Recycling news: 2021

Global New ESWET Member: Steinmüller Engineering! With its important role in the European Waste-to-Energy sector, Steinmüller Engineering will provide expertise and involvement to further strengthen ESWET’s... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 19 Jul 2021 Global EU wastewater laws need a brush-up The 30 year-old Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive needs to be updated to tackle pressures of a changing climate, substances of concern and remaining discharges of untreated sewage, writes Sara Johansson. As the European Commission runs a public consultation to collect civil society’s view, the European Environmental Bureau shares green groups’ priorities and invites citizens and organisatio… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 19 Jul 2021 Global European Green Deal disadvantages women and weakens environmental protection, new report reveals Despite the EU’s declared commitment to gender equality, women are all but invisible in the EU’s flagship European Green Deal, a major new report reveals. This risks turning the gender gap into a chasm and delaying the transition to sustainability. The environment and gender have topped the European Union’s political agenda since Ursula von der Leyen became president of the European Commission.… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 19 Jul 2021 Global Are Bioplastics the Solution? Check out the Latest Issue of Waste Management World ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 16 Jul 2021 Global Press release: New forest strategy misses the opportunity to maximise climate mitigation effect of the forest-based sector The new Forest Strategy is an important piece of the European Commission architecture to deliver on the European Green Deal. There is a consensus on the need for the new forest strategy to foster a European circular bioeconomy and the sustainability of Europe’s forests to achieve the 2050 climate neutrality target. However, Cepi does not […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 16 Jul 2021 Global The Journey of Our Waste – The Beauty in the Beast #4 Click here to discover “The Beauty in the Beast” campaign! What if I told you that Belgian and Danish streets are... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 15 Jul 2021 Global Walking the Walk – Supporting Real World Innovations ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Jul 2021 Global The US moves fast on right to repair and Europe needs to catch up Last week, we received big news for the Right to Repair movement from the United States as President Joe Biden plans to tackle anti-competitive behaviour including repair restrictions. But where does Europe stand on this? Right to Repair Europe · 15 Jul 2021 Global Taxpayer’s money keeps flowing into dirty heating – New analysis Despite calls to phase out gas boilers by 2025 to achieve EU climate neutrality goals, EU governments continue to pour public money into fossil fuel heating. A new analysis shows that 16 out of 27 member states are still subsidizing different types of dirty heating, which is hampering the deployment of clean heating technologies. Time is running out for the European Union to decarbonise the hea… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Jul 2021 Global Why EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ is unfit and unfair The European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ package is high on planet-saving rhetoric but low on ambition. It leaves the door open for fossil fuels to stay in the EU energy system for at least another two decades and lands EU citizens, instead of polluting industries, with the bill for the green transition. Alberto Vela and Khaled Diab report. Yesterday, the European Commission released the latest i… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Jul 2021 Global EREMA GROUP Joins Chemical Recycling Europe Advocating for advanced technology to make plastics more circular ANSFELDEN, AUSTRIA and BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, July 15, 2021 — Chemical Recycling Europe is pleased to welcome EREMA Group, a plastics recycling machine manufacturer and provider of services related to the recycling process, as a new member of the association. The EREMA Group’s pioneering work started in […] Chemical Recycling Europe · 15 Jul 2021 Global Press release: “Fit for 55” package is an incomplete toolbox for the industrial energy transition, cautions the paper industry The European pulp and paper industry fully supports the EU objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050. But the presented today “Fit for 55” legislative package is an incomplete toolbox. Cepi calls on co-legislators to give strong political support to measures that enable our sector to contribute – with decarbonised production, product substitution and sustainable […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 14 Jul 2021 Global “Fit for 55” – The waste management sector works together to reduce emissions On the day of the publication of the “Fit for 55” climate package, ESWET aims to reaffirm Waste-to-Energy’s essential contribution... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 14 Jul 2021 Global Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – The European Container Glass Industry position In the absence of equivalent measures taken by other regions of the world regarding carbon pricing, CBAM is one of the possible options to protect EU industries against the risk of carbon leakage. In this respect, CBAM deserves to be carefully examined. However, FEVE is of the opinion that, at this stage, it is extremely […] FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 14 Jul 2021 Global EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ is unfit and unfair The European Commission is missing another historic opportunity to phase out fossil fuels in the ‘Fit for 55’ package, leaving the door open for coal, gas […] European Environmental Bureau · 14 Jul 2021 Global Sorting residual waste is necessary to mitigate climate change Waste to energy (WTE) plant operators often say that there is little they can do to limit the greenhouse gas emissions from burning waste. They claim that waste arriving at WTE facilities is waste that cannot be recycled and therefore, there is not much they can do to avoid emissions from burning it. Yet, an […] Zero Waste Europe · 14 Jul 2021 Global MoldControl - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 13 Jul 2021 Global US First Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Law adopted in Maine Maine became the first US state to require producers of packaged goods (consumer brands) sold in the state to finance the maintenance and expansion of municipal recycling programs. The bill, […] EXPRA · 13 Jul 2021 Global Higher bills for millions as EU lets lighting firms milk old technology Millions of homes and businesses are paying higher energy bills than they should because EU officials have allowed the world’s largest light bulb maker to cash-in on environmentally harmful old technologies that should by law have been banned years ago. Jack Hunter