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Dutch Waste Management Association
Nomination for the Recycling Heroes 2023 award
Press release - ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 16 March 2023
laboratorioref.it
“Waste production grows more than GDP. A comparison with the Europe that counts”
The REF Ricerche Laboratory has published the position paper “La produzione di rifiuti cresce più del PIL. Un confronto con l’Europa che conta” (Waste production grows more than GDP. A comparison with the Europe that counts).
AWISTA Starnberg KU
Repair Bonus at AWISTA - An Outstanding Waste Prevention Measure
The municipal enterprise for waste management in the district of Starnberg (AWISTA Starnberg KU) has launched a so-called "repair bonus" for the first time in Bavaria in the district of Starnberg on January 1, 2022.
Experts / Involved Parties
Prof. Hani Ahmad Abu Qdais
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)
Dipl.-Ing.(TU) Werner P. Bauer
WtERT Germany GmbH
Senior Process Engineer Levent Argonul
Machtech Environmental Technologies
Waste&Recycling
Amazon invests in Canadian bio-plastics research
Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund is investing in Genecis, an Ontario-based bioplastics company founded by scientist Luna Yu. Genecis uses organic waste, like table food scraps, to create a biodegradable bioplastic that is an alternative to conventional plastic packaging.
Global Recycling Day
World Recycling Day - Countdown to Global Recycling Day 2023
The 6th Global Recycling Day: 18th March 2023
BMU
Standardization Roadmap Circular Economy:
New options for action for the green transformation
BMU
Repairability of smartphones and tablets clearly visible on new EU energy label
German government successfully advocates for greater ease of repair
Implementation of New Regulations for Statistics in European Waste Law (Selected Chapters) ARGUS Statistik und Informationssysteme in Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH, Öko-Institut e.V., HTP GmbH & Co. KG
The European Commission has adopted changes to the Waste Framework Directive (WFD). This affects the existing reporting system in Germany and the methodology for determining the recycling rate for municipal waste.
WtERT Germany
WTERT Germany in the Baltic States
On behalf of the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania e.V. and financed by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment WtERT Germany was to prepare a strategy paper for sustainable waste management in the Baltics and organize a workshop with clear recommendations and impulses.
BeWasteWise
How Environmental is Social Value? Panel moderated by Adam Read
With the focus of the resources and waste sector very much on protecting the environment and delivering on decarbonisation, the broader impacts and the benefits these bring to society are often overlooked or underplayed.
PetStar
Implementing a circular economy in Mexico through PET recycling
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is an indispensable plastic for our modern society, commonly used for beverage and food packaging. Due to its characteristics like strength, resistance, lightweight, and clarity, the use of PET has increased exponentially since 1990. Nowadays, more than 30.5 million metric tons of PET are produced per year all around the world. In Mexico, PetStar has revolutionized the plastics industry by designing an innovative circular process around PET and the beverage sector.
Museo de los Residuos S.O.S. Morelia
Waste Awareness with the Waste Museum in Mexico.
In Morelia, a Mexican city, there is a waste museum dedicated to creating social awareness of waste management.
Wirtschafts- und Servicebetrieb der Stadt Pirmasens
Future oriented construction with recycled building materials in Pirmasens, Germany.
On the campus of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Pirmasens, a pavilion has been built in the beginning of 2021, using almost exclusively reclaimed building materials. The important innovation is that the reprocessed building materials are used in the same way as the original building material, as in precast concrete elements, for example, and no longer as inferior fillers. One can therefore speak of reuse - as opposed to recycling.
Waste Recovery Project in Istanbul, Turkey
A new system for waste collection and separation was implemented in Istanbul which should support people in need, clean the streets and gain value out of recyclable materials.
WtERT Germany
Tunisia: How to Run an Île de Propreté?
Developing Business Models in Sheltered Container Spots for a Decentralized Waste Handling by Involving All Participants
Municipality of Siliana
On its Way to a Cleaner City, Siliana Begins Operation of Tunesia’s First "île de propreté"
Raising awareness for waste separation and environment among the population is the goal of our aesthetic and sheltered mini-recycling centers
WeiterGeben.org
WeiterGeben.org: Alternatives for the Unnecessary Disposal of Old School Furniture
In Germany every year an unbelievable amount of 100 million pieces of furniture is sorted out, most of which are sent to bulky waste and almost always end up getting burnt. This happens, although many goods are still in a good condition. The predominantly unnecessary disposal of waste mainly applies to private furniture, but also includes office and school equipment.
Fjollë Kabashi, WtERT Germany
Plastic Ban Vanuatu
State of Vanuatu, a small archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, with a population of 300,000 spread across 65 islands, is one of the first in the world to put into effect the single-use plastic ban since January 2018. This includes non-biodegradable plastic such as bags and polystyrene containers. Furthermore, they also proposed a ban on disposable nappies. In 2019, the state of Vanuatu went further with banning other single-use plastic items such as plates, cups, stirrers, food containers and egg cartons.
Municipality of Planegg
Crutches for Afghanistan
Every year a high number of crutches is disposed of in Germany, as the health system intends them for single use only. Meanwhile, many people in the global South suffer from a lack of medical supplies. Especially in war countries, the quality of life of many wounded people could be significantly improved through functioning prosthesis, wheelchairs, and crutches.
County of Aschaffenburg, Germany
Pay-As-You-Throw - Municipal Solid Waste Management in a German County
The “pay-as-you-throw” (PAYT) scheme is an economic instrument for waste management that applies the “polluter pays” principle by charging the inhabitants of municipalities according to the amount of residual, organic, and bulky waste they send for third-party waste management
Geoenvironmental Considerations for Bulk Reuse of MSW Residues from Old Dumps and WTE Plants in Geotechnical Applications Manoj Datta, Garima Gupta & Mohit Somani
This paper examines the feasibility of using soil-sized residues from landfill mining operations as well as from WTE plants in large quantities (bulk) in geotechnical applications relating to earthworks and structural fills.
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.
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
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
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.
Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München (AWM) - Waste Management Cooperation Munich
Munich’s campaign to reduce plastic waste, Germany
AWM's information campaign intended to draw Munich's attention to the plastic problem and to motivate people to avoid such waste.
Waste Management & Research ISWA
Approaching a zero-waste strategy by reuse in New York City: Challenges and potential Michael Lugo, Snehesh Shivananda Ail, Marco J Castaldi
In New York City (NYC), the aspiring target of zero waste to landfills is robustly engaging the often poorly understood solid waste management technique of reuse.
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