EU's 'Urban Mining' Tool Finds Value in Electronic Trash
… chief technology officer of Stena Metall, a recycling company based in Sweden. “Legislators need similar information to develop for society efficient extended producer liability systems. “The database developed by the ProSUM project is a very good start and one step closer to a more circular economy. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: EU's 'Urban Mining' […]
Lystek Wins Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) for Sustainable …
This recognition validates our commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability in diverting biosolids and other, non-hazardous, organic materials from landfills in favor of higher and better uses as part of the rapidly expanding clean tech/green tech sector – and the circular economy. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Lystek Wins Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award […]
World's lightest three-piece steel aerosol can
“Together with our suppliers, Henkel is working on innovative solutions that contribute to product recycling and the principles of the circular economy. Closing the circle is a joint effort of many parties involved in this ecosystem. Innovation does not happen in isolation, and therefore, Henkel is going to … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: World's lightest […]
EU chems aim to engage on recycling, but true circular economy still far off
LONDON (ICIS)–EU petrochemical sources have embraced the drive for more recycling but figureheads like the European chemical regulator's executive director conceded a true circular economy is still a distant thought. The European Commission published on 16 January its very first Europe-wide … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: EU chems aim to engage on recycling, but true […]
Public and private pledges for plastics diversion in Europe
“These challenging voluntary commitments will enable the plastics industry to strive for the best possible solutions to maximise the potential of the different polymer types for a more circular economy,” according to the “European Plastics Industry Circular Economy Voluntary Commitments” document, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Public and private pledges for plastics diversion in Europe […]
EU prepares comprehensive microplastics restriction
The strategy is one of five priority areas, adopted by the EU action plan for the circular economy. Its broad objective is ensure all plastic packaging on the single market is recyclable by 2030 and consumption of single-use plastics is decreased. Echa will seek stakeholder evidence in the spring to help its … Source: Circular Economy […]
Bulgaria Hails European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy
ESD 15:55:01 17-01-2018 DD1554ES.107 107 ENVIRONMENT – PRESIDENCY – PRIORITIES-ampl.1 Bulgaria Hails European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy Sofia, January 17 (BTA) – Environment Minister Neno Dimov said Bulgaria hails the adoption of the European Strategy for Plastics … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Bulgaria Hails European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy […]
Queen's University Belfast opens new €9.7 million research centre for renewable energy
The abundance of natural energy resources, value in organic waste and the opportunities for the circular economy in the inter-regional area have also driven the focus of the bio-energy research. The potential for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland to become leaders in marine renewable energy is … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Queen's University Belfast opens […]
Tracking Europe's waste – 'There's gold in them landfills'
"This is one step closer to a circular economy," Pascal Leroy, project coordinator and head of the non-profit WEEE Forum based in Brussels that promotes recycling of waste electronic and electrical equipment, told Reuters. "We've been doing the prospecting stage," Jaco Huisman, of the United Nations … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Tracking Europe's waste – […]
The European Parliament halts perverse subsidies to energy from mixed waste
Today the European Parliament voted to align the Renewable Energy Directive with the circular economy, by strengthening the criteria for the use of waste and residues for energy production. 17.01.2018. Rainer Sturm, pixelio.de. According to Zero Waste Europe both Member States and the operators … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: The European Parliament halts perverse subsidies […]