6 Rs – but be honest and do not forget the final sink
"Zero Waste" as a Vision and Objective
If „Zero Waste" is your renewing and trend-setting image of the future and you want to make it your objective, it is particularly important to clearly define the possibilities and limits.
Kolics Company Ltd. (KoliKo Wear) Kolics Converts Waste Textiles into Shoes and Bags, Ghana
Kolics Company Ltd. (KoliKo wear) is a social enterprise that seeks to support skilled and opportunity seeking youth to produce innovative products which are environmentally friendly.
WTE-Experts
Dr. Jürgen Vehlow
Dr. Catherine Mulligan Co-Chair WtERT-Canada, Concordia University
Reda M. Kabbaj Chair WtERT Canada, Montreal, QC, CANADA
We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Global WtERT Council (GWC), and the Research Institute for Solar Energy and new Energies (IRESEN), Morocco’s national Institute for Solar Energy and Renewable Energy. www.iresen.org
RECYCLE UP! GHANA Recycle Up! Ghana Empowers Youth to Develop Local Solutions for Environmental and Societal Problems
Recycle Up! Ghana (RUG) aims to train and empower the Ghanaian youth and as well provide the platform for them to tackle the plastic waste challenge in the country.
WtERT Canada WtERT Canada hosted by The Concordia Institute for Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems
WtERT-Canada will be hosted at The Concordia Institute for Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems (CIWESS) directed by Dr. Catherine N. Mulligan Co-chair of WtERT Canada teamed with Mr Reda M. Kabbaj, Chair of WtERT-Canada.
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE Alliance to End Plastic Waste Releases 2020 Progress Report
Report outlines major global efforts, investments and commitments to end plastic waste in the environment and contributing to a circular economy.
Seeker Network and Frank Boateng Acheampong How San Francisco Is Becoming A Zero Waste City
San Francisco plans to become zero waste city by 2020, which is a pretty ambitious but awesome goal.
INTERPOL INTERPOL Report Alerts to Sharp Rise in Plastic Waste Crime
LYON, France - A new INTERPOL strategic report on global plastic waste management has found an alarming increase in illegal plastic pollution trade across the world since 2018.
Markt Markt Schwaben Traffic routing at the recycling center Markt Schwaben, Germany
Visitor traffic and recycling yard logistics are completely separated here.
European Union The Circular Economy Paradigm Represents a Great Opportunity: Not Only for Society and the Environment, but also for Many Companies in the Plastics Industry
Spain: circular economy is rewriting the future of plastic
Sysav An Important Step on the Way to a Circular Economy
The world's first automated textile sorting system on an industrial scale is being built by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute together with 20 partners. The system, in which various types of textile can be identified with optical sensors, is due to go into operation in summer 2020 next to an existing recycling center in Malmö in southern Sweden.
State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic The
Green Light was Given for Projects on Rainwater Management and More Efficient Waste Treatment
Hundreds of Czech municipalities are taking action against floods, rain and garbage
Government Offices of Sweden The European Commission Recently Presented its Circular Economy Action Plan
and Now the Swedish Answer Comes in the Form of a National Strategy
In July the government presented its plan for a long-term and sustainable transition for society. Waste Sweden welcomes the strategy but believes that other tools are needed for real change. At the heart of the strategy is a vision: "A society in which resources are effectively used in non-toxic, closed-cycle streams, replacing re-diluent materials".
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland Once Removed, the Pesticides are Moved to a Place Where Work with Hazardous Substances is Permitted
Bulgaria: Disposal of the most dangerous locations with buried pesticides
Gov.UK England Plans to Introduce a New Tax on Plastic Packaging that
does not Contain at least 30% Recycled Material from April 2022
Plastic carrier bag sales have declined more than 95% since the 5p fee was introduced
Auto Recycling World Immense Environmental Damage through Improper Disposal, Policy should Introduce a Mandatory Registration and Deregistration System
Illegal end-of-life vehicle exports from the EU are a cause for concern
ESWET Time to Ensure Sustainable Waste Shipments in Europe
ESWET welcomes the Commission’s initiative to carry out a revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation as a right step in the path of the European Green Deal.
Wrap On July 28th, the Waste Prevention Program for England 2013 Review was Published,
Evaluating the Actions Taken in the Six Years since the Waste Prevention Program was Published
Recent updates from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) highlight changes to laws and regulations brought about by the implementation of the Circular Economy Package (CEP) - transposition into UK law.
