December 2016
Introduction by the managing director
Introduction by the Managing Director
Another year of crucial importance for EXPRA and its members is near its end. Like 2015 this year was full of challenges, but also we can be proud with positive results in promoting our believes among the major stakeholders and especially the EU Institutions: the Commission, the Parliament and the Council.
EXPRA news
EXPRA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, 24 NOVEMBER 2016, BRUSSELS
The autumn EXPRA General Assembly took place in Brussels on 24 November. The meeting was preceded by the traditional common dinner on 23 November where EXPRA members were joined by external guests from BusinessEurope, ACR+, EucoLight and Tetra Pak. The participants...
News updates
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES COMMUNICATION ON AN ECO-DESIGN WORKING PLAN 2016-2019
The Communication mentions that the Commission will improve the methodological basis for a more systematic adoption of requirements related to material efficiency in product Regulations, both new and due for review.To this end a standardisation request to the...
EASAC PUBLISHES REPORTS ON INDICATORS AND PRIORITIES FOR CRITICAL MATERIALS WITHIN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The Academies Science Advisory Council, which gathers national academies providing independent scientific advice to European policy-makers, launched two new reports on the circular economy:"Priorities for critical materials for a circular economy" and "Indicators...
ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL (ENV) 19 DECEMBER 2016
During the Council meeting, the Environment Ministers held a public discussion on the progress made by the Slovak Presidency on negotiations on the legislative proposals on waste. The Presidency highlighted that a common understanding has been reached on issues...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AIMS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY POSITION IN FEBRUARY
The European Parliament is on course to confirm its position on waste proposals in February, according to MEP Simona Bonafè (S&D), who spoke at the conference organised by the Italian embassy in Belgium and the Italian trade agency on 29 November. “But I don’t...
News from members
ECOPACK BULGARIA INVESTED BGN 2.5 MILLION IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FACILITY SORTING GLASS PACKAGING WASTE BY COLOR
The first-of-its-kind facility in Bulgaria, sorting glass waste by color, upgraded thanks to a BGN 2.5 million investment by ECOPACK Bulgaria, has the capacity to process 100 tons of glass packaging per day.The Ravno Pole facility was officially opened on 11...
ÉCO ENTREPRISES QUÉBEC (ÉEQ) CANADA THE INNOVATIVE GLASS WORKS PLAN
Québec is tackling the challenges of glass recycling with major investments and a plan driven by green economy principlesA true first in North America, the Innovative Glass Works Plan set out by Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) puts forward a practical solution for...
FOST PLUS (BELGIUM) NEWS FROM FOST PLUS
New President of Fost Plus & The sustainable management of household packaging in Belgium in numbers Baudouin Van Eeckhout is the new president of Fost Plus Baudouin Van Eeckhout is a civil engineer in construction and a graduate in economics from UCL. He has...
ÇEVKO (TURKEY) ÇEVKO FOUNDATION, THE PIONEER IN SUSTAINABLE RECYCLING, CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY!
ÇEVKO Foundation, having contributed billions of Turkish Lira to the Turkish economy by promoting the recycling of millions of tons of packaging waste every year in collaboration with the industry, celebrated its 25th anniversary at a special night event.Chairman...
GREEN DOT (CYPRUS) EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ABOUT RECYCLING FOR CHILDREN
Green Dot Cyprus organized for second consecutive year the Environment & Recycling Festival in Limassol, the second largest city in Cyprus. Environment & Recycling Festival in Limassol Green Dot Cyprus organized for second consecutive year the Environment...
CONAI (ITALY) RECOVERY AND RECYCLING: 2016-2017 FORECASTS
Also for 2016 and 2017 Italy confirms a continuous improvement:according to the estimates contained in the CONAI plan in 2016 is expected 12.6 million tonnes packaging put on the market with a recovery of 9.9 million tons of packaging waste (78.9%), of which 8.4...
PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA) EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WITH CHILDREN’S DRAMA STUDIO
Pakomak, in cooperation with Children's Drama Studio, which is part of the Macedonian National Theatre, is organizing education of the Primary school children about the importance of recycling through theater play.With the awakening of children's imagination they...
GREENPAK (MALTA) FIRST PRIZE IN THE SECOND EDITION OF THE SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE AWARDS
GreenPak Coop Society won first prize in the second edition of the Sustainable Enterprise Awards. The cooperative was awarded this prize for its popular and engaging ‘Nirriċikla għall-Istrina’ campaign. Malta’s largest waste recovery scheme was presented with the...
ENVI-PAK (SLOVAKIA) ON LINE: DON´T BE LAZY AND SORT WASTE! WWW.TRIEDIME.SK WILL HELP YOU!
Slovaks do not produce a lot of waste – up to 321 kg per year, but only about 6 % (25 kg) goes for recycling. The new webpage www.triedime.sk can help to consider Slovaks´ attitude towards the environment. If visitors want to know whether they belong to the group...
FTI (SWEDEN) A CAMPAIGN FOCUSING ON MUSIC RECYCLING AND SOLUTIONS IN THE HOME
Ebbot Lundberg from The Soundtrack of Our Lives has recycled one of his earlier hits. The music video Passover recycled version no 1 feat. Club Killers is shown on You Tube and on the website www.latgammaltblinytt.nu. We’re taking recycling to a whole new level by...