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WEBEU waste legislation is in need of a radical rethink. 2. September 2024. On 25 July 2024, the European Commission called on all Member States to meet waste collection and recycling targets; its letters of formal notice...
New Waste Shipment Regulation formally adopted | Recyclingportal
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The new Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) was adopted (March 25, 2024) by the Council. Although most of the current rules will continue to apply for a defined transition period of two to three years, depending on the provision, today marks the final step of the formal adoption of the new regulation, which will then be published in the EU’s Official Journal and enter into force 20 days later.
OECD Report: Towards Eliminating Plastic Pollution by 2040
WEBNov 13, 2023 · The report lays out the policy actions governments need to put in place to substantially further curb plastic pollution to minimise environmental impacts by 2040. In 2022, 21 million tonnes (Mt) of plastics leaked to the environment globally. Despite increasing urgency to lower plastic pollution, current policies to stem plastic flows have ...
EU Green Week 2022: Making the European Green Deal Real
WEBMay 25, 2022 · EU Green Week 2022 will take place 30 May to 5 June in a hybrid format with the theme ‘EU Green Deal – Make It Real’. Europe’s biggest annual event on environmental policy will allow Europeans to explore what it will really take to transform to a circular, nature-positive and zero pollution economy.
European plastic recycling industry growth threatened by …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · PRE publishes 2022 plastic recycling capacities. Latest figures show that the total European installed plastics recycling capacity [1] stands at 12.5 million
Higher Climate Benefits Thanks To European Waste Management Sector
WEBNov 12, 2021 · A new European study to be published in December 2021 will show that the achievement of EU recycling and landfill diversion targets by 2035 will result in a maj
PRSE 2023: Visitor Registration is now open | Recyclingportal
WEBJanuar 2023. The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), the pan-European exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling, returns to the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 10-11 May 2023, expanding into two halls for the first time (Halls 11 and 12). Visitor registration for the free-to-attend event is now open.
Aluminium beverage can recycling in 2020 remains high at 73 per …
WEBDec 15, 2022 · The latest report by Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium shows that the overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland remained high in 2020 at 73 % (72.8 %).
Paper value chain continues well on track | Recyclingportal
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Data compiled by the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) shows that, in 2023, the recycling rate for all paper products including graphic paper and packaging increased to reach the record high of 79.3 per cent.
Plastics recycling industry continues fast-paced efforts towards ...
WEBMay 12, 2022 · The total installed plastics recycling capacity in 2020 in EU27+3[2] grew by 1.1mt compared to the previous year[3]. The new figures show that the plastics recycling industry remains resilient while continuing its path …