Recycling news: 2022

Global Member in the Spotlight: Friends of the Earth Georgia Hello! Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your organisation? My name is Davit Sidamonidze, and since 2011 I have represented the Greens Movement of Georgia/Friends of the Earth-Georgia, based in Georgia (Caucasus - not the United States). The Greens Movement of Georgia is an organisation aiming to protect the environment, human and […] Break Free From Plastic · 30 Dec 2022 Global EPR Congress: One-size-fits-all won’t work: EPR Organisations call on the European Commission to recognise and respect their local role in achieving packaging circularity EXPRA, the European Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance, which represents 30 PROs from 28 countries, in collaboration with CONAI, the Italian PRO, organised the first EPR Congress on 26 and 27 […] EXPRA · 30 Dec 2022 Global CLOCC Programme kicks off in India ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 27 Dec 2022 Global EU’s Nature Restoration Law must implement COP15 outcomes The EU is playing a catching up game against time to tackle the biodiversity loss and its consequences for climate and more. Except, this is not a game at all. Laura Hildt and Ioannis Agapakis (ClientEarth) report – This opinion article was orginally published in Social Europe In the early hours of Monday morning, global leaders adopted the ‘Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’. The … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Dec 2022 Global The EEB’s festive season survival pack: handy environmental arguments to get you through those dinner-table debates Marching to your childhood bedroom and slamming the door. Storming out of the dining room and leaving your festive dinner to go cold… Sound familiar? We’ve all been there. When loved ones come out with hard-to-stomach arguments that contradict your worldview over the holiday season, tensions can rise. Often their outlandish assertions astound us to such an extent that our reasoning faculties ab… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Dec 2022 Global The EU battery directive will make it easier to replace batteries We celebrate an important repair win on part pairing: this directive finally bans software tricks which hinder the replacement of batteries. We regret however, that an exemption for products used in wet conditions leaves many products such as electric toothbrushes with hardly replaceable batteries. Right to Repair Europe · 22 Dec 2022 Global Launch event: EEB & Naider Study on financing decarbonization of buildings – 11 January – Online EEB & Naider present the study on Financial instruments, economic incentives and drivers for a sustainable built environment 11 January, 10:30-12:00 CET Please register here This […] European Environmental Bureau · 22 Dec 2022 Global Chemical Recycling in Brief In 2020, 35% of the post-consumer plastics waste collected in Europe were sent to recycling (inside and outside the EU),… Plastics Europe · 21 Dec 2022 Global Regional Consultation Meeting for the European Region – 18 January – Online Regional Consultation Meeting for the European Region 18 January, 14:00-16:00 CET Please register here The UN Environment Assembly is the highest decision-making on environmental matters globally. […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 Dec 2022 Global Pump Up the Heat – 23 January – Online A look at Germany’s strong push for clean heating 23 January, 15:00-17:00 CET Please register here Germany is stepping up to the new year with new […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 Dec 2022 Global LIFE AskREACH Final Conference- 25 January – Brussels LIFE AskREACH Final Conference Brussels, 25 January 2023, 10:00-17:00 CET Please register here We are happy to invite you to the Final Conference of the […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 Dec 2022 Global A happy festive season from 4evergreen 4evergreen celebrates the end of a successful year, which would not have been possible without the great contributions of all its members: 100 industry leaders from across the entire fibre-based packaging value chain. The last few months have been full of accomplishments for 4evergreen. Its... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 21 Dec 2022 Global Nature beyond biodiversity: why restoration matters The call to restore nature is urgent and non-negotiable: the key time frame of 2020-30 is slowly lapsing and to effectively tackle both the biodiversity and the climate crises, it is fundamental not only to act timely, but also adequately. A nature-positive approach has only benefits to offer in every dimension considered: biodiversity, climate, people, economy and more. In the last few years, … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 20 Dec 2022 Global Effective Legislative Solutions Needed to Put Fashion Industry on a More Sustainable Track The post Effective Legislative Solutions Needed to Put Fashion Industry on a More Sustainable Track appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2022 Global Reaction paper: Options for maintaining a functioning energy market and shielding the industry against high energy costs Due to high energy costs, our mills take difficult decisions to temporarily stop or reduce production across Europe. Reducing activity in our sector is a real-world threat to our competitiveness in the global market. Today the European pulp, paper and board production represents 21.7% of the world production. It is strong in export markets, with […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 20 Dec 2022 Global ISWA Welcomes New Platinum Member Braskem ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 20 Dec 2022 Global European Bioplastics Conference made strong call for close cooperation with EU policymakers on upcoming legislation It was perfect timing for the 17th annual European Bioplastics (EUBP) Conference, which took place on 6/7 December in Berlin. Throughout the whole year, bioplastics already had been a permanent topic in the debate over innovation drivers in the plastics industry and the political discussion in Brussels. Like in any good blockbuster, the story [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2022 Global Open Call regarding nano-enabled bio-based materials technologies and solutions The “European Sustainable BIO-based nanomaterials Community” (BIOMAC), a Horizon 2020 funded project, launched an open call for SMEs, large companies, research and development organisations working in the field of nano-enabled bio-based material (NBM) technologies and solutions. The official launch started with the online presentation of the Open Call on the BIOMAC´s website on December [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2022 Global Member portrait: SoBiCo Dr Raimund Lassak, Head of Sales & Marketing, SoBiCo In each issue of the European Bioplastics Newsletter, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Dr Raimund Lassak, Head of Sales & Marketing at SoBiCo GmbH, shares some interesting insights on his company. 