Politics
Is taxing the plastics industry in Europe the push into a recession?
| The European Commission is still proposing to EU Member States the introduction of a national contribution based on unrecycled plastics packaging for the period 2021 – 2027.
EU plastics projects join forces
| Twenty innovation projects have joined forces to boost European Union efforts towards a circular economy for plastics.
Ghana first African nation to join Global Plastic Action Partnership
| The Government of Ghana formally joined the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) today, becoming the first African nation to combine forces with this new initiative dedicated to eradicating plastic waste and pollution worldwide.
EU to pull plug on wasteful, unrepairable products
| Newly adopted EU laws will make several products easier to repair and more energy efficient, saving people money while reducing pollution, NGOs in the Coolproducts campaign said.
CEWEP presents sustainability roadmap 2035
| On 24th September 2019 CEWEP launched the first ever Waste-to-Energy Sustainability Roadmap.
UPM is one of the 36 Global Compact LEAD participants
| UPM will today be recognised as a Global Compact LEAD participant for its strong commitment to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles for responsible business. The recognition will be addressed to only 36 global companies at the Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York.
EuRIC signs Circular Plastics Alliance declaration
| Today EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation has co-signed the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) Declaration during the High-level event organized by the European Commission.
FEAD signs Circular Plastics Alliance’s declaration
| FEAD joins the Circular Plastics Alliance & yet highlights the importance of a stronger policy to significantly improve plastic waste recycling and reincorporation of recycled polymers into new products.
EuPC signs circular plastics alliance declaration
| On 20 September 2019 in Brussels, the Circular Plastics Alliance presented and adopted its declaration.
WBA calls for decisive policies to fulfill industry’s global decarbonisation potential
| The biogas industry claims that it could reduce global GHG emissions by circa 12% and help governments meet their climate change commitments.
The climate cost of ‘disposable smartphones’
| Extending the lifespan of smartphones and other electronics by just one year would save the EU as much carbon emissions as taking 2 million cars off the roads annually, a new study reveals.
SDGs: Scientists call for urgent, targeted, action
| A new relationship between people and nature is needed as climate change and biodiversity loss threaten progress
UN receives last ratification from Croatia for Basel ban amendmen
| The Basel Ban Amendment prohibits the export of hazardous wastes for ‘final disposal’ from Annex VII Countries to non-Annex VII Countries.
ERPA concerned about state of European paper recycling sector
| ERPA, the recovered paper branch of Euric, has issued a statement to express its concern about the developments on the global recovered paper market which negatively impacts paper recycling in Europe.
