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Ministerul Mediului vrea reguli noi pentru magazinele „second-hand”. Hainele ajung, de fapt, la gunoi
13 January 2023Ministrul Mediului, Tanczos Barna, a anunțat introducerea unui regulament pentru produsele second -hand aduse din import. Oficialul de la Mediu spune că nu e corect față de mediu, dacă 90% din textilele importate se aruncă la gunoi și devin „deșeuri textile”. La acest moment, statul român nu are un sistem pentru gestionarea deșeurilor textile. Acestea ajung ... Mai mult
EV Battery Recycling: Baby, I can recycle your car!
13 January 2023Batteries play an important role in decarbonising transport as well as helping to shift from fossil fuel to renewable power generation as a dispatchable source of electricity. But all those batteries will reach their end of life. “We need efficient recycling solutions in the next few years to be able to recycle the increasing quantities ... Mai mult
Study shows: Valuable raw materials hidden in households due to lack of recycling
13 January 2023Sell, donate, dispose of or recycle: The Austrian waste management companies are calling on the population to clean out. A recent VOEB study shows that 80 percent of Austrians keep clothes, mobile phones, children’s toys or household appliances even though they are no longer needed. The circular economy thus misses out on valuable raw materials. ... Mai mult
Japanese researchers succeed in extracting rare metal from lithium-ion batteries
13 January 2023The current lithium-ion battery recycling system includes the usage of toxic inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid or strong organic solvent which are very harmful to the environment. In addition, some chemical process includes high-temperature condition and emit toxic corrosive vapors which is very dangerous to factory operators. Researchers all over the world work ... Mai mult
Maarten Labberton: “We are confident to achieve 100 percent aluminium can recycling by 2030”
13 January 2023A new report shows that aluminium beverage can recycling in 2020 remained high at 73% despite the impact of the new EU recycling reporting rules. Waste Management World talked with Maarten Labberton, Director Packaging Group at European Aluminium about the reasons for the increase, the industry meeting the EU targets and the necessity of regulations. ... Mai mult
Packed with flavour
12 January 2023Two giants of industry, Eviosys and Barilla have partnered to create a sustainable future for the packaging of Barilla’s premium pesto range. The new packaging, features a revised logo, graphics, and jar design, showcasing the care and quality of the ingredients that goes into every jar. The partnership represents a step change in the food ... Mai mult
Gunoaiele, subiectul unei intâlniri de lucru la Prefectura capitalei
10 January 2023În continuarea demersurilor realizate în 2022 de către Prefectura Municipiului București și având în vedere că, la sfârșitul anului, contractele comerciale încheiate pentru depozitarea deșeurile de pe raza Municipiului București au intrat într-o etapă nouă, prefectul Toni Greblă solicită Primarului General și Primarilor de Sector să ia de urgență toate măsurile necesare la nivelul Capitalei în ... Mai mult
Danone taken to court over its plastic use
10 January 2023Founded in 1919, Danone, as well as being one of the world’s leading companies in the food industry, is also among the most polluting ones. Singled out on several occasions by the Break Free From Plastic coalition, Danone is indeed one of the largest users of plastic packaging worldwide. Danone’s use of plastic is increasing despite the urgency to reduce ... Mai mult
‘A drop in the ocean’: England bans some single-use plastics – but does it go far enough?
10 January 2023Single-use plastic items including cutlery and plates will soon be banned in England, the government has announced. Each year, the country uses around 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25 billion items of cutlery, according to government estimates. Only 10 per cent of these are recycled. Now, environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has confirmed that such items ... Mai mult
