European Environment Agency
Safe and sustainable alternatives could reduce use of PFAS in textiles and enhance reuse and recycling
Reducing the use of PFAS —known as forever chemicals— in clothing, furniture and other textile products, is important to increase recyclability and the transition to a more circular economy according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today.
Diana Butron
The Slovakian government plans to change the country's deposit return system for single beverage containers
Several associations are strongly concerned about the proposed changes and are asking for them to be withdrawn.
German Environment Agengy - UBA
Online platform DIVID of the Single-Use Plastics Fund now also enables registration of claimants and foreign manufacturers
Major milestone reached for digital fund management – fund volume of up to 430 million euros expected annually
OceanCare
Disposable E-Cigarettes: A Problem That Should Not Have Been
A new form of pollution is conquering the Swiss environment and creating challenges for waste management: disposable e-cigarettes.
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Using mechanical textile recycling to reduce fashion waste
German Federal Environmental Foundation provides roughly 160,000 euros in funding for project at Leibniz University Hannover’s Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy.
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Awareness in Marine Litter
Augmented reality in a virtual game to cach plastic in the ocean. Just to visualice what is possible. An Interview of WtERT with Murshid Al Habsi during Sustainability Week Oman
BMUV - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
G7 countries decide to phase out coal until mid- 2030 and continue to reach for global plastic agreement by the end of 2024
G7 final declaration sends important signals to combat the climate crisis, the waste crisis and the crisis of species extinction
BEEAH
Through the BEEAH Recycling vertical, the BEEAH Group has made great headway towards a zero-waste solution, in Sharjah currently achieving a diversion rate of more than 76%
BEEAH has developed a self-sustaining model for the management of waste and zero-waste strategies
European Parliament
Deal on new rules for more sustainable packaging in the EU
On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy.
European Parliament
Waste shipments: MEPs adopt tougher EU rules
On Tuesday, Parliament approved updated EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments.
The World Bank
World Bank’s New Outcome Bond Helps Communities Remove and Recycle Plastic Waste
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) today priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond.
European Parliament
MEPs Adopt New Law Banning Greenwashing and Misleading Product Information
A number of problematic marketing habits related to greenwashing and the early obsolescence of goods will be added to the EU list of banned commercial practices.
Werner P Bauer
Clean Cities in North Italy
It was incredible how clean the cities in North Italy were - despite the huge number of tourists.
“Waste to Energy” as a Driver Towards a Sustainable and Circular Energy Future for the Balkan Countries Draženko Bjelić, Dragana Nešković Markić, Dunja Prokić, Borislav N. Malinović and Andrea Andrejević Panić
The main goal of the paper is to review the existing state and propose a model solution for the introduction of the waste-to-energy concept in the Republic of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as these Balkan countries are a source of high pollution due to the inefficient use of fossil fuels and the operation of coal-fired power plants.
BMUV
Sino-German Environment Forum generates momentum in the fight against plastic waste
Minister Steffi Lemke praises the results of the Sino-German meeting in Taicang, China. The goal is to deepen cooperation between the two countries.
European Parliament
Parliament adopts revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging
Less unnecessary packaging and waste | Ban on “forever chemicals” in food packaging | Each European generates almost 190kg of packaging waste every year
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