New milestone achieved for drink container recycling program
BMUV BMUV News - Steffi Lemke on COP29
Quote from Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke on COP29
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.
Enderle Environmental Law Reading Recommendation by Enderle Environmental Law:
Belgium prohibits the sale of single-use (disposable) e-cigarettes as of 1 January 2025.
ESWET The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is right, we need to prioritise resource recovery in WtE
ESWET welcomes the recent opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) “From waste plants to resource plants” about transforming waste management to prioritise resource recovery and circularity.
Enderle Environmental Law Reading Recommendation by Enderle Environmental Law:
Amending Bill of the German Act on Electr(on)ical Equipment (11 October 2024): Separate collection for re-use
Diana Butron In France, Single-Use Packaging is Banned in Fast Food Restaurants
Of the 30,000 fast food restaurants and six billion meals served per year, two million tonnes of waste were generated in the country.
Enderle Environmental Law Reading Recommendation by Enderle Environmental Law:
Expected ban of disposable e-cigarettes (“puffs”) in France
Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Disposal Recycling industry and fire department associations call for measures against battery fires that threaten livelihoods
Publication and handover of a joint position paper to Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Bettina Hoffmann
Diana Butron California and Other Four Environmental Groups Filed a Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil Over Plastic Pollution
The estate of California suing a big plastics manufacturer for environmental harm is the first of its kind.
Diana Butron Recent efforts to clean up 'Las Vacas' river, one of the most polluted rivers worldwide
About 20 thousand tons of plastic flowed in the river per year. Solely this river contributed 2% of the total plastics in the oceans.
ESWET New Revision of the EU ETS MRV Regulation
On 23 September, the European Commission adopted the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2493.
Diana Butron The Slovakian government plans to change the country's deposit return system for single beverage containers
Several associations are strongly concerned about the proposed changes and are asking for them to be withdrawn.
ESWET ECJ convicts Slovakia for mismanaged landfills
On 12 September, the European Court of Justice ruled that Slovakia had failed to comply with its obligations under Directive 1999/31/EC regarding landfill waste.
Diana Butron New Ikea Preowned Platform
Until the end of the year the Swedish furniture group will be testing a preowned online Marketplace in Oslo and Madrid.
Canary Media, Isobel Whitcomb A huge landfill in Oregon is spewing methane. Its owners want to expand.
Numerous safety violations have been detected at the fast-growing landfill. It’s part of a larger pattern of problems with how the U.S. handles waste.
Obituary for Professor Frank Roethel
We wanted to reach out to share the sad news that Professor Frank Roethel has passed away.
Diana Butron 4 out of 5 People Globally Want Stonger Climate Action by their Governments
The world's largest survey on climate change, The People's Climate Vote 2024, found out what people around the world think about climate change.
WtERT Colombia Conclusions, Recommendations and Lessons Learned from the 5th Conference on Energy Valorisation of Municipal Waste Organised by WtERT Colombia - SAI
There is a need to promote collaboration between the governments of Europe and the LAC region for capacity building and training in all matters related to technologies for the integrated and sustainable management of municipal waste.
Diana Butron New York City mayor Eric Adams excitedly introduced a garbage can as a “garbage revolution” to fight rats
The mayor of New York city claimed the use of garbage cans as a game changer for the city as they will eliminate billions of kilograms of waste from the streets.
IMO Recycling of ships and the Hong Kong Convention
How the Hong Kong Convention will ensure safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships at the end of their operational lives
Ellen MacArthur Foundation Navigating the circular economy reporting landscape
Measurement and reporting are essential to the circular economy transition.
OceanCare Disposable E-Cigarettes: A Problem That Should Not Have Been
A new form of pollution is conquering the Swiss environment and creating challenges for waste management: disposable e-cigarettes.
ESCI, EI, Scopus, CSCD indexed A special issue of the "Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy" Journal for which Professor Themelis was editor
Including several important papers, one of which is the summary of WTE development world wide by Prof. Themelis