EU Commission “burying its head in the sand”

| The European Commission’s new Circular Economy action plan contains a patchwork of some positive initiatives on how we produce, consume and dispose of resources and products but will likely fail to prevent runaway resource overconsumption, according to Friends of the Earth Europe.

EEB: Unprecedented steps against the ‘throwaway economy’

| Despite the absence of targets to halve resource use, the strategy is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the way we manufacture and use our products in a way that benefits people and the planet.
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ACE: Action plan will accelerate transition

| ACE (The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) welcomes the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan that will further accelerate the transition of the EU towards a circular and climate neutral economy.

Circular economy action plan pointing in the right direction

| Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) welcomes the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) by the European Commission, as an important step to increase the EU’s circularity.
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Solutions for reduction of CO2-emissions

| With Eggersmann Fuel, the Eggersmann Group has developed a complete system for the production of RDF which is especially suited for those countries with the highest population densities and the largest open-surface areas with simultaneously high average temperatures.

Car dismanteling live

| At IFAT, Seda Umwelttechnik and BDSV will again show the complete process of car-recycling drainage and dismantling.

Just one week until Global Recycling Day

| There is just one week to go until the third annual Global Recycling Day, taking place on 18th March 2020

New Circular Economy action plan

| Today, the European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan - one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal.

Plastic crisis requires fundamental system change

| The European Academies of Science (EASAC) warn that current efforts to resolve the plastics crisis are ineffective and misleading.

BSEF legally challenges Commission ban on halogenated flame retardants

| The International Bromine Council (BSEF) lodged formal proceedings with the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg against the European Commission (EC) with respect to its recently published regulation on Ecodesign requirements electronic displays.

EU Taxonomy – Waste-to-Energy can be sustainable

| ESWET and CEWEP welcome the report on the “EU Taxonomy” published by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on sustainable finance, with the positive remarks of the experts emphasising that “WtE has a role to play even in an increasingly circular economy, as not all waste can be reused or recycled”.
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Novel findings for functional barriers in HDPE containers

| Compatibility of the ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers with the recycling process was tested by an independent laboratory.

Green hydrogen for renewable products refinery

| CEA, Neste, Paul Wurth, Engie and Sunfire announce a project-partnership to build and operate the world’s first multi-megawatt scale high-temperature electrolyser for highly efficient hydrogen production.

Zero Waste Europe: WtE incompatible with climate mitigation

| Zero Waste Europe welcomes the exclusion of Waste-to-Energy in the technical report on ‘EU Taxonomy’ for sustainable activities - alongside coal and nuclear.

A new industrial strategy for Europe

| The Commission has presented a new Strategy to help Europe's industry lead the twin transitions towards climate neutrality and digital leadership.