5 facts about: SoBiCo [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2022 Global Policy News: December 2022 Intergovernmental committee discusses legally binding instrument on plastic pollution During 28 November to 2 December, the EU and its Member States participated in the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting which took place in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The aim of the meeting is the development of an international legally binding instrument on plastic [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2022 Global News from the members: December 2022 Futerro to build PLA biorefinery in Normandy Belgian bioplastics manufacturer Futerro has announced plans to establish Europe's first vertically integrated biorefinery in Normandy, France for the production and recycling of polylactic acid, or PLA. The company already operates a PLA plant in China, which went into operation in October 2020. That first plant has a [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2022 Global News in brief: December 2022 Bioplastics have a role in the circular economy At the 17th EUBP conference held last week as a hybrid event in Berlin, a running theme was the proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste published just days before. Combined with the newly presented EU policy framework on bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics, [...] European Bioplastics News · 20 Dec 2022 Global The Waste Management & Research Awards 2022 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 20 Dec 2022 Global Communication between policymakers and practitioners: European representative organisations visit Dutch Waste sector Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) – 20 December 2022 – Practice-based knowledge is essential for effective policy. Two European delegations visited leading Dutch waste companies to get an impression of how the Dutch waste sector works. Working visits like these are an important way of learning from each other. ‘Seeing how things work in practice […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Dec 2022 Global Civil Society Forum for Sustainability – Shaping the European Green Deal- 25 – 26 January – Online Civil Society Organisations with an interest in sustainability, a socially Just Transition and climate and environmental action will join the online meeting to deliberate on the […] European Environmental Bureau · 20 Dec 2022 Global Information Workshop for Civil Society Groups on New Genomic Techniques – 31 January – Online Two informative sessions on NGTs 31 January, 11:00-14:40 CET Please register here New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) are being presented by some political actors as a solution […] European Environmental Bureau · 20 Dec 2022 Global Nature’s Buddy and the 300+ volunteers against plastic pollution in Himalayan region of Uttarakhand One who thinks about the Himalayas will have a pristine image of snow mountains, meandering streams, vast green alpine meadows with dotted pine trees. But due to the increase in their tourism industry, the immense beauty of nature and biodiversity is affected slowly. A study published in The Journal for Nature Conservation reported an alarming […] Break Free From Plastic · 20 Dec 2022 Global El 2023 comienza con el Mes internacional basura cero ¡todas las acciones cuentan! El Mes basura cero se celebró por primera vez el año 2021 en Asia-Pacífico. Y ahora, en un intento por integrar a todas las regiones a esta iniciativa, se realizará […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 19 Dec 2022 Global European Parliament elections 2024 – webinar for EEB members – 15 February – Online Save the date for the European Parliament elections 2024 – webinar for EEB members Wednesday 15 February from 14:30 to 16:00 CET It is […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Global Update of Contractual Guidelines for Waste-to-Energy projects In 2022, ESWET published contractual guidelines (link here) to suggest solutions to common contractual challenges in Waste-to-Energy projects and ensure... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 19 Dec 2022 Global Roma Green Agents: The informal workforce keeping Balkan cities green – 21 February – Brussels & Online An event on environmental justice and the informal recycling sector, in cooperation with REDI, UWD, and funded by the Austrian ministry. 21 February, 15:00-17:00 CET Please […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Global Climate & Energy and Biodiversity Working Group – 27 February-1 March – Brussels Climate & Energy and Biodiversity Working Group 27 February – 1 March, Brussels The EEB working groups on Climate & Energy and Biodiversity are meeting in […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Global Beyond the Hype: Hydrogen Policies for the Climate Crisis – 09 March – Online Beyond the Hype: Hydrogen Policies for the Climate Crisis 09 March, 16:00-17:00 CET Please register here Hydrogen has surged to the top of the EU’s energy […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Global Webinar on Monitoring and Assessment of Chemical Mixtures in Water – 15 March – Online Webinar on monitoring and assessment of chemical mixtures in water 15 March, 14:00-15:30 CET Description Tens of thousands of chemicals are in use in the European […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Global Webinar on Chemicals and Plastics – 15 March – Online A webinar to dive into plastic toxicity and discuss the efforts to regulate chemicals in plastics in Europe and in the Global South 15 March, 11:00-13:00 […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Global Chemicals Working Group – 21-23 March – Brussels & Online Chemicals Working Group 21-23 March, Brussels The EEB Chemicals Working Group is pleased to invite you to the first in person Working Group of 2023. […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Global Swedwatch/EEB webinar on Sustainable Public Procurement and related policies- 22 March – Online Swedwatch/EEB webinar on Sustainable Public Procurement and related policies 22 March, 10:30-12:00 CET Register here Background Public procurement in the EU amounts to 2 trillion […] European Environmental Bureau · 18 Dec 2022 Global Circular Economy Working Group – 24/26 April – Brussels & Online Circular Economy Working Group 24/26 April, Brussels & Online This year’s Circular Economy working group will be a hybrid event that will take place online and […] European Environmental Bureau · 18 Dec 2022 Global Digital 1.5(°C) EDITION 2: Digital Reset – 4 May – Brussels Digital 1.5(°C) EDITION 2: Digital Reset 4 May, 10:00-13:00 CET Please register here As we face many crises, governments around the world are turning to digital […] European Environmental Bureau · 18 Dec 2022 Global 4th Civil Society Forum for Sustainability: Shaping the European Green Deal – 3/4 May – Online 4th Civil Society Forum for Sustainability: Shaping the European Green Deal 3/4 May – Online On 3 and 4 May 2023, Civil Society Organisations with an […] European Environmental Bureau · 18 Dec 2022