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Bags of innovation

The items, which feature in the “E Stéck vun der Bréck” collection (Luxembourgish for a piece of the bridge), form part of the Dono project, to promote upcycling, circular economy principles and raise awareness about waste. Designers worked with people with disabilities from the Cooperations Wiltz to …
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CALENDRIER du 27 novembre au 3 décembre 2017

Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Veghel, The Netherlands: visits plants of pork feed producer Agrifirm in relation to the European Commission'sGuidelines on Former Foodstuffs for Feed; attends an event of THREE SIXTY – Ecosystem for circular economy; and meets the members of Dutch Taskforce Circular …
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Municipal Waste Recycling Contract for SEUZ in Sydney, Australia

The recovery of household waste will create a local circular economy loop and will support the Council in meeting its target of 70% diversion of waste from landfill from 2019. “This partnership will honour our environmental responsibilities by not just meeting but exceeding our mandated targets,” said …
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Agency points to RDF storage near food concerns

Mrs Rene said: “The circular economy package, what does that mean? How will it impact on RDF? How is that going to impact on all wastes? How much of that waste is going to be required to be treated and back to a recycling state?” She questioned whether incineration would remain high on the waste …
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Perth is named a zero waste town

“In doing so, we hope to inspire positive changes in Perth, which will have wide ranging social, economic and environmental benefits for everyone.” This project was initially singled out by the Scottish Government's circular economy strategy as having great opportunities to deliver a number of benefits to …
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British Plastics Federation release response to Blue Planet II episode

Plastics are a highly recyclable material that should stay productive within the circular economy, says BPF. According to the organisation, the UK is only responsible for 0.2% of marine pollution, with BPF hoping that figure will reduce to zero. BPF said: “In raising awareness of global environmental issues …
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Environment MP welcomes budget

“With this pending investigation and the forthcoming EU strategy on 'Plastics in a Circular Economy', we support the decision to take strong measures to bring about change and encourage not only the UK government but the wider EU Commission to wield its influence to ensure brands, retailers and …
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CARBIOS wins EuropaBio's 2017 Most Innovative EU Biotech SME Award

CARBIOS was awarded first place for its potential to drastically change the way we handle the lifecycle of plastics and how its innovative approach can significantly contribute to the development of Circular Economy Principle for the entire plastic industry via its enzyme based solutions enabling …
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Producing 'zero waste plastics'

A French green chemistry company has won a prestigious European award for its bio-recycling technology. The tech pioneered at Carbios is supporting the growth of circular economy practices in the plastics industry. Its 'enzyme-based solutions' provide 'biodegradable plastic products or infinite …
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