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E-waste is a complex mixture of materials and components that can cause major environmental and health problems due to its hazardous content. In order to improve e-waste management and contribute to the circular economy and increase resource efficiency, it is necessary to improve the collection, treatment, and recycling of e-waste.

By creating the BiH ESAP 2030+, the competent institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) received an Environmental Strategy and an Action Plan with strategic and thematic goals, with feasible, clearly defined and adopted measures. The content of BiH ESAP2030+ refers to seven EU areas of the environmental acquis, including the thematic area of Waste.

The latest European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing on methane emissions explicitly acknowledges the role of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) in mitigating methane emissions from the waste sector.

Abstracts From the BKAWE'25” are from Volume 2 of the series ‘Waste Management and Energy’ from TK Verlag

In Cologne, 180,000 disposable cups are thrown away every day. The coming packaging tax aims to reduce littering in the city.

This exciting initiative, led by ECOLOGICON GmbH and Stiftung GRS Batterien. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety BATTPRO focuses on developing sustainable systems for collecting and recycling household and lithium-ion batteries in Cambodia and Thailand.

The Coalition will encourage AI initiatives for the planet, including its role in decarbonizing economies, reducing pollution, preserving biodiversity, protecting the oceans, and ensuring humanity operates within planetary boundaries.

Despite steady progress in key areas, the European Union is only partially on track to achieve the EU’s 2030 climate, environment and sustainability objectives, according to the latest monitoring report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). More decisive measures are needed to boost a circular economy, reverse the declining trend in biodiversity and in reducing the EU’s consumption footprint.

The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive.

A new Curtin University-led paper published in Nature Cities has called for action to reduce the burning of plastics for heating and cooking, a common yet hazardous practice emerging in millions of households in developing nations due to a lack of traditional energy sources.

This Thursday morning, RREUSE, Ressources, Emmaüs Europe, and TESS GEIE staged a powerful demonstration in front of the European Parliament, calling attention to the severe crisis threatening the textile reuse and recycling sector. Without immediate EU intervention, the industry faces collapse.

Incorrect disposal of small and micro electrical appliances with lithium batteries (Lithium Light Appliances - LiLA) represents an increased safety risk. GRS is testing separate return of these devices at public waste disposal sites and in retail using the LiLA bin.

In summer 2024, the South African government published a strategy paper on the management of e-waste, which was developed in collaboration with Empa. This is the first time the country has issued standardized guidelines for the proper and safe handling of e-waste. The collaboration is part of a program funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

Today, the Commission presents the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission's work.

A new JRC report has assessed the potential of various products to be regulated under the new EU Ecodesign regulation, aimed at making sustainable products the norm in Europe. The legislation could improve environmental and market sustainability.

Paper and cardboard will be collected separately from other dry recyclables.

Thailand is only one of various Asian countries that has been paid to receive plastic from developed nations.

The findings for the draft risk assessment show that there may be human health risks associated with exposure to the “forever chemicals” PFOA or PFOS with all three methods of using or disposing of sewage sludge – land application of biosolids, surface disposal in landfills, or incineration.

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.

On 30 December, the British government unveiled updated guidance for new incinerators seeking planning permission, alongside a capacity note forecasting Waste-to-Energy (WtE) infrastructure needs in England.

This accreditation marks a significant milestone in WtERT’s global mission.

Europe has set ambitious goals to create a competitive circular economy that can be key in supporting innovation, decarbonisation and security.

Quote from Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke on COP29