December 2015
Introduction by the managing director
Introduction by the Managing Director
Another year, full of challenges, difficult moments but also luckily sometimes great results is near its end. It was a year of crucial importance for EXPRA and its members as the discussions about the new CEP evolved and finally the proposal of the European Commission, that will mark our work for the next 15 years and beyond, was published.
EXPRA news
EXPRA FIRST REACTION TO THE NEW CEP
The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) welcomes the European Commission’s acknowledgement that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes form an essential part of an efficient waste management process, and their potential could be put to use as...
TWO NEW MEMBERS – SLOPAK (SLOVENIA) AND EKOPAK (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) JOIN EXPRA
The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) extends its reach into the Balkans:Two new members, SLOPAK Slovenia and EKOPAK Bosnia and Herzegovina, join the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) NetworkDuring its General Assembly meeting, EXPRA, the...
EXPRA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NOVEMBER 26, BRUSSELS
The autumn EXPRA General Assembly took place in Brussels on 26 November. As in this period Brussels was in the highest security alert - 4, around 10 members of EXPRA and several guests joined the meeting in person and several others joined by phone. During the...
News updates
EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY RELEASES REPORT ‘WASTE PREVENTION IN EUROPE – THE STATUS IN 2014’
The European Environmental Agency (EEA) published their second review entitled ‘Waste prevention in Europe – the status in 2014’. The report provides a review of 27 national and regional waste prevention programmes in 24 countries which were implemented until the...
EP ENVI COMMITTEE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS (EOV) WITH COMMISSIONER VELLA ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE
On 21 December, the ENVI Committee held an EoV with Commissioner Vella on the Circular Economy Package replacing the one presented last year, during which the various items of legislation in the Commission’s proposal were debated.In the beginning of the month,...
DUTCH PRESIDENCY AND ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE
The Circular Economy Package will be a key environmental dossier for the Dutch Presidency. The Netherlands has announced that they will prioritise the discussions on this Package within the Environment and the Competitiveness Council. Their challenge will be to...
News from guest PROs
REPAK (IRELAND)
Repak is a not for profit company set up by Irish business and owned by its members. Our mission is to deliver on behalf of our members, the best environmentally sustainable packaging recovery compliance scheme for Ireland. Repak member fees have remained fixed at...
News from members
EKO-KOM (THE CZECH REPUBLIC) CELEBRATES ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY
This year is a jubilee year for EKO KOM - the system for recycling of packaging waste in the Czech Republic. Within these 15 years, the system achieved the aimed goals in the amount of the sorted waste, collection bins and the number of people who are willing to...
RINKI (FINLAND), READY STEADY GO!
The Rinki eco take-back point network is almost complete in Finland. It will be a substantial and successful network once ready. All of the 1,850 take-back points as defined in the packaging decree will be completed and finished during 2016. The cost of the full...
CONAI (ITALY) REWARDS COMPANIES THAT CHOOSE SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
CONAI announced the winning companies of the second edition of "Award for innovation and sustainable packaging – 2015 edition”, which rewards the most innovative and sustainable packaging solutions of italian companies. 56 projects admitted - on 91 and 38 cases...
FOST PLUS (BELGIUM) PILOT PROJECTS FOR MORE RECYCLING OF PLASTIC PACKAGING
Currently the collection of light packaging in Belgium is organized around the blue PMD bag for Plastic bottles and flasks, Metal cans and Drinks cartons.Six pilot projects that will involve 120 000 inhabitants will start in early 2016. They are designed to test...
GREEN DOT CYPRUS, CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE GLASS RECYCLING
In 2015, our Organization focused specifically on achieving the glass recycling targets and thus promoted glass recycling through among others the following actions The action ‘Will you help me?’ was organized in collaboration with bars and restaurants. The goal...
PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA) “ARE YOU RECYCING?” – ECO LOCATIONS IN SCOPJE
Pakomak, together with some of the coffee bars and restaurants in Skopje, started the project „Аre you recyclINg?“. The employees in these eco locations are collecting their glass packaging waste that Pakomak then takes it to the recycling facilities.The project...
VAL-I-PAC (BELGIUM) CLEAN SITE SYSTEM
CLEAN SITE SYSTEM :AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE ON BUILDING SITES Managing plastic packaging waste on building sites is often difficult. Waste should be correctly sorted, collected and removed in collection bags. There is an innovative...