MPs hear concerns over China waste exports
He said: ”The test is now in the strategy development. How seriously does it incorporate the concept of a circular economy and address the viability of a weight based target, the impact of carbon, residual waste per capita etc. There are lots of other ways to measure our success that are better, and we all … […]
Sustainable Finance: High-Level Expert Group delivers roadmap for greener and cleaner economy
At the same time, creating an enabling framework for private investors is crucial to achieving the transition to a cleaner, more resource-efficient, circular economy. The HLEG's final report provides us with a roadmap to do just that and we welcome their invaluable contribution to this very important issue.". Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Sustainable Finance: […]
Circular Economy #3 by BluBlu Studios
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Indonesia Begins Efforts to Curb Marine Waste
"The most important thing to do is to ensure proper waste management on land, and to move away from the types of plastic we only use once and then throw away, such as plastic wrappers, plastic bags and bottles, and instead promote a circular economy," Norway's ambassador Vegard Kaale said, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: […]
Flight Plastics recycles first 1000 tonnes of PET bottles
But this can only happen if all the steps of the Circular Economy are involved – New Zealand manufacturers and supermarkets use trays and containers made from New Zealand Recycled Plastic, consumers buy and recycle those trays and containers, Flight buys and reuses that plastic for new trays and … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Flight […]
Valmet to supply a waste-fired boiler to Shanying Huazhong Paper in China
Shanying International Holdings' investment in waste-to-energy solution enables high overall efficiency with very effective heat and power generation and supports circular economy. Installation is scheduled to begin in June 2018. Heat and power production will start early 2019. "This boiler delivery will … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Valmet to supply a waste-fired boiler to Shanying […]
'Single-use-plastic-free' Derry can be realised in five years, say Colrs.
Dobbins won unanimous support for a motion welcoming the Council's adoption of a “circular economy/zero waste strategy” and the proposed development of “a more robust strategy to tackle waste that includes achievable targets to make this Council a 'single-use-plastic-free' authority in the next five … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: 'Single-use-plastic-free' Derry can be realised in […]
City Plant Marks RNG Milestone for Quebec
“Saint-Hyacinthe is proud to be one of the first cities in North America to recycle its organic materials through biomethanation,” says Mayor Claude Corbeil. “This is a good example of the circular economy, as citizens and local agrifood companies send their organic materials to the biomethanation facility, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: City Plant Marks […]
Hefty strides made in recovering plastic packaging as an energy source
Wooster: As a global advocate for resource recovery technologies, Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics is dedicated to sustainability through policies and programs that advance the vision of a circular economy for plastics, an important focus of the 2025 sustainability goals Dow set in 2015. Plastics … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Hefty strides made in recovering […]
Zero Waste and the circular economy – it takes two
The circular economy is part of Boston's move towards zero waste. Find out more about it and how you can do your part. The stuff in our lives is full of untapped potential. A T-shirt one day can be turned into a quilt patch the next. An old desk can be fashioned into a bookcase. […]