The Rinki eco take-back point network is almost complete in Finland. It will be a substantial and successful network once ready. All of the 1,850 take-back...
December 2015
CONAI (ITALY) REWARDS COMPANIES THAT CHOOSE SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
CONAI announced the winning companies of the second edition of "Award for innovation and sustainable packaging – 2015 edition”, which rewards the most...
FOST PLUS (BELGIUM) PILOT PROJECTS FOR MORE RECYCLING OF PLASTIC PACKAGING
Currently the collection of light packaging in Belgium is organized around the blue PMD bag for Plastic bottles and flasks, Metal cans and Drinks cartons.Six...
GREEN DOT CYPRUS, CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE GLASS RECYCLING
In 2015, our Organization focused specifically on achieving the glass recycling targets and thus promoted glass recycling through among others the following actions The action ‘Will you help me?’...
PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA) “ARE YOU RECYCING?” – ECO LOCATIONS IN SCOPJE
Pakomak, together with some of the coffee bars and restaurants in Skopje, started the project „Аre you recyclINg?“. The employees in these eco locations are collecting their glass packaging waste...
VAL-I-PAC (BELGIUM) CLEAN SITE SYSTEM
CLEAN SITE SYSTEM :AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE ON BUILDING SITES Managing plastic packaging waste on building sites is often difficult. Waste should be correctly sorted,...
REPAK (IRELAND)
Repak is a not for profit company set up by Irish business and owned by its members. Our mission is to deliver on behalf of our members, the best environmentally sustainable packaging recovery...
EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY RELEASES REPORT ‘WASTE PREVENTION IN EUROPE – THE STATUS IN 2014’
The European Environmental Agency (EEA) published their second review entitled ‘Waste prevention in Europe – the status in 2014’. The report provides a review of 27 national and regional waste...
EP ENVI COMMITTEE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS (EOV) WITH COMMISSIONER VELLA ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE
On 21 December, the ENVI Committee held an EoV with Commissioner Vella on the Circular Economy Package replacing the one presented last year, during which the various items of legislation in the...
DUTCH PRESIDENCY AND ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE
The Circular Economy Package will be a key environmental dossier for the Dutch Presidency. The Netherlands has announced that they will prioritise the discussions on this Package within the...
EXPRA FIRST REACTION TO THE NEW CEP
The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) welcomes the European Commission’s acknowledgement that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes form an essential part of an efficient...
TWO NEW MEMBERS – SLOPAK (SLOVENIA) AND EKOPAK (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) JOIN EXPRA
The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) extends its reach into the Balkans:Two new members, SLOPAK Slovenia and EKOPAK Bosnia and Herzegovina, join the Extended Producer Responsibility...