November/December 2017
Introduction by the managing director
Introduction by the Managing Director
Another year under the sign of the Circular Economy Package and especially the Waste Legislative Proposals is near its end! Two years after their publication, in the early hours of 18 December, the Estonian Presidency reached a provisional agreement with representatives of the European Parliament on all four legislative proposals of the waste package.
EXPRA news
EXPRA, WEEE FORUM AND EUCOLIGHT CALL ON POLICYMAKERS TO INTRODUCE EXPLICIT OBLIGATIONS FOR ONLINE SELLERS UNDER THE NEW WASTE LEGISLATION
The issue of free riding is one of growing concern in light of distance sales already representing up to 20 and 30 per cent of the market across various waste streams in certain Member States. In a bid to solve this problem, the three organizations propose online...
EXPRA REPRESENTED IN THE ADVISORY BOARD OF LIFE+ EPS SURE PROJECT
The EPS SURE project (Project for Plastic Recycling transforming fish boxes into new food packages), coordinated by Cicloplast, will run for three years (July 2017 – July 2020) and will have a budget of €1.5 million. Anape, Coexpan, Cicloplast, El Corte Inglés and...
NEW COOPERATION PARTNER – THE ICELANDIC RECYCLING FUND JOINS THE EPR NETWORK
During its General Assembly meeting on 30 November, EXPRA welcomed a new Cooperation partner - The Icelandic Recycling Fund, thus extending its presence in Northern Europe. Upon the industry’s initiative, Iceland's authorities have tasked the Icelandic Recycling...
EXPRA’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, NOVEMBER 30, BRUSSELS
EXPRA held its fall General Assembly on 30 November to discuss the current hot topics and to listen and discuss with external speakers issues of major importance. The Assembly was preceded by a common dinner where also external guests from EUROPEN, WEE Forum and...
News updates
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY DELAYED
The latest draft College of Commissioners agenda indicates that the Plastics Strategy publication date should be 16 January 2018. There are multiple reasons for the delay, one of which is the CEP negotiations lagging behind. The upcoming strategy makes references...
FIRST MEETING OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PLATFORM’S COORDINATION GROUP IN BRUSSELS, NOVEMBER 22, BRUSSELS
The 24 stakeholders selected to form the Coordination Group of the EU’s Circular Economy Platform, under which Ms Esther Colino Caro from EXPRA’s Spanish member Ecoembes represents our systems, held their first-ever meeting in Brussels alongside Council and...
BULGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU: ENVIRONMENT
From 1 January to 30 June 2018, Bulgaria will hold the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) for the first time ever.Coming between the Estonian and Austrian Presidencies, the country will be responsible for steering negotiations over the...
CEP: COUNCIL AND PARLIAMENT REACH PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT ON NEW EU WASTE RULES
The agreed waste legislative proposals establish binding waste reduction targets and updated rules to decrease waste generation, ensure a better control of waste management, encourage the reuse of products and improve recycling in all EU countries.In the early...
News from members
HERRCO (GREECE) DOUBLE DISTINCTION FOR HERRCO AT THE WASTE & RECYCLING AWARDS 201
The Hellenic Recycling Recovery Coorporation (Herrco) has received significant distinctions at this year's Waste and Recycling Awards, for the important results in organising packaging waste recycling in Greece and for the actions that were taken by the company to...
ECO-ROM AMBALAJE (ROMANIA) FACILITATES BEST PRACTICES EXCHANGES
The Romanian central environment authorities are on the final phase to approving the National Waste Management Plan as part of the obligation according to the Waste Framework Directive and as part of EU institutions report completing this measure The document...
EKOPACK BULGARIA : STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS TOGETHER WITH ECOPACK PARTICIPATE IN THE EUROPEAN WASTE REDUCTION WEEK 2017
"The Week of recycling with ECOPACK" was held for the first time in more than 50 schools in Sofia. The initiative was announced in the presence of the Minister of Education and Science, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Waters, representatives...
EKOPAK (BIH) ANOTHER SUCCESS OF EKOPAK: ADOPTED AMENDMENT OF THE WML STATING THAT PRO(S) CAN BE FOUNDED EXCLUSIVELY BY OBLIGED INDUSTRY
Thanks to the efforts of Ekopak for promoting transparent, professional and ethical business, and upon its proposal, in November 2017 the Federal Ministry of Environment published Amendment to the framework Law on Waste Management. There, for the first time a...
CONAI (ITALY) THE PLAN WITH THE 2017 AND 2018 FORECASTS IS PUBLISHED
CONAI has drawn up the "Specific Plan for the Prevention and Management of packaging and packaging waste" containing the forecasts of recycling and recovery of packaging waste for the years 2017 and 2018.In the Specific Prevention Plan are shown the main lines for...
PAKOMAK (MACEDONIA) AWARDED WITH NATIONAL PRIZE FOR IMPLEMENTED SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PRACTICE IN 2017
The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Macedonia and the national Coordinating Body on Corporate Social Responsibility (CBCSR) hosted the 10th traditional annual event - the National Award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of Macedonia's...
FOST PLUS (BELGIUM) EXTENDS AND SIMPLIFIES SELECTIVE SORTING: FROM 2019 ONWARDS, ALL PLASTIC PACKAGING CAN BE PUT IN THE BLUE BAG
This new system both simplifies sorting for the general public and represents a major step forward towards a recycling solution for all packaging put on the market.The aim is to gradually extend the new system throughout Belgium over a two-year period between 1...
ECOEMBES (SPAIN) THE ORCHESTRA OF RECYCLED INSTRUMENTS OF CATEURA COMES TO SPAIN AT CHRISTMAS
The Orchestra of recycled instruments of Cateura comes to Spain to perform two concerts, organized with the support of Ecoembes. First, they will perform in the city of Gijón (Asturias) on 22th of December with famous Spanish singers and a lyric choir. The second...
GREENPAK (MALTA) SECOND PHASE OF PR CAMPAIGN STARTED ON NOVEMBER 22
GreenPak will be giving away €100 every day as part of a new Crush and Win campaign aimed at incentivising recycling of plastic bottles and containers. Addressing a joint press conference with Environment Minister Jose Herrera at the National Aquarium in Qawra,...
GREEN DOT CYPRUS INBOUND MARKETING FOR RECYCLING
Green Dot Cyprus continues the promotion of the recently launched recycling kit through utilizing its dynamics and the concept of Inbound Marketing. The main goal of the Organization is to aware more, stay connected and enhance its relationships with the people...
ÇEVKO (TURKEY) CHILDREN’S THEATRE COMPLETES ANTALYA TOUR
Environmentalist Cat ÇEVKİ Children’s Theatre continues to be performed with its renewed script in various cities of Turkey, and with the collaboration of municipalities and District National Education Directorates. This musical play informs children on recycling...
AFVALFONDS VERPAKKINGEN (THE NETHERLANDS)DUTCH CIRCULAR ECONOMY ANOTHER STEP CLOSER WITH CONTRIBUTION OF THE PACKAGING CHAIN
The annual reporting of Afvalfonds Verpakkingen (Packaging Waste Fund) shows that in 2016 73% of all packaging placed on the market is being recycled. Again a growth and above the Dutch objective of 70%. Also the Netherlands let the EU target of 55% far behind....