NGOs: Investing in nuclear energy is bad for the climate
| Today and tomorrow, EU nuclear energy stakeholders are meeting at the European Nuclear Energy Forum.
CEWEP Announces Carsten Spohn Award
| Young postgraduates, talented students from European universities and young professionals in the European waste management sector from now on will be recognised by CEWEP’s Carsten Spohn Award.
High-purity rPET for new bottles
| Croatia’s accession to the European Union has also given a significant boost to the topic of recycling, among other things.
Green claims on PET beverage bottles likely to be misleading
| Circularity claims on PET beverage bottles such as ‘100% recyclable’ or ‘100% recycled’ are likely to be misleading consumers, according to a new report by ClientEarth, ECOS (Environmental Coalition on Standards), Eunomia Research & Consulting and Zero Waste Europe.
Aimplas’ social impact in 2022 was quantified at €665 million
| For the fourth consecutive year, Aimplas presented its sustainability report, prepared in accordance with GRI standards, in which it takes stock of its activity in 2022 based on ESG criteria and renews its commitment to the ten principles of the UN Global Compact and the SDGs.
OMV and Interzero to build Europe’s largest sorting plant for chemical recycling
| The fully automated sorting plant with a capacity of up to 260,000 tonnes per year is to be built in Walldürn.
Taxes alone will not solve Europe’s emissions challenges
| Taxes and levies imposed on the energy recovery industry are considered the quickest way to reduce emissions in Europe.
Zeppelin Systems and ReOil build tire recycling plant in Poland
| In March 2023, Zeppelin Systems launched the Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance to cooperate with international partners on shaping the future of tire production and tire recycling in a more environmentally friendly manner.
New report points out limitations of pyrolysis
| A new report released today has criticised a so-called “miraculous” method of plastic waste management that has been shown to be misleading in its efficacy.
10 Years of Vadias, Lindner Washtech & Erema
| Lindner Washtech and Bulgarian plastics recycling company Vadias Recycling are looking back on a 10-year anniversary and, together with Erema, on a partnership that has lasted just as long.
FEAD warns against any changes in the WFD beyond revision proposed by the Commission
| The European Parliament’s environment committee published at the end of September its draft report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Waste Framework Directive (WFD).
Geminor upgrades central Swedish Hub
| An investment of over 10 million Swedish kroner will ensure a doubling of waste handling capacity at Geminor's processing and storage facility in Landskrona.
ENVI packaging report endangers circularity in Europe
| Yesterday, the EU Parliament's Environment Committee adopted a contradictory position that endangers packaging waste circularity and Europe’s recycling industry.
Environmental NGOs call for EU action on e-waste
| The number of electronics on the EU market increased by more than 85% between 2013-2021, new Eurostat data reveals.
EU legislative approach to chemical recycling will shape future of the pyrolysis oil sector
| Alongside access to sufficient high-quality waste, legislation is the most commonly cited potential barrier to growth in the chemical recycling sector, particularly given the ongoing uncertainty over the acceptance of chemical recycling under EU legislative targets, and the EU’s approach to mass balance.
