When the G7 Leaders convened in Elmau, Germany, on 7-8 June they discussed the global economy, as well as foreign, security and development policy issues, but...
July 2015
A SECOND EC PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE DISTORTION OF THE WASTE MARKET STARTED
The European Commission has launched a second public consultation within the work on the Circular Economy. To recap, the consultation is organised in the...
COMMISSION LAUNCHES PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The European Commission opened its Public Consultation on the Circular Economy on 28 May. The deadline for contributions from stakeholders has been set for 20...
ENVI COMMITTEE ADOPTS PIETIKAINEN DRAFT REPORT, JUNE 17, BRUSSELS
On 17 June, the EP ENVI Committee voted on the amendments to the Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP, FI) report on Resource Efficiency – Moving towards a Circular Economy, and the draft report as amended was...
EXPRA EPR GLOSSARY UPDATED
As there were several developments during the last year, we updated the EXPRA EPR glossary. It is a collection of terms that are commonly used in the field of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)...
PUBLIC SEMINAR “THE IMPACT OF STREET COLLECTORS ON SEPARATE COLLECTION OF PACKAGING WASTE”, ISTANBUL, 22 MAY
Over 90 participants, representing different stakeholders, including 20 representatives from 11 EXPRA members participated in the public seminar on “The impact of street collectors on separate...
EPR LUNCH DEBATE ON ACCREDITATION CRITERIA FOR PROS, HOSTED BY EXPRA, 24 JUNE, BRUSSELS
During the lunch debate over 20 representatives of the different stakeholders in the process, namely, local and regional authorities, PROs, waste management companies, recyclers and NGOs, had the...
EXPRA’S POSITION ON A NEW CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROPOSAL
Ahead of the new Circular Economy proposal, EXPRA calls on policymakers to safeguard and reinforce the primary role that Extended Producer Responsibility has to play in the transition towards a...
EXPRA WITH INTERVENTION AT THE EC CONFERENCE “CLOSING THE LOOP – CIRCULAR ECONOMY: BOOSTING BUSINESS, REDUCING WASTE”, JUNE 25, BRUSSELS
Within the efforts to collect the views of the different stakeholders on the main policy options for developing an ambitious new approach on the Circular Economy the European Commission organized...
Introduction by the Managing Director
DEAR READER, It looks like this summer will be again quite busy for all of us packaging and waste professionals as the European Commission is actively working on the new Circular Economy Package....
ECOPACK BULGARIA AD – INNOVATIONS IN INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
The separate collection of household waste and recycling is directly related to sustainable development and an important part of environmental protection and efficient use of natural resources. The...
GREEN DOT (CYPRUS) EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ABOUT RECYCLING FOR CHILDREN
Green Dot Cyprus has organized for the third consecutive year educational and recreational recycling workshops for children. These workshops are organized every year in a different city in Cyprus....