Ekopak is the first and leading packaging recovery organization in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose goal is establishment and development of an efficient and...
September 2015
SLOPAK (SLOVENIA) ENABLED EXPERTISE EXCHANGE
Slopak organized internal workshop for Slovene officials who are preparing the legislation amendments regarding the waste management and packaging waste in...
TECHNICAL REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL MEGATRENDS — EXTENDED BACKGROUND ANALYSIS PUBLISHED BY THE EEA
The European Environmental Agency published a Technical report on Assessment of global megatrends — extended background analysis.The purpose of this technical...
PETCORE EUROPE REPORT ON COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF POST-CONSUMER PET IN EUROPE REVEALS SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES
A report on collection and recycling of post-consumer PET in Europe carried out by PCI PET Packaging Resin & Recycling Ltd for Petcore Europe reveals success and challenges.The equivalent of 66...
GLASS RECYCLING STATISTICS 2013 PUBLISHED BY THE EUROPEAN CONTAINER GLASS FEDERATION (FEVE)
The European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) published latest industry data showing that the EU28 average recycling rate for glass packaging hits the 73% mark for the first time. Over 25 billion...
UPDATED JOINT STATEMENT OF THE PACKAGING CHAIN FORUM ON THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE (CEP)
EXPRA joined the updated statement on the Circular Economy Package (CEP) signed by 29 members of the Packaging Chain Forum (PCF) - European industry associations from the whole packaging value chain...
EXPRA UPDATED LEAFLET AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING
With the growing of EXPRA and joining of new members we decided that it is time to update our leaflet. We hope that the new design of the leaflet will also help for the better transmission of our...
EXPRA MEMBER OF THE EC WORKING GROUP ON A PACKAGING PEF
EXPRA has been invited by the European Commission to participate in their newly founded packaging working group. The goal of this working group (WG) is to provide guidance on packaging related...
INFORMAL SECTOR WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER 7, ANTWERP, IN PARALLEL WITH THE ISWA 2015 CONGRESS
In parallel with the ISWA 2015 Congress in Antwerp a meeting of European Informal Recyclers was organized by Springloop Cooperative U.A., NWMC and DTI. In the meeting participated 25 representatives...
ISWA 2015 CONGRESS: SPECIAL EPR SESSION ABOUT THE SENSE OF A CENTRAL ORGANIZATION, SEPTEMBER 8, ANTWERP
Following the issue paper on EPR which was developed by the ISWA Working Group on governance and legal issues, the working group organized a special session about EPR during the ISWA World Congress....
Introduction by the Managing Director
DEAR READER It is already September and the work has started with full speed again. Of course during the summer we did not slow our speed too much, while preparing the contributions for the public...
PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA) 3D ECO BUS – THE FUN RECYCLING PROJECT
Pakomak as a leading packaging waste management company started the project 3D eco bus in the Macedonian elementary schools. The launch was in 2014, but the project continued in 2015 as well – with...