The Executive Director of ECOPACK Bulgaria, Todor Bourgoudjiev, took part in a national meeting of the partners to the bTV Media Group campaign “Let’s Clean...
May/June 2018
HERRCO (GREECE) “ZERO WASTE AT SEASIDES”
HERRCO in cooperation with the ECOLOGICAL RECYCLING COMPANY and funding from the COCA-COLA FOUNDATION are starting a program regarding integrated actions...
ÉEQ (CANADA) CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN QUÉBEC: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPACTS
The very first study on circular economy in Québec was launched on March 16. It explores the potential and prospects of circular economy for the province’s...
GREEN DOT NORWAY COMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR NO-LITTERING
With two comedians and a comical commercial plot, Groent Punkt Norge (Green Dot Norway) is spreading their summer message: If you recycle it at home, it won’t end up in nature. Groent Punkt Norge...
ÇEVKO (TURKEY) NIŞANTAŞI IS TAKING ON A CHEERFUL LOOK WITH RECYCLING BOXES THAT MAKE YOU SMILE
Şişli Municipality and ÇEVKO are in a ‘Fun’ collaboration to instill the habit of separating waste at its source for recycling. The recycling bins in 24 different locations in Nişantaşı have been...
CONAI (ITALY) SCHOOL PROJECT – 2 CLASSES FROM SCHOOLS IN SAN SEBASTIANO VESUVIO (NAPLES) AND TERRACINA WIN THE 2ND EDITION OF THE NATIONAL RECYCLING PRIZE
The project “Riciclo di Classe” promoted by CONAI and in partnership with Corriere della Sera, focused on environmental education in primary schools to promote the importance of separate collection...
GREENPAK (MALTA) NEW BINS WITH SMART TECHNOLOGY ‘WILL MAKE OVERFLOWING SITES HISTORY’
Recycling cooperative GreenPak has announced plans to roll out bins equipped with smart technology that, it hopes, will make overflowing sites a thing of the past. iBiNs have the capability to...
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING VOLUNTARY PLEDGES ON RECYCLED PLASTICS EXTENDED TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2018
As announced in Annex III to the 'Plastics Strategy', an EU-wide pledging campaign for the uptake of recycled plastics is taking place. As part of this campaign, the European Commission calls on...
ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 25, BRUSSELS
The Environment Council at its meeting adopted conclusions on the EU action plan for the circular economy. You can find the conclusions in full here and a summary of key points below. Summary of...
EU COMMISSION PROPOSES A DIRECTIVE TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CERTAIN PLASTIC PRODUCTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
On 28 May 2018, as part of the EU Plastics Strategy, the European Commission proposed a Directive to reduce the impact of certain plastic products in the environment. It puts forward some radical...
NEW WASTE LEGISLATION OFFICIALLY PUBLISHED
On 14 June the waste Directives were published in the Official Journal of the EU. Please note that their transposition within 2 years has not started.You can find the Directives on the links below:...
EXPRA COMMUNICATION NETWORK MEETING
The annual Workshop for Communication Directors and Managers from EXPRA members in May this year focused especially on anti-littering campaigns. This year representatives of EEQ Canada, Ecoembes...