With EU waste legislation currently under discussion in the Parliament and Council, EXPRA is calling on European policymakers to safeguard the primary role...
September 2016
Introduction by the Managing Director
DEAR READER Already September is over and the work has started with full speed again. During the summer we already began to study the proposed amendments by...
GREENPAK (MALTA) PILOT PROJECT AGAINST ILLEGAL DUMPING & LITTERING
The project is implemented by GreenPak Malta in cooperation with the local council and the Cleansing Department and aims to take effective action against...
GREENPAK (MALTA): LOCAL COUNCIL AWARDS 2016
Over the past decades, the amount of solid waste in Malta has grown alongside the growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This linkage needs to be broken and the quantities of waste generated by...
ECOPACK BULGARIA : THE ECO LABYRINTH
The Eco Labyrinth is a unique innovative educational instrument with which in an entertaining and memorable way children acquire new knowledge about beverage cartons and their recyclability.The...
GREEN DOT (CYPRUS) “RECYCLING MANIA”: AN INTERACTIVE GAME ABOUT RECYCLING
Green Dot Cyprus has recently developed and launch the interactive game 'Recycling Mania'.The interactive game 'Recycling Mania'. The main purpose of the game is to educate the public and especially...
CONAI (ITALY) RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF PACKAGING WASTE – RESULTS
According to data published in the final balance and General Programme of prevention and management of packaging and packaging waste, in 2015 a total of more than 9.000.000 tons of packaging waste...
PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA): FIRST PRIZE ON TRADITIONAL URBAN COMPETITION „DAYS OF SPRING – DAYS OF ECOLOGY“
„Pakomak“ won a first prize on traditional urban competition „Days of Spring - Days of ecology“ as greenest company with the 3D interactive training project for students and teachers „3D Ekobus“....
THE FINAL EC REPORT ON THE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF WASTE MARKETS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION – LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY OPTIONS
The report, stemming from a public consultation on the functioning of waste markets in the EU, looks at the main obstacles and regulatory failures impacting waste markets in the EU, and provides...
NEW REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION AND EU ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES PUBLISHED BY THE EEA
Environmental taxes can contribute to a healthier planet and healthier people. They also spur jobs and growth, are easy to administer and difficult to evade. However, meeting EU climate and other...
NEWS FROM EP ENVI COMMITTEE: THE WASTE PACKAGE
The waste review package amends the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC, Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 96/62/EC, Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC as well as Directives 2000/53/EC on...
OECD PUBLISHES UPDATE TO EPR GUIDANCE
This report updates the 2001 Guidance Manual for Governments on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which provided a broad overview of the key issues, general considerations, and the potential...