Do you feel guilty about your carbon footprint? Link to full article
Mais »IN DEPTH: Waste to Energy & The European Green Deal
In order to deal with our waste here in Europe in an environmentally sound way, appropriate capacity for both recycling and for treating residual waste must be made available. EWEP’s Dr Ella Stengler and Agné Razgaityté explore the implications of Green Deal on realising this. Link to full article
Mais »Recycling rate for paper increased to 72
According to EPRC, the European paper recycling rate has increased from 71,7 in 2018 to 72 in 2019 due to a stable utilisation of Paper for Recycling (PfR) in the European paper industry. Link to full article
Mais »ESWET – Waste to Energy Essential Complement to Recycling as Lockdowns Loosen
As public authorities are now planning the post-coronavirus recovery, the ESWET has issued a reminder of the complementary role energy recovery plays to recycling in its comprehensive hygenisation of residual waste. Link to full article
Mais »Coca-Cola European Partners Invests in Polyester Waste Recycling
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) began funding Dutch startup CuRe Technology, which is developing a process for transforming difficult-to-recycle plastic polyester waste into high-quality recycled PET. Link to full article
Mais »LESSONS LEARNED FROM A ZERO-WASTE TRIAL
Have You Ever Thought About Living a Zero-Waste Lifestyle? Link to full article
Mais »Want to compost wet waste at home? Learn from this Mumbai couple
The rising levels of pollution we were experiencing in a mega-city like Mumbai always bothered us. Urban pollution, as well as the threat to contamination of natural resources, is a global problem, and in a developing country like ours, the municipal land-fills stand out on this front. Link to full …
Mais »IN DEPTH: Waste to Energy & The European Green Deal
In order to deal with our waste here in Europe in an environmentally sound way, appropriate capacity for both recycling and for treating residual waste must be made available. EWEPs Dr Ella Stengler and Agné Razgaityté explore the implications of Green Deal on realising this. Link:
Mais »IN DEPTH: Waste to Energy & The European Green Deal
In order to deal with our waste here in Europe in an environmentally sound way, appropriate capacity for both recycling and for treating residual waste must be made available. EWEP’s Dr Ella Stengler and Agné Razgaityté explore the implications of Green Deal on realising this. Link to full article
Mais »Vermont becomes first US state to mandate composting of food, bans food scraps from trash
Setting a great example in waste conservation, Vermont became the first state in the United States of America to prohibit food scraps in trash. Link:
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