recycling
Maarten Labberton: “We are confident to achieve 100 percent aluminium can recycling by 2030”
13 January 2023
A 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
Inside Big Plastic’s Faltering $1.5 Billion Global Cleanup Effort
21 December 2022
Almost four years since the Alliance to End Plastic Waste launched, its on-the-ground recycling is negligible compared to the new plastic produced by its core members, petrochemical companies. In May 2021, a container ship called the X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka and then sank into the Indian Ocean. The vessel was ... Mai mult
Strategia Națională privind Economia Circulară și potențialul uriaș al dozelor din aluminiu în asigurarea circularității ambalajelor
8 December 2022
În plin proces de definire a Planului de Acțiune pentru aplicarea Strategiei Naționale privind Economia Circulară, România face pași către tranziția de la o economie liniară la una bazată pe conservarea și valorificarea resurselor. Cu o analiză a 14 sectoare de activitate, Strategia vizează și sectorul dedicat alimentelor și băuturilor, pentru care principala problemă identificată ... Mai mult
Coles, Woolworths recycling scheme collapses after secret stockpiles revealed
8 November 2022
Australia’s largest plastic bag recycling program has collapsed amid revelations hundreds of millions of bags and other soft plastic items dropped off by customers at Coles and Woolworths are being secretly stockpiled in warehouses and not recycled. Instead of being taken to companies that use the plastic to make other items, REDcycle has been transporting ... Mai mult
Sustainable waste management: what the EU is doing
6 April 2018
Every year 2.1 billion tonnes of waste are generated in the EU. The amount of waste and the way it is managed varies a lot across EU countries, but there has been a shift to more recycling and less landfilling. To reduce waste and its impact on the environment, the EU has adopted ambitious targets ... Mai mult
