Chemical recycling: distraction, not solution?
| According to GAIA, the industry is using the term “chemical recycling” to greenwash plastic-to-fuel technologies, seeking public approval for the continued use and disposal of plastic.
MEPs call on Commission to follow approach in textile strategy
| Today a group of 53 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) from across the political spectrum have written a letter to Commissioner Sinkevičius, Hogan, Reynders, and Urpilainen endorsing civil society’s approach to rethinking the global textile value chain.
Euric unveils plastic recycling brochure
| The Brochure highlights the importance of moving towards a circular economy for plastics in Europe.
Zero Waste Europe: Building a bridge strategy for residual waste
| Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has released a policy briefing which highlights the importance of defining a new strategy for managing residual waste that corresponds with the requirements of the age of climate emergency that we are living in.
EERA reaction “Draft Delegated Act recent changes Basel Convention”
| EERA wishes to react to the “Informal consultation on a draft delegated act to implement recent changes to the Basel Convention”.
FEAD reacts to the EU’s Green Recovery Plan
| The newly published green recovery plan stresses the importance of strengthening the foundations of circular economy.
ISRI elects new slate of national officers
| The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today announced the election of four new national officers who will lead the association and industry over the next two years.
Why the price of oil has no bearing on the value of post-consumer recycled...
| Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiatives stemming from the Polluter Pays principle are being questioned right now when it comes to post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR).
AIMPLAS develops recycling processes that break down plastics by 70%
| With the support of the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE), AIMPLAS is developing the ENZPLAST2 project, whose aim is to develop new, more sustainable processes for producing, recycling and composting plastics.
New president for FEFCO
| On 27 May 2020, Fady Gemayel, co-owner & Honorary Chairman at “Gemayel Freres S.A.L.”, a family owned corrugated cardboard company, was elected FEFCO President for a two-year term.
UKWIN report calls for Edmonton incinerator ‘value for money’ review
| A new report produced by the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) offers a series of specific recommendations for a Value for Money (VfM) review of the North London Waste Authority's (NLWA’s) Edmonton incinerator replacement project.
Guidelines on the characterisation of recycling input waste published
| The recycling input characterisation guiding requirements, developed by Plastics Recyclers Europe and based on the expertise of European plastics recyclers, are aimed at encouraging the increasing quality of plastics recycling.
European project makes plastic production circular
| By developing solutions covering the full plastic value chain – from design to recycling – CIRC-PACK, funded by the European Commission, has proven the feasibility of making plastics industry circular in a consumer-friendly way.
Report: Characterisation of fires caused by batteries in WEEE
| More and more electrical and electronic products in everyday life contain batteries, making life more convenient or pleasant. However, those same batteries, when damaged, also increasingly cause these products to catch fires.
Crude steel production decreases by 13 per cent
| World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 137.1 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2020, a 13.0% decrease compared to April 2019.
