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The WtERT DSS is an open knowledge infrastructure that brings together engineers and scientists to collaborate on the advancement of sustainable waste management. 

Please be inspired by Best Practices from around the world and discuss all the individual Recommendations!

Werner Bauer, Vice President GWC
  

Stadtreinigung Hamburg
Reuse with style doesn't have to be an economic break - STILBRUCH a model for success
The company is economically self-supporting and now employs over 65 people.
Experts / Involved Parties
Dr.-Ing. Frank Tidden
BAUER Umwelt GmbH
Dr. Efstratios Kalogirou
INTERNATIONAL WTE EXPERT
Specialist in Geopolymer Technology and Waste Management Nghia Tran
ProtectGD LLC
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Clean Europe Network
The Commission calls on Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria to correctly implement the Waste Framework Directive
The next step in the process involves referring the Member State to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), where potential fines may be imposed
Diana Butron
New Policy in England: Simpler Recycling
Paper and cardboard will be collected separately from other dry recyclables.
Diana Butron
Law banning the import of plastic scraps into Thailand came into effect on January 1st 2025
Thailand is only one of various Asian countries that has been paid to receive plastic from developed nations.
BMUV
Press conference with Steffi Lemke, Interpol and WWF on environmental crime
Press conference with Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, Valdecy Urquiza, Secretary General of Interpol and Heike Vesper, Director of Transformation Policy and Economics at WWF Germany on the launch of a joint programme against environmental crime.
WtERT Germany
WtERT wishes you happy holidays
With a little inspiration on what you can conjure up from waste, we wish all experts and all those interested in wtert case studies happy holidays and a peaceful transition into the new year.
WtERT.org
WtERT® Becomes a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-Accredited Organization
This accreditation marks a significant milestone in WtERT’s global mission.
German Environment Agency
Manufacturers of single-use plastic products must register by 31 December
Current deadline for the Single-Use Plastic Fund expires at the end of 2024
UNEP
Five African countries unite to reduce release of hazardous chemicals from plastics
The Governments of Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe have launched a US$90-million project to reduce the releases of hazardous chemicals from plastics
Routledge
New WtE book by Dr. Efstratios Kalogirou
CRC press at Boca Raton, Florida , USA, by Taylor & Francis Group
German Environment Agency
Packaging consumption decreased in 2022 and recycling rate increased slightly
Lightweight plastic carrier bags still dispensed despite ban
European Environment Agency
Improving recycling quality will support circular economy
Europe has set ambitious goals to create a competitive circular economy that can be key in supporting innovation, decarbonisation and security.
TOMRA
Latvia's deposit return scheme achieves 80% return rate at two-year anniversary
New milestone achieved for drink container recycling program
UNEP
Plastic pollution negotiations adjourn with new text and a follow-up session planned
Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session
BMUV
BMUV News - Steffi Lemke on COP29
Quote from Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke on COP29
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
"At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster": PIK assessment on COP29 closing
Here is what PIK’s scientific directors, Ottmar Edenhofer and Johan Rockström, say about the outcome of the conference.
Diana Butron
Thanks to the COP 29 President Mukhtar Babayev Waste on the Pledges and Declarations List of COP29
The COP29 Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste marks the first time waste is formally included in a COP Declaration.