Politics

At the end of August, B K Soni, Chairman & MD Eco Recycling Ltd, spoke at the 26th annual meeting of the company.

As part of a refined recycling system, the Scotish parliament has voted in favour of a deposit return scheme, set to be introduced in July 2022.

Following repeated revelations of the dumping of electronic wastes, from countries such as the US, Japan, and Australia, the Thai government has finally passed a full prohibition on the import of such hazardous wastes into Thailand.

The EU aims to lead by example on the issues of sustainability, circularity, and zero carbon emissions. Further fuelled by the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis, 2020 is proving to be “the” year for Europe’s green transition.

In the past few years, FEAD has been following the work of the European Institutions in the field of Sustainable Finance, and has actively contributed in the different consultations.

The Mannheim Message, a call to involve local governments as real dialogue partners for policy development, has been formally presented to the European Commission during the second day of the 9th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns – Mannheim2020.

Major cities including Budapest, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Ljubljana, Oslo, Prague and Tirana have signed the European Circular Cities Declaration, recognising the need of accelerating the transition from a linear to a circular economy in Europe.

Blendhub’s business model has been selected because it tackles the issue of food waste by enabling smarter nutritional supply chains and local production and distribution of food.