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...
April 2017
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Introduction by the Managing Director
Dear Reader,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...