reports. Signify/Philips presents itself as an environmental champion, but has made hundreds of millions of euros in revenues from … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 13 Jul 2021 Global Report launch: A gender-transformative European Green Deal? How to deliver policies for people and planet – 16 July – Webinar Friday 16 July, 9:30-11:00 CEST Please register here The EEB and Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) are glad to invite you to the […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 Jul 2021 Global Agriculture WG meeting on the assessment of agriculture in the Fit for 55 package – 22 July – Online On the 14th of July, the European Commission is expected to publish its Fit for 55 package. This package will include 12 climate and energy […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 Jul 2021 Global People in the Heart of Sustainable Change – 25 August – Online Wednesday 25 August, 14:00-15:30 CEST Please register here Are you interested in creating sustainable everyday life in your region? Would you like to be part […] European Environmental Bureau · 10 Jul 2021 Global Reuse Report: reusable packaging target of 50% by 2030 in key sectors could reduce 3.7 million tonnes of CO2 and other significant amounts of water, energy and resources A new report from the Rethink Plastic Alliance and the Break Free From Plastic movement makes the case for reusable packaging and showcases the way towards efficient reusable systems in the EU. According to it, a reusable packaging target of 50% by 2030 in the EU for three key sectors could lead to the reduction […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Jul 2021 Global A sustainable food transition for a climate-neutral Europe: Lessons learned in the Nordics – 3 September – Webinar Friday 3 September, 10:00-11:30 CEST Please register here This event is organized by EEB`s members Green Transition Denmark, AirClim, Finnish Society for Nature and Environment […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global Press release: European paper industry delivers on emission reduction and recycling commitments With the slowing down of the European economy and the sanitary restrictions, European paper and board consumption decreased by 5.3% in 2020 compared to 2019, totalling 71 million tonnes. Cepi members produced 85.2 million tonnes of paper and board, a decrease of 4.8% compared to 2019. This downward trend was observed in many other parts […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 9 Jul 2021 Global Industrial ecosystem transformation pathways: What are the opportunities for civil society to get involved? – 10 September – Webinar Friday 10 September, 11:00-12:30 CEST Register here CAN Europe and the EEB want to invite you to a webinar on Friday 10 September 11:00-12:30 CEST, to […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global Climate and Energy WG meeting – 14 September – Online Is the “Fit for 55” Package enough for the climate and good for the environment? A comprehensive full-day dive into the complexities of “Fit for 55” […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global Regenerative agriculture in the EU and UK: policies that could help farmers transition – 22 September – Online Regenerative farming practices can hugely improve soil health, with great benefits for farmers as well as climate and biodiversity. But it can be quite a big […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global Fiscal Matters Launch Event: Fiscal Policy a New Era? – 27 September – Online Monday 27 September, 14:00-16:00 CEST Please register here New Economics Foundation, Finance Watch and the European Environmental Bureau are glad to invite you to the online […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global What if there is no fault in default? – 28 September – Webinar Tuesday 28 September, 11:00-12:00 CEST Please register here This event is in Dutch. The EEB and FairFin are glad to invite you to the online event […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global MEP Discussion on the future of the EU Economic Governance Framework – 28 September – Webinar Tuesday 28 September, 9:00-10:15 CEST Please register here This event organized by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and the Climate Action Network(CAN) Europe aims to trigger […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global #RestoreNature: The science and practice of Nature Restoration – 28 September – Online As part of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the European Commission has committed to propose a new law on nature restoration. This law can be […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global New report from Climate Tracker and Break Free from Plastic shines light on media coverage of plastics in Southeast Asia On June 30, 2021, Climate Tracker and Break Free from Plastic launched a report titled The Plastic Pandemic: Has COVID-19 Shifted the Media Discourse on Plastics in Southeast Asia?, which assessed media coverage of plastics in Southeast Asia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, which is the first of its kind as it […] Break Free From Plastic · 9 Jul 2021 Global Higher bills for millions as EU lets lighting firms milk old technology Wasteful toxic lamps treated as “cash engine” by Signify, despite green claims EU ignored € billions in consumer losses and its own legal benchmarks 9 July […] European Environmental Bureau · 8 Jul 2021 Global Key Statistics 2020 Key Statistics 2020 report available here. Watch again the launch event here: More: See Deloitte reseanable assurance here. See Deloitte limited assurance here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 8 Jul 2021 Global Project Success in England: Leeds Treats Non-Recyclable Waste with Technology from Hitachi Zosen Inova enfinium Skelton Grange Limited is building an energy-from-waste plant in the English county of West Yorkshire for the annual recycling... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 8 Jul 2021 Global Clyde Bergemann’s Innovative SMART SCS Boiler Cleaning Technology Turns 20 With origins dating back to 1924, today Clyde Bergemann Power Group operates from fifteen locations worldwide, providing customers in the... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 8 Jul 2021 Global EPRC Monitoring Report 2020 Full report available here. For more information, please contact Ulrich Leberle, Raw Materials Director at u.leberle@cepi.org CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 8 Jul 2021 Global Towards environmental justice for Roma communities – 29 September – Webinar Romani Week: Towards environmental justice for Roma communities – addressing the negative health impacts Wednesday 29 September, 9:00-11:00 CEST Please register here Romani Week 2021 will […] European Environmental Bureau · 8 Jul 2021 Global Clean Air WG Meeting – 29 September – Online The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes on September 22, the 2021 update to its Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs). It is a highly anticipated publication and […] European Environmental Bureau · 8 Jul 2021