Milan, 4 July 2022 - In 2021 Italy sent 73.3% of the packaging placed on the market for recycling: 10 million 550 thousand tonnes. A slightly higher...
Summer 2022
NEWS FROM ECOEMBES (SPAIN): LIBERA PROJECT
LIBERA, the environmental project by SEO/BirdLife in alliance with Ecoembes which involves more than 1900 organisations throughout Spain, continues fostering...
NEWS FROM EKOPAK (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA): NEW GLASS PACKAGING PROJECT
As part of the regional project "Management of glass packaging in the Western Balkans" implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bihać, Novi Travnik, Konjic...
NEWS FROM ECOPACK (BULGARIA): ORGANIZATION OF GLASS COLLECTION – FREE ICE SKATING
Close to 2 tonnes of glass packaging was collected during the campaign of Ecopack and Ice rink “Yunak” named RE-sport: Glass for skating.In one cold day in end-January, every person who brought 5 kg...
NEWS FROM FOSTPLUS (BELGIUM): A NEW MEASURING METHODOLOGY TO CALCULATE RECYCLING FIGURES
In 2021, Fost Plus recycled 89.9% of the household packaging put on the market by its members. These figures were calculated on the basis of a new and more stringent measuring methodology. We...
The legislative proposal of the PPWD (July 2022)
A milestone in the EU's approach to meeting the environmental challenges we are facing is the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). The revision of the Packaging and...
Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union
From 1 July 2022, the Czech Republic holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The role of the Council Presidency is to set the agenda and priorities of the Council of the EU, lead...
Waste Framework Directive (WFD) Revision
In May 2022, the European Commission published public consultation on the proposed changes to the key environmental regulations for the EU. The most recent in a series of initiatives the Commission...
The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly
Hosted by the UN Environment Programme, the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) brought together representatives of the 193 Member States of the UN, businesses, civil...
EXPRA KEY EVENTS 2022/2023
In April 2023, the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance will celebrate its 10th Anniversary✨.10 years in which our EXPRA family has expanded to now include 30 organisations joining the alliance...
Upcoming events with EXPRA participation
Upcoming events, where EXPRA Management and representatives are participating/presenting. 21-22 September, 2022 Prague, Czech Republic Circular Economy Conference 21-23 September, 2022 Singapore,...
Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum, May 4-5, Brussels
EXPRA collaborated with Informa to organise the EPR Toolkit Workshop and to support the Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum, held from 2 to 5 May 2022, in Brussels, where the presence of many...