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Diana Butron France installs new ruling on fruit and vegetable plastic packaging
The government in France has installed a new ruling which establishes which fruits and vegetables are allowed to continue to be sold in a plastic packaging.
Diana Butron Zero Waste Cities - Europe
Cities all over the globe have been joining the Zero Waste movement regardless of their starting point, economy, size, or any other factor.
VIVO Kommunalunternehmen für Abfall-Vermeidung, Information und Verwertung im Oberland A new life for old treasures - a second chance for discarded items
The flea market at the Warngau recycling center brings discarded treasures directly back into the cycle.
Experts / Involved Parties
Dr. Rafael Muniz Independent Engineer and Researcher.
Tsvetomir Kalchev MAGISTERIUM Ltd
SANJAY JAGTAP ABHIRUTU CONSULTANTS
Council of the EU Council adopts new regulation on batteries and waste batteries
The regulation will regulate the entire life cycle of batteries – from production to reuse and recycling – and ensure that they are safe, sustainable and competitive.
Zero Waste Europe Influential studies on reusable take-away packaging found to be biased in favour of single-use
Heavily cited studies which favour single-use over reuse often lack transparency and have implicit biases against reuse due to funders’ interests, cherrypicked scenarios and false assumptions, according to a new report by Reloop and Zero Waste Europe.
Changing Markets Foundation Retail scandal exposes weakness of EU legal proposal
Most clothes donated to H&M, C&A and others to be saved were actually destroyed, forgotten or sent to Africa
‘SugarcreteTM Slab’ team SugarcreteTM Slab – Upcycling sugarcane bio-waste into construction materials
The ‘SugarcreteTM Slab’ project brings together experts from the University of East London (UEL) and sector leading organisations Grimshaw and Tate & Lyle Sugar to co-create ideas and offer viable construction solutions for real world applications upcycling sugarcane bio-waste.
Umwelt Bundesamt Better recycling of boats
Digital product passport can help recycle fibre-reinforced composite materials
European Union Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
Identifying Members States at risk of not meeting the 2025 preparing for re-use and recycling target for municipal waste, the 2025 recycling target for packaging waste and the 2035 municipal waste landfilling reduction target
Studio Markus Heinsdorff Aruhsa house, Tansania - Houses built with plastic bottles save resources
Arusha House shows how creative a free spirit can be with used plastic bottles.
European Environment Agency Many EU Member States risk missing waste recycling targets
Reducing waste or recovering its value by extending product lifespans or recycling are key parts of Europe’s efforts to create a circular economy which contributes to the European Green Deal’s sustainability goals.
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While zero waste initiatives have gained popularity in recent years, the truth is that achieving zero waste is not always possible or feasible.
Zero Waste Europe Zero Waste Europe paper sounds the alarm for EU failing to rein in emissions in the textiles sector
A recent paper highlights the emissions gap that apparel industry giants will face if no urgent action is taken to prevent overproduction by governments
European Environment Agency Europe needs to step up circular economy efforts, including on waste prevention
The EU’s circular economy action plan aims to double the share of recycled materials used in its economy by 2030.
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.
Finavia The world’s first second-hand concept store located at an airport to open at Helsinki Airport
Finavia and the Finnish family firm Relove are bringing a unique second-hand concept store to Helsinki Airport. The concept combines recycling culture with a popular café.
Afaqs! Hindware Italian Tiles launches new campaign ‘BROKEN BUT NOT WASTE’
Hindware has partnered with Delhi Street Art – DSA Foundation to create stunning murals using waste tiles.
Dutch Waste Management Association Global Recycling Day is on Saturday 18 March
Nomination for the Recycling Heroes 2023 award
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).
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.
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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.