Politics
FEAD welcomes the updated EU Industrial Strategy
| Today, the European Commission updated the EU Industrial Strategy.
Making textiles circular: What is needed?
| No time to waste to implement the ambitious strategy for sustainable textiles was one of the key messages of Recyclers’ Talks #2 organised on 4 May 2021 by EuRIC, in the framework of the EU Green Week.
Petcore launches roadmap to pave way to full circularity
| As part of a wider communications campaign to raise recognition of the role that PET can play in helping Europe achieve a fully circular and carbon neutral economy, Petcore Europe is launching a 5-step policy roadmap.
WTE has still a place in the EU Taxonomy
| Together with the recognition of anaerobic digestion, the broader inclusion of Waste-to-Energy in the EU Taxonomy would have been a positive signal for the whole waste management sector, says ESWET.
EuRIC welcomes provisional agreement on European Climate Law
| The European Climate Law, one of the key pillars of the European Green Deal, sets ambitious targets ranging from climate neutrality by 2050 to a 55% reduction of net emissions in 2030 compared to 1990. The recycling industry from the outset plays a major role in saving emissions as well as energy.
EU Taxonomy and the role of waste-to-energy: a missed chance for circularity
| In light of the adoption of the Taxonomy’s delegated act on activities substantially contributing to climate mitigation, FEAD stresses the need to reassess waste-to-energy as an activity positively contributing to climate mitigation objectives.
Job creation by social enterprises in the re-use sector
| RREUSE’s latest briefing, Job creation in the re-use sector: Data insights from social enterprises, highlights the opportunities for job creation in the re-use sector.
Waste-to-Energy: an essential element for circularity
| In view of the upcoming delegated acts on the EU Taxonomy, FEAD yesterday held a successful online event on the topic of Energy Recovery from Waste (Waste-to-Energy), hosting the views of the EU Commission, the waste management industry, and of one NGO.
The management of plastics and the “actions” of the Attica prefecture
| Sustainability has become perhaps the most critical issue facing the plastics industry and is reaching an unprecedented level of global - public, corporate and...
Call for leaders to go #BeyondRecovery to a Zero Waste Future
| Environmental Justice groups around the world are joining a Global Day of Action to demand that international leaders go beyond recovery, to a future where zero waste practices drive clean air and water, more and better jobs, and a healthy environment for families and communities, as the planet returns to a life-sustaining pathway where nothing and no one is wasted.
Valpak calls for full engagement in EPR consultation
| The UK’s largest packaging compliance scheme, Valpak, has welcomed the opening of the government consultation on packaging extended producer responsibility and deposit return schemes, calling it a once in a generation chance to create a system designed for the world we live in today.
Malaysia declares reported shipments of US plastic wastes to Asia are illegal
| Governments are beginning to react to recent warnings issued by the Basel Action Network (BAN) of likely illegal exports of plastic waste from the US.
Digital DRS – Has the UK got the bottle?
| The industry calls for Digital DRS to be included in the Deposit Return Scheme.
FEAD event – Batteries’ recycling: energising the EU green transition
| In relation to the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on Batteries and Waste Batteries, FEAD held on Monday an online debate to allow a valuable exchange of views among the legislators and the industry.