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

Here is what PIK’s scientific directors, Ottmar Edenhofer and Johan Rockström, say about the outcome of the conference.

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

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

Despite legislative steps forward over the past five years, efforts to transform Europe’s largely linear, ‘throw-away’ economy into a circular one will require further bold action and strong implementation of existing measures.

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.