Recycling news: 2020

Global Living better, living waste free This article was published in German by the journal WERDE in January 2020. Rossano Ercolini is a teacher and an activist. He advises European cities on recycling and waste. In Naples waste separation is getting successful, and in Paris a whole quarter counts on composting. Rossano Ercolini bends down and reaches for a crumpled plastic bottle, […] Zero Waste Europe · 5 Jun 2020 Global Apple crushes one-man repair shop in Norway’s Supreme Court, after three-year battle Today marks a set back for the Right to Repair movement. Henrik Huseby, a Norwegian small business owner and repairer lost his legal battle against $1 trillion company Apple in Norway’s Supreme Court. Right to Repair Europe · 4 Jun 2020 Global In Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter Break Free From Plastic reaffirms the unequivocal truth that #BlackLivesMatter — we join in solidarity with our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) members fighting for Freedom, Liberation, and Justice around the world. We are appalled and deeply saddened by the senseless murders of George Floyd in Minnesota, of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, of […] Break Free From Plastic · 2 Jun 2020 Global Plastics Europe appoints Alicia Martín new general manager in the Iberian region PlasticsEurope, the pan-European association of plastic manufacturers, has appointed Alicia Martín as the new General Manager for the Iberian Region,… Plastics Europe · 2 Jun 2020 Global FEAD says funding will be needed if plastic recycling targets to be met Recycling Today – 1 June 2020 Recycling and waste federation says EU funding can help reduce landfilling of discarded plastic. The Brussels-based European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD) says the “ambitious but achievable objectives” put forward by the European Union’s Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan will require the EU to […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 1 Jun 2020 Global 21TH CENTURY & BEYOND… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global 19&20TH CENTURY Full-scale industrialisation – innovation and specification lead to new paper grades and paper uses CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global 19TH CENTURY Emergence of wood based paper and increased mechanisation CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global 17&18TH CENTURIES Papermaking technology improves – demand for paper increases CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global 16TH CENTURY Literature and literacy supported by paper mills’ increasing productivity CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global 14TH CENTURY European papermakers continue the innovation CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global AD 610 Papermaking spreads across Asia, Middle East and Europe CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global AD 105 China: birthplace of paper CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global Belgium COBELPA/ inDUfed general@cobelpa.be CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global Austria AUSTROPAPIER austropapier@austropapier.at CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 1 Jun 2020 Global FEAD reacts to the EU’s Green Recovery Plan RECYCLING magazine – 31 May 2020 The newly published green recovery plan stresses the importance of strengthening the foundations of circular economy. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 31 May 2020 Global EU study lacks acknowledging benefits of compostable packaging In the course of implementing the European Strategy for Plastics, so far, the European Commission (EC) initiated a remarkable number of research studies. The recently published study on the ‘Relevance of biodegradable and compostable plastic products in a circular economy’ ranks amongst the most important ones for the bioplastics industry. It aims at contributing [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 May 2020 Global Major beverage producers join pioneer project with bio-based plastic bottles Paper bottle with PEF prototypeSource: Avantium Last week, The Guardian reported on an interesting project, which has a great potential to revolutionize the beverage industry. The Dutch renewable chemicals company Avantium developed a bio-based plastic bottle made from PEF, which could substitute the conventional plastic bottles made from fossil resources. The bioplastic [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 May 2020 Global Member portrait: TIPA Ltd. Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO & Co-Founder, TIPA Ltd. In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present four facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO & Co-Founder of TIPA, shares some interesting insights on her company. 4 facts about TIPA Ltd., Israel TIPA® films and laminates address the [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 May 2020 Global News in brief: May 2020 Sales for plastic packaging to increase Global functional additive sales for plastic packaging are forecast to grow during 2020–25 at an annual average rate of 5.3% to approximately $2.3 billion from $1.7 billion in 2019, whilst global barrier coating sales for plastic packaging are forecast to grow during 2020–25 at an annual average rate [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 May 2020 Global Eighty percent of consumers are worried about the addition of plastic to cosmetics and 70% want a ban Amsterdam, 28 May 2020 ---For about 10 years now, all major cosmetics brands have deliberately added micro, nano and even liquid plastics to cosmetics and personal care products. Sometimes they do this to give their products particular properties, but mostly the plastic is cheap fillers. Research commissioned by the Dutch environmental organisation the Plastic Soup […] Break Free From Plastic · 29 May 2020 Global KÜTTNER MARTIN Technology GmbH resumes Outotec activities Munich-based KÜTTNER MARTIN Technology GmbH resumes the sewage sludge combustion activities from Outotec that include technologies and references. The parties... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 29 May 2020 Global Romania - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 29 May 2020 Global VALMET Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. Valmet’s vision is to become the global champion in serving its customers. It employs more than 13,000 professionals around the world. The company has over 200 years of industrial history and was reborn through the […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global PÖYRY – AFRY CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global BUCKMAN Buckman is a privately held, ISO-certified, global specialty chemical company committed to finding ways to innovate and improve across a mill’s entire operation, from river to reel. It provides leading-edge chemical solutions, industry know-how, and collaborative problem solving to lower pulping costs, refine recycling and deinking processes, save energy, improve productivity and quality, enhan… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global OMYA Omya is a leading global producer of industrial minerals, mainly fillers and pigments derived from calcium carbonate and dolomite, and a worldwide distributor of chemical products. Its main segments of activity are: Paper, Paints, Coatings, Adhesives, Plastics, Animal Feed, Food, Construction, Environment and Agriculture. Omya’s roots date back to 1884 when the company was founded […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global VOITH The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Voith’s operating business is bundled in four Group Divisions: Voith Hydro, Voith Paper, Voith Turbo and Voith Digital […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global European Bioeconomy Alliance regular meetings CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global Two sides meetings when needed CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global Energy Forum Solutions meetings when needed CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (IFIEC) ad hoc meetings CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global The Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Forestry and Cork regular meetings throughout the year CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global Expert Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally Related Issues regular meetings throughout the year CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global European Shippers’ Council regular meetings throughout the year CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global FAO Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products regular meetings throughout the year CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global European Modular System meetings when needed CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global Water Footprint Network regular meetings throughout the year CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes regular meetings throughout the year CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020 Global Forest Stewardship Council regular meetings throughout the year CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 28 May 2020