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UNWTO International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories annual meeting discusses …

It was followed by two days of experience sharing on regular monitoring of tourism impacts; opportunities deriving from geospatial analysis for tourism measurement; the importance of fostering catalytic areas; and the circular economy in tourism. Further to these thematic blocks, participants shared …
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Sacramento Kings and Golden 1 Center receive new sustainability award

The stadium has impressive sustainability elements promoting circular economy and clean energy business models. Through an urban smart grid, the venue meets 100 percent of its power needs through solar energy. Water is seen as a valuable resource and, therefore, water conservation practices …
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FEAD calls for maintaining "level of ambition" and demand-side measures

In the run-up to the next negotiation round on the EU's future waste legislation, the umbrella organisation calls on the EU legislators to “maintain the ambitious legally binding targets, which are a central part of the revised circular economy package”. The package will need to include measures to …
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EPPM's most-read stories of 2017

… as well as being our most-read story of October. So I welcome 2018 as a year to continue this conversation and it is clear to me that sustainability is a stand-out topic for EPPM readers, so we will continue to report the latest developments in closing the Circular Economy loop and advancing recycling …
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Heading out of 2017 with some hope

Therese Coffey, now comfortably in her second year as resource minister, has warmed to circular economy concepts and been engaged more publicly. Gove, Coffey and co seem more accepting of the argument that we cannot avoid being bound by significant reams of red tape. Climate change minister …
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Opinion: China will be key to creating a global circular economy

Interest in the "circular economy" has grown over the past decade in recognition that current rates of resource consumption are unsustainable. The shift to a more sustainable model of economic growth requires a circular economy in which products are recycled, repaired, or reused, and waste from one …
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SRF & RDF market trends and conference insight

Andrew Gadd of Footprint Services showcased that UK RDF export accounts for 62% of all EC RDF exports, feeding spare EfW capacity on the continent, but the real question was how much feedstock does the EC need in the future, which will be determined by the EC Circular Economy Package and …
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5 Minutes With… Eric Goossens, director of BPF.

Eric Goossens, director and general manager of BPF.jpg “It boils down to more than only putting concrete and steel in the field. You also need qualified personnel, rigorous yet flexible operations next of course to customers that are willing to invest in changing their oil-based processes to bio-based …
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FEAD calls upon the final trilogue negotiations to maintain the level of ambition to make the …

In view of the upcoming trilogue meeting on the Circular Economy Package on 17 December, FEAD members call on the EU institutions to maintain the ambitious legally binding targets, which are a central part of the revised Circular Economy Package. The Package will need to include measures to …
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Kenya launches campaign to clean up plastic bottles

Flora Mutahi, KAM chairperson observed that the industry embraces the circular economy concept and is looking out for various ways to supporting the creation of an effective after-use plastics economy. "We recognize the need to create new circular systems that conserve resources, reduce pollution …
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