waste
Ghanaian Waste Pickers Call for Government’s Intervention
2 March 2023The Kpone Landfill Waste Pickers Association has commemorated International Waste Picker’s Day, calling on the government and the private sector to support them with funds and essential logistics. According to them, the support would aid them to secure community waste management contracts to enable them to undertake door-step waste collection. A statement issued by Kpone ... Mai mult
Recycling, downcycling and the need for a circular economy
2 March 2023Photo source: Metabolic.nl What happens to the plastic and paper that you’ve carefully sorted into separate bins? We like to believe those old items are remade into new items and get cycled over and over again. In reality, most recycling is really ‘downcycling’. And while recycling, downcycling, and upcycling all help to preserve the life ... Mai mult
Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them at an Indonesian flea market
25 February 2023At a rundown market on the Indonesian island of Batam, a small location tracker was beeping from the back of a crumbling second-hand shoe store. A Reuters reporter followed the high-pitched ping to a mound of old sneakers and began digging through the pile. There they were: a pair of blue Nike running shoes with ... Mai mult
Study shows EPR laws could increase US recycling rates
23 February 2023A recent study conducted by The Recycling Partnership, Washington, claims states can expect significant increases in recycling rates for packaging—including plastic, glass, aluminum and steel—and printed paper with the adoption of extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs. The study, “Increasing Recycling Rates with EPR Policy,” explores the impact of EPR programs in seven jurisdictions worldwide and in ... Mai mult
ETC/CE Report 2023/2 The fate of EU plastic waste
22 February 2023There has been a steady decline in the export of EU plastic waste trade, which, since 2017, has been surpassed (both in volume and value) by a growing flow of intra-EU waste trade, concludes a new report launched by Eionet Portal. It also finds that the composition of traded plastic waste polymers has been more ... Mai mult
UK DRSs are happening, but is the glass half full or half empty?
14 February 2023Thirteen years after making the case for a deposit return system (DRS) in the UK, Eunomia Research & Consulting says that last month’s confirmation that a DRS would be introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was very welcome (a separate scheme is due to launch in Scotland in August). Let’s start with some positives: ... Mai mult
Ministerul Mediului, Apelor şi Pădurilor a aprobat 167 de cereri de finanțare în cadrul apelului de proiecte pentru construirea de insule ecologice digitalizate prin Planul Naţional de Redresare şi Rezilienţă 2020-2026
8 February 2023Autoritățile publice locale din România au depus 169 de cereri de finanțare în cadrul apelului de finanțare deschis în perioada 15 septembrie – 24 noiembrie 2022, având o alocare financiară de 1,28 miliarde de lei. Au fost aprobate 167 de cereri de finanțare pentru un număr total de 8.395 de insule ecologice digitalizate, cu ... Mai mult
European Union Export Data
31 January 2023Plastic waste trade exports to non-OECD countries has dramatically increased in Fall 2022 and Winter 2023, most likely due to high energy costs shutting down plastic recycling operations in the E.U. E.U. plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries rose to 56.8 million kg/month in January 2023 from 28.1 million kg/month in May 2022. Increase ... Mai mult
Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – government response
20 January 2023Some very good news from the UK today, with the governments and environmental departments of England, Wales and Northern Ireland confirming the details of their deposit systems for drinks packaging. Anyone who has followed the world of deposit return systems for some time will know there’s been quite a delay in getting this information published. ... Mai mult
