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Today in Germany, G20 leaders called for the removal of market-distorting and committed to work together to address global excess capacity in industrial sectors. Chinese overcapacity causes global distortions in the aluminium industry and international trade flows. However, contrary to the G7 communiqué a few weeks ago, the G20 conclusions did not specifically recognise this threat.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $300,000 to Advanced Recovery and Recycling, LLC (ARR) of Syracuse, New York to continue its development of a depopulator that removes components from circuit boards to reduce refinery costs/pollution and to support component reuse.

In the background of increasingly uncertain global markets, European production of paper and board demonstrated resilience in 2016. This not only continues the trend of recent years but exceeds the performance of other key paper-producing regions including the United States and Canada.

Uncertainty among EU countries on waste proposals threatens transition to a circular economy. Ongoing investigation by NGOs exposes divide and doublespeak among EU countries on waste law proposals.

In a position paper the federation points out that there are severall obstacles to overcome.

Whilst polymer demand in the Benelux is relatively small compared with other major areas or countries in Europe, it has a well-developed and significant processing sector. With GDP outlook improving, in 2016 the resin demand in the Netherlands reached 1.3 million tonnes and nearly 2 million tonnes for Belgium and Luxembourg.

The EEB publishes its environmental assessment of the Maltese Presidency of the EU.

On its journey from one truck to the next, confidential documents pass through a Lindner single-shaft shredder, type Micromat 2000, on the premises of Russell Richardson. Its owner appreciates above all the combination of high throughput, long uninterrupted running times, and easy accessibility for maintenance work.

At its General Assembly on 21 June 2017 in Paris, FEAD appointed Jean-Marc Boursier as its new President taking over from David Palmer-Jones who chaired the European Federation of waste and resource management for three years.

Despite a disappointing Council position, a number of EU governments still support higher targets for waste management and prevention, a meeting between EU environment ministers revealed yesterday.