Autumn/Winter 2019
Introduction by the managing director
Introduction by the Managing Director
With the end of this year so close we can take a look back at the very busy times we had with the numerous challenges but also opportunities, arising from the revised waste legislation, and especially the respective acts clarifying the details as how and where to measure recycling, how to define in a fair and transparent manner average loss rates, etc.
EXPRA news
ISWA EVENT IN BRUSSELS DISCUSSES THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY 2.0, DECEMBER 5, BRUSSELS
In his role as Chair of the newly reinstated ISWA EU group, Joachim Quoden organised and chaired an event in Brussels on 5 December, on the topic of “Towards a Circular Economy 2.0: Combining ambition with reality”. The event, attended by more than 50 selected...
WORKSHOP ON COLLECTING AND MAXIMISING GLASS RECYCLING THROUGH EPR, DECEMBER 12, BRUSSELS
The event was organized by FEVE jointly with FERVER, EXPRA and other PROs. Over 25 representatives of the glass packaging value chain (including the EXPRA members EcoVidrio, Afvalfonds, Eco Rom, Fost Plus and the respective material associations from Italy, Sweden,...
EXPRA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NOVEMBER 27, ROTTERDAM
On 27 November EXPRA held its autumn General Assembly in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 18 members of EXPRA attended the meeting. During the meeting, EXPRA’s Managing Director Joachim Quoden presented preliminary summary of 2019 noting that 2019 was dominated by the...
Upcoming events
PACKAGING WASTE AND SUSTAINABILITY FORUM
Now in its 26th year, Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum (23 - 25 March 2020, Brussels) is the longest established conference in the packaging waste policy and sustainability space. As already a tradition, The Managing Director of EXPRA developed the content...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Upcoming events, where EXPRA Management and representatives are participating / presenting 12 February 2020, Brussels New Charter 2020+ Symposium, organized by A.I.S.E. 10-11 March, 2020, Cologne, Germany AMI's Plastics Regulations 2020 conference, organized...
News updates
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW EUROPEAN COMMISSION
On 27 November, the new College of Commissioners was approved by the European Parliament by 461 to 157 against, with 89 abstentions. The new European Commission will take office on 1 December. The new Commission received overwhelming support from the EPP, S&D...
COUNCIL OF THE EU ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON OCEANS AND SEAS AND ON THE BIOECONOMY
On Tuesday 19 November, the Council of the EU adopted its conclusions on oceans and seas. The document calls on Member States and the European Commission to increase their actions to protect marine and coastal ecosystems as plastic waste and microplastics cause...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESENTS EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL
On 11 December, the new European Commission unveiled its ambitious plan to make the EU the first climate neutral continent in the world by 2050. To reach this objective, the Commission will propose the first European ‘Climate Law’ to enshrine the 2050 climate...
EU HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT DISCUSS MULTI-ANNUAL BUDGET
On 12 December, EU Heads of State met in Brussels for the last EU Council Summit of 2019. While discussions mostly focused on the EU’s climate strategy for 2050, EU leaders also discussed the proposal on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (i.e. the EU multiannual...
CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE BARCELONA CONVENTION DISCUSSED PLASTIC POLLUTION IN NAPLES SUMMIT
Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention gathered in Naples from 2 to 5 December for their twenty-first meeting. TTo recall, the Barcelona Convention was signed in 1975 under the UN Environment Programme to promote and ensure environmental protection in the...
News from members
CONAI (ITALY) PRESENTS THE NEW GREEN ECONOMY REPORT
In 2018, almost 10.7 million tonnes of packaging waste were sent for recycling and recovery. This is 80.6% of the amount put on the market, well above the legal targets, a trend that is constantly and progressively growing.This figure is the result of more than...
TAMIR (ISRAEL) PROMOTION OF SIMPLE AND CLEAR INFORMATION FOR SORTING TO THE PUBLIC
In addition to requiring the citizens to make an effort to separate waste at home, they are required to understand into which package to throw to each waste bin and this prevents many from joining the effort.In order to solve this problem, TAMIR initiated the...
PAKOMAK (NORTHERN MACEDONIA): SMARTBIN – A REVERSE VENDING MACHINE THAT WILL OPERATE AS PART OF ECOMAC – AN INCENTIVE SYSTEM THAT REWARDS PEOPLE
The enormous volume of packaging waste generated by the ever-growing consumption in our society further emphasizes the importance of recycling as an instrument that regulates the sustainability process. Macedonian packaging recovery organization Pakomak is already...
EKOPAK (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) INITIATIVES
Over the past three months, Ekopak has organized and participated in several major events and implemented a large number of activities that contributed to the development of the recycling system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Special part of our activities was the...
ECOEMBES (SPAIN) INITIATIVES
Three major compaigns of Ecoembes are presented: LIBERA - 1m2, David Cup campaign and Recycled Orchestra of Cateura. LIBERA - 1m2 Between December 7th and December 15th, more than 6,000 volunteers from all over Spain went out to the countryside to put an end to the...
FOST PLUS (BELGIUM) BETTER SORTING OF WASTE OUTSIDE THE HOME? FP JOINS EFFORTS WITH BRUSSELS AIRPORT COMPANY
Brussels, 20 December 2019 - In June this year, Brussels Airport Company (BAC) and Fost Plus signed a "Waste Charter" by which BAC undertook to sort 50% of airport waste. This is a priority project for both companies as the 24,000 employees and 70,000 passengers...
GREEN DOT NORWAY IS DEVELOPING A NEW TOOL TO SHOW HOW PACKAGING CHOICES AFFECT RECYCLABILITY
In order to increase the recycling of the packaging materials, it is important that the packaging is designed so that it is best suited for both sorting and recycling. In some cases, it may be complicated for the packaging designer to orientate themselves on how...
RINKI (FINLAND) EXPLORES THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLING GLASS: SORTING GLASS PACKAGING IS A CLIMATE ACTION
Sorting glass packaging is a small act that has a great impact on climate. Each kilogramme of sorted, non-deposit glass packaging saves about 0.5 kg of greenhouse gas emissions compared to glass that ends up in mixed waste. Every Finn sorted an average of 4 kg of...
COUNCIL OF THE EU ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON OCEANS AND SEAS AND ON THE BIOECONOMY
GreenPak’s network of 800 smart iBiNs installed in 41 localities won the first place in the fifth edition of the Sustainable Enterprise Awards organised by the Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses (MEIB).GreenPak Cooperative Society was awarded...