant put citizens health and the environment at risk, but the local community struggles to be heard A controversial plant Right outside the Southern Italian city of Matera, at the doors of a natural area protected by the European Commission within a programme to promote biodiversity, rises the cement kiln Italcementi. […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Apr 2018 Global The Nordics addiction to incineration fuels the controversy on renewable energy The Renewable Energy legislation pushed by some Member States could undermine the EU circular economy strategy, if no safeguards are included Fuelling the controversy Renewables are a hot topic today, with the Parliament and the Council negotiating the new renewable energy directive, and waste-to-energy is fuelling the debate. One of the key controversies arises indeed […] Zero Waste Europe · 19 Apr 2018