deseuri
Moving from destructive consumption toward a zero-waste system
10 December 2025More than 28% of all U.S. garbage consists of packaging, which is generally designed to be thrown away once the product it contains is used. Less than half of all plastic packaging on the U.S. market is recyclable, and only a tiny fraction of that actually gets recycled. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ... Mai mult
SGR în România: de la implementare la reper european al economiei circulare. România urcă pe podium în UE, într-un peisaj dominat de sisteme mature, care funcționează chiar și de 4 decenii
10 December 202518 țări din Europa au implementat până în prezent un Sistem de Garanție – Returnare, printre cele mai recente fiind România, Austria, Slovacia, Ungaria sau Irlanda. La doi ani de la lansarea sa, Sistemul de Garanție-Returnare (SGR) din România, operat de RetuRO, nu mai este doar o inițiativă națională de mediu, ci o infrastructură strategică, ... Mai mult
Afacerea pubelelor „nefuncționale” din Capitală, un eșec de 40 de milioane de euro
10 December 2025Capitala a investit zeci de milioane de euro în sisteme de colectare moderne, dar multe dintre pubelele eco stau astăzi înfoliate, nefuncționale sau uitate pe câmpuri. Şi mașinile speciale pentru reciclare ruginesc în parcări. Explicaţia? Nu s-au încheiat contracte cu firmele de colectare a gunoiului, scrie observatornews.ro. În Sectorul 2, mii de pubele ecologice montate ... Mai mult
Recycling ‘worsens microplastics problem’
10 December 2025The fashion sector’s environmental strategy is making microplastics pollution worse, a new investigation has found. More than a hundred brands claim that recycled polyester from waste plastic bottles can help reduce pollution and other environmental problems. Adidas, H&M, Puma and Patagonia have switched almost all their polyester use from virgin to recycled for sustainability reasons. ... Mai mult
SK Chemicals achieves Korea’s first vertical integration in recycling
10 December 2025The Feedstock Innovation Center (FIC) will process waste plastics into feedstock. Once the facility is completed, SK Chemicals will secure a value chain that extends beyond the production of chemically recycled materials to encompass the sourcing of waste plastics. The two companies plan to establish a process on an idle site of about 13,200 m² ... Mai mult
How local authorities have led on the circular economy in 2025
10 December 2025CIWM Early Careers Ambassador and Principal Advisor at APSE, Bonni Jee, explores how local authorities continued to innovate in all things circular economy throughout 2025. Most of you reading this probably go to a HWRC (household waste recycling centre) or ‘the tip’ at least once a year, if not more, and almost certainly conscientiously put ... Mai mult
Call for Expressions of Interest – Capacity building programme for one Circular Economy Business Support Organisation (CEBSO) in East Africa
10 December 2025Are you a BSO established in either Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, or Uganda and working to advance the circular economy? Are you already active or willing to build circular economy expertise in areas such as critical raw materials, bio-based materials, ICT and electronics, batteries, machinery and equipment, or buildings and construction? The EU Circular Economy Resource ... Mai mult
China eyes EU PPWR compliance as demand for recycled materials accelerates
10 December 2025As the industry prepares for the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), demand for recycled materials is rising. A recent report by the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) and the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) finds that this trend presents Chinese producers with an opportunity to align with EU standards early on ... Mai mult
Garda de Mediu a amendat cu 40.000 de lei o familie care a poluat cu deșeuri un teren de lângă râul Mureș
10 December 2025Un teren de 10.000 de metri pătraţi, situat lângă râul Mureş, la marginea municipiului Arad, a fost poluat cu mari cantităţi de deşeuri depozitate de o familie, membrii acesteia fiind amendaţi cu 40.000 de lei de autorităţi, care au descins în urma unei sesizări. Comisari ai Gărzii de Mediu şi ai Poliţiei din Arad au ... Mai mult
