April 2017
Introduction by the managing director
Introduction by the Managing Director
I do sincerely hope that you had some time to welcome and enjoy the coming of the spring, despite the busy period and the ongoing debates and discussions around the Circular Economy Package! The spring is the very season, with the nature waking up, which makes us more conscious about how to keep our home, our city or village and our countries green and clean!
EXPRA news
ARTICLE FROM EXPRA IN THE ISWA MAGAZINE WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD
Towards a Circular Economy: Extended Producer Responsibility makes a difference, by Joachim Quoden, Managing Director, EXPRA The latest EMF report “A New Plastics Economy: Catalysing action”, which was launched at the World Economic Forum in January, focused, once...
EXPRA HOSTS EPR CLUB LUNCH DEBATE ON “HOW TO MEASURE RECYCLING?”
On Wednesday 29 March, an EPR Club event led by EXPRA took place. Stakeholders within the EPR Club agreed to work together towards finding common ground around a new EU-wide calculation method for recycling.The latter must optimise current recycling practices and...
News updates
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH COMMISSION VICE-PRESIDENT JYRKI KATAINEN
On Monday 20 March, Commission Vice-President Katainen presented to the Environment Committee the European Commission’s view on the Commission Eco-design Working Plan 2016-2019. The Commissioner made the following points in course of the debate: The Eco-design...
PACKAGING CHAIN FORUM CROSS-INDUSTRY STATEMENT, MARCH 15, BRUSSELS
Following the European Parliament’s plenary vote, 36 packaging value chain associations agreed on common recommendations for the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) to the EU institutions. EXPRA also co-signed the...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: PLENARY VOTES THE WFD AND PPWD
On Tuesday 14 March, the European Parliament plenary held a debate on the reports on the legislative proposals on waste. Throughout the debate MEPs thanked the Rapporteur for good job and congratulated on the final ENVI report. The debate was followed by a vote on...
News from members
FOST PLUS (BEGIUM) MAJOR JOINT INITIATIVE FOR CLEAN ENVIRONMENT IN WALLONIA
The initiative is named Be WaPP (Wallonie Plus Propre) and was set up with the aim of improving public cleanness in Wallonia by focusing on behavior change.It is the result of a partnership agreement signed on 1 February 2016 between Wallonia and companies that...
ECOPACK BULGARIA AND FM + RADIO ANNOUNCE A NEW RADIO SHOW – “GREEN LINE”
ECOPACK Bulgaria and FM + Radio joined forces in the name of a cleaner, greener and more beautiful cities.Every day, between 1 and 2 pm., the famous hosts of the radio show will be on the green phone line to take citizen’s eco ideas. Inhabitants are invited to call...
ÇEVKO (TURKEY) PERCEPTION SURVEY RESULTS PUBLISHED:ONLY ONE OUT OF THREE PEOPLE COLLECTS PACKAGING WASTE SEPARATELY!
ÇEVKO Foundation conducted a survey in İstanbul in 11 districts (Ataşehir, Avcılar, Bağcılar, Bakırköy, Beşiktaş, Kadıköy, Kartal, Maltepe, Pendik, Şişli, Zeytinburnu) with 500 face to face, and 1,133 digital interviews involving the general Turkish public. “The...
CONAI (ITALY) COMPETITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
Competition and environmental protection in waste management: The Italian University LUISS-Guido Carli made a study, promoted by CONAI, entitled "Management of waste packaging in Italy: profiles and critical competitive questions".The aim is to contribute to the...
PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA) “PROJECT HAPPINESS”
The Association for human & social development "Project Happiness" on Pakomak initiative, implemented first theater performance for children from primary schools, shaped as interactive project with useful and educational information about recycling and environment....
GREENPAK (MALTA) COLLECTION OF PLASTIC CAPS IN AID OF ISTRINA 2017
Under the patronage of the President of Malta, GreenPak collects plastic caps for recycling in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund (MCCF). The more plastic caps collected, the more the donation for Istrina!Running for the seventh consecutive year, this year’s...
RINKI (FINLAND) A YEAR OF PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
After producer responsibility for consumer packaging was transferred from municipalities to producer organisations on 1 January 2016, some sceptics asked if this action would cause consumers to be less keen to recycle.This question was prompted by the policy...
ECOEMBES (SPAIN) ANNOUNCES THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF PACKAGING RECYCLING WITH ITS NEW CAMPAIGN “BREATHE”
The objective of the campaign, which will be present in the mainstream media, is to make tangible the importance to the environment of the recycling of the packaging waste which is deposited in the yellow container. Why is recycling useful? This is the question...