Great attendance at PJ Diesel Engineering's Danish Maritime Days events
In the next few days we will have several exciting events, including: on Circular Economy, 3D printing, and an introduction to the new Woodward … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Great attendance at PJ Diesel Engineering's Danish Maritime Days events Great attendance at PJ Diesel Engineering's Danish Maritime Days events
France extends fight against food waste to fashion industry banning shops from throwing away …
Instead, companies will be obliged to donate unsold items to recycling organisations or charities for reuse. The intended ban forms part of the government's “circular economy roadmap”, a nationwide scheme to eliminate the country's “consume and discard” model in favour of a more sustainable circular … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: France extends fight against food […]
Policy Officer on Circular Economy & Product Policy at EEB
Mission: The successful candidate will lead the EEB's work on product policy development and its contribution to the Circular Economy agenda. In terms of European policy, emphasis will be on engaging in the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive and Energy Labelling Regulation, and their links to … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Policy Officer on Circular […]
Defra Brexit preparations held back by lack of clarity
Greener UK, a coalition of 13 major environmental organisations, named the waste and resources sector as 'high risk' in its Brexit Risk Tracker back in October after Defra predicted it would not be able to reach the 60 per cent recycling target set by the EU's Circular Economy Package. Waste and … Source: Circular Economy News […]
Expresions of interest: Paper on Circular Economy
The Baltic University Research and Publications Office (BURaP) is involved in the preparation of a special issue of a famous and very traditional (70 years old) British journal, with a nice impact factor, which focuses on the circular economy. BUP members working in this field and who may have potential … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: […]
Circular economy on Milan menu
The circular economy will be up for discussion at the world's leading food innovation summit next week. Innovators Magazine is a media partner with Seeds&Chips and we'll be posting live from Milan on Twitter and Instagram – and on here. If you're booking this weekend, get a 30% discount on the ticket … Source: Circular Economy […]
Mondi's BarrierPack Recyclable awarded for technical innovation
… of polyethylene film BarrierPack Recyclable is a highly functional, flexible, packaging material that's easy to open and reclose for consumer convenience.” Mondi says it developed BarrierPack Recyclable to help address the plastic waste issue, supporting the move toward a more circular economy. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Mondi's BarrierPack Recyclable awarded for technical innovation […]
Waste crisis: Australia isn't recycling, we're 'just collecting'
The European Union champions the “circular economy” and likes to boast that its energy and resources are carefully reused and recycled. But the circle is far from complete. Only 40 per cent of the continent's waste is reused or recycled, and it sends millions of tonnes of paper and plastics overseas. Source: Circular Economy News […]
We can profit from the recycling crisis
It's all about encouraging what is being called a ''circular economy''. Here in Australia, the extent of the problem, and thus the opportunity, is staggering. On average, each Australian resident generates close to three tonnes of waste each year. About 60 per cent of that is recyclable. China was taking as … Source: Circular Economy News […]
Issue 475 | 07 May 2018
… EU Enlargement: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, eHealth, Future of Europe, eGigarettes, Cohesion Policy, Brexit, 5 questions with Laima Andrikienė and more. Green protector. As Chair of the environment committee Adina-Ioana Vălean has her work cut out. The circular economy, plastic pollution, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Issue 475 | 07 May 2018 Issue […]