Producer responsibility for packaging has been a voluntary system in Norway since 1994. Despite this, approximately 85% of all packaging has been counted for...
January/February 2018
ÇEVKO FOUNDATION (TURKEY) WILL CONTINUE WITH ITS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
As ÇEVKO Foundation, we will continue with our Trainer Training program, which has been going on since 2009, with the support of the Ministry of National...
ECOPACK BULGARIA: RECYCLING SCHOOL “TEACHERS FOR CLEAN ENVIRONMENT“ IN VRATSA
ECOPACK Bulgaria’s educational program “Recycling School. Teachers for Clean Environment” kicked off on February 21st, in the conference room of Vratsa...
ÉEQ (CANADA) PROUD TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION: CHINESE BAN ON IMPORTS OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
In the wake of China’s decision to close its borders to the import of recyclable materials, Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) is working with all of the value chain partners, particularity sorting...
GREENPAK’S (MALTA) CRUSH AND WIN CAMPAIGN
At GreenPak, we are offering the public, the chance to win €100 DAILY, with our Crush & Win Campaign! The primary objective of the Crush and Win campaign is to target littering and reduce the amount...
GREEN DOT CYPRUS NEW CAMPAIGN “RECYCLING AND QUALITY OF LIFE”
In 2017, Green Dot Cyprus, aiming at raising public awareness, approached the importance and necessity of recycling within the wider context of the “Quality of Life” concept."Quality of Life" is a...
CONAI (ITALY) THE NEW CONAI 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTION GUIDE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED
The new version of the "Guide to the adhesion and application of the CONAI Environmental Contribution" 2018 is available.The CONAI 2018 Guide consists of two volumes: the first illustrates the...
PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA) ACHIEVED AGAIN THE NATIONAL R&R TRAGETS
In 2017, Pakomak fulfilled the national goals for the seventh consecutive year defined by the Ministry of Environment in accordance with the Law on Packaging Management and Packaging Waste. Pakomak...
FTI (SWEDEN) PRESS RELEASE: SYSTEM SUPPLIER CONTRACTED FOR MOTALA FACILITY
Plastkretsen has signed a contract with the German sorting system supplier Sutco. The contract includes production and installation of a turnkey sorting system for plastic packaging in the Motala...
FOST PLUS (BELGIUM) THE AMBASSADORS OF CLEANLINESS, SUPPORTING MUNICIPAL SERVICES
At street or district level, the “Ambassadeurs de la Propreté/Ambassadors of Cleanliness” will regularly and voluntarily collect litter. Thousand of citizens, associations and enterprises go into...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE CHINA BAN
Speaking at the Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform meeting in Brussels, Commission’s Vice-President Timmermans said that the Plastics Strategy could be undermined if China’s decision to ban waste...
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH THE COMMISSIONER KATAINEN IN THE ENVI COMMITTEE, FEB 21, BRUSSELS
On Tuesday 21 February 2018, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee held an exchange of views with Commissioner for Growth and Investment Katainen on the implementation of the Circular...