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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.

Cities all over the globe have been joining the Zero Waste movement regardless of their starting point, economy, size, or any other factor.

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.

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.

Most clothes donated to H&M, C&A and others to be saved were actually destroyed, forgotten or sent to Africa

Digital product passport can help recycle fibre-reinforced composite materials

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

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.

While zero waste initiatives have gained popularity in recent years, the truth is that achieving zero waste is not always possible or feasible.

A recent paper highlights the emissions gap that apparel industry giants will face if no urgent action is taken to prevent overproduction by governments

The EU’s circular economy action plan aims to double the share of recycled materials used in its economy by 2030.

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.

Hindware has partnered with Delhi Street Art – DSA Foundation to create stunning murals using waste tiles.

Nomination for the Recycling Heroes 2023 award

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).

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.

The 6th Global Recycling Day: 18th March 2023

New options for action for the green transformation

German government successfully advocates for greater ease of repair

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.

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.

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.