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Lotte Chilsung, JDC, Coca-Cola hit for generating most single-use plastic waste
24 January 2024Lotte Chilsung, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Development Corp. (JDC) and Coca-Cola generate the most single-use plastic waste among the country’s food and beverage makers, according to Greenpeace Korea, Wednesday. The environmental group released the findings after surveying over 2,000 participants who kept track of all the single-use plastic waste they discarded for a week ... Mai mult
Alliance to End Plastic Waste Highlights 27 Actions and Policies to Reduce Plastic Waste Leakage and Increase Recycling
5 January 2024A study published by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and supported by Roland Berger highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. The Plastic Waste Management Framework lays out a framework with policy levers and actions that can be used to develop national action plans for advancing waste management systems ... Mai mult
New Standard For Circular Plastics Aims To Ensure Higher Quality
18 December 2023Cirplus, Europe’s largest digital procurement platform for recycled plastics, has developed a new standard for the use of recycled plastics. Together with the IKK — Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy and the Kunststoff-Institut Luedenscheid, DIN SPEC 91481 sets out to improve the quality assurance of polyamide-based recyclates through the correction of previously insufficient data ... Mai mult
Cei mai valoroși bani pe care-i vei face vreodată | Ce am învățat dintr-un experiment eșuat
14 December 2023Din capul locului, recunosc că experimentul nu a reușit: așa cum v-am spus, am încercat, timp de 2 săptămâni, să cumpăr „fără plastic” de la supermarketul din proximitate, misiune care pentru un tip comod ca mine a fost imposibilă. Experimentul l-am făcut cu sprijinul Lidl, partenerul nostru de drum lung din habits by Republica – platforma destinată micilor „obiceiuri ... Mai mult
DRS “shortcuts and loopholes”: Crossindustry platform calls for stronger PPWR revisions
13 December 202313 Dec 2023 — A platform of almost 50 organizations from 13 European countries is calling for the amendment of the final PPWR wording — acknowledging the key role of a deposit return system (DRS), as a “necessary tool” to ensure true circularity for single-use beverage containers in the EU. The group says that in ... Mai mult
EU Leadership: A Policy Framework for Plastic Recycling
11 December 2023Plastic consumption has surged in recent years, mirroring global economic growth and serving needs in a variety of products and packaging. However, this generates 360 million tonnes of plastic waste per year, 71 percent of which is poorly managed and risks leaking into the environment. Plastic waste pollution is a global challenge that needs to ... Mai mult
Marea Britanie | Guvernul e presat să taxeze ambalajele de plastic cu 500 de lire sterline pe tonă
7 December 2023Asociația pentru Servicii de Mediu (ESA) a sugerat o creștere semnificativă a taxei pe ambalajele din plastic. Ei propun creșterea taxei la 500 de lire sterline (GPB) pe tonă. De asemenea, propun un prag minim de conținut reciclat de 50% pentru produsele de ambalare din plastic, conform WasteTrade. Guvernul Regatului Unit intenționează să legifereze o creștere a taxei pe ... Mai mult
Cyclyx announces final investment decision for circularity center
7 December 2023Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based Cyclyx International, a joint venture among Agilyx, Tigard, Oregon, and Houston-based companies ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell, has announced a final investment decision (FID) to build the first Cyclyx Circularity Center (CCC) in Houston. The facility is designed to accept and process plastics for use in a range of recycling technologies. “This milestone is evidence of the real ... Mai mult
Sistemul Garanție Returnare, modificat pe ultima sută de metri: ce ambalaje au fost eliminate
9 November 2023Specialiștii precizează că a fost adoptată o Hotărâre de Guvern care prevede o modificare esențială cu privire la calendarul de implementare, prin stabilirea datei de 30 iunie 2024 ca dată limită până la care se pot introduce pe piață, respectiv comercializa, stocurile de ambalaje neinscripționate SGR, pre-existente la data de 30 noiembrie 2023. Astfel, Hotărârea Guvernului nr. ... Mai mult
