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The next step in the process involves referring the Member State to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), where potential fines may be imposed

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

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.

Current deadline for the Single-Use Plastic Fund expires at the end of 2024

The Governments of Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe have launched a US$90-million project to reduce the releases of hazardous chemicals from plastics

Lightweight plastic carrier bags still dispensed despite ban

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

Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session

Quote from Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke on COP29

The COP29 Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste marks the first time waste is formally included in a COP Declaration.

Belgium prohibits the sale of single-use (disposable) e-cigarettes as of 1 January 2025.

Germany is campaigning in Baku for the signatory states to take measures for a circular economy. Key indicators for this would be the amount of waste per person and the amount of landfilled waste. Here is the press release of the BMUV, the German Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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.

Amending Bill of the German Act on Electr(on)ical Equipment (11 October 2024): Separate collection for re-use

Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union dropped by 8% last year, marking significant progress towards climate neutrality for the EU.

ESWET welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission on the proposed Delegated Act (DA) and Annex concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings for low carbon fuels.

Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England to come into force on 1 June 2025

Of the 30,000 fast food restaurants and six billion meals served per year, two million tonnes of waste were generated in the country.

A recent BBC analysis is heavily critical of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) practices in the UK, raising well-known questions. ESWET is convinced that by omitting critical data and overlooking the challenges of waste management and WtE’s clear benefits, the BBC fails to present a comprehensive, nuanced and realistic view of the sector.

Expected ban of disposable e-cigarettes (“puffs”) in France

Publication and handover of a joint position paper to Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Bettina Hoffmann

Housing and food are particular hotspots for resource consumption, accounting for 72% of the EU’s material footprint.

“EU ETS - Does increasing the cost of waste incineration in Europe promote global methane emissions?”

The estate of California suing a big plastics manufacturer for environmental harm is the first of its kind.

One year after its adoption in Bonn, the Global Framework on Chemicals today launched its first call for projects targeting the safe and sustainable management of chemicals and waste.