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Fernanda Butron
French Parliament Passes Law Targeting Ultra-Fast Fashion Retailers
The French Parliament has approved legislation aimed at regulating the environmental impact of ultra-fast fashion, completing more than two years of legislative debate.
European Environmenatal Bureau
New Data Reveal the Extent of Europe’s E-Waste Crisis, NGOs Call for Urgent Action
New Eurostat data released today exposes the scale of Europe’s overconsumption of electronics and the continued failure to properly collect and recycle e-waste.
Management of Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Finland
Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment may be discarded free of charge in more than 400 locations.
Experts / Involved Parties
Dr. Roberto Andrés Lima Morra
The Catholic University of Asunción
Professor Enrique Posada Restrepo
WtERT Colombia, HATCH, Grupo Pospin
Rafael Lopez Sanjurjo
BEEAH Group
Fernanda Butron
France Rolls Out EcoScore Label for Clothing, Targeting Environmental Impact
France has implemented a new environmental labeling system for clothing, commonly referred to as the “EcoScore” and officially named “environmental cost” (coût environnemental), as part of national legislation aimed at measuring the impact of textile products.
European Comission
New EU Rules to Stop the Destruction of Unsold Clothes and Shoes
The Delegated and Implementing Acts will support businesses in complying with new requirements.
European Comission
The Proposals of the German Association for Waste Management and circular economy (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Abfall und Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V.) -DGAW -
on the topics of - critical raw materials and - EU 2030 -
WasteCulture
WtERT DSS becomes WasteCulture
As discussed inside Global WtERT Council we are now in the process of taking the small step towards the new website wasteculture.com. I am convinced that this also will help the common cause to foster WtE techniques who need more acceptance in society.
ASK-EU, DUH, Various Sources
Responsibility of Discounters When Accepting WEEE in Germany
Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) forces Lidl to dutifully take back electronic waste
ISBN 978-3-911006-86-6 Thomé-Kozmiensky Verlag GmbH
Abstracts From the BKAWE'25
Abstracts From the BKAWE'25” are from Volume 2 of the series ‘Waste Management and Energy’ from TK Verlag
European Comission
Commission Welcomes Provisional Agreement to Enhance the Circularity of Textiles and Reduce Food Waste
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive.
German Environment Agency
Manufacturers of single-use plastic products must register by 31 December
Current deadline for the Single-Use Plastic Fund expires at the end of 2024
Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Disposal
Recycling industry and fire department associations call for measures against battery fires that threaten livelihoods
Publication and handover of a joint position paper to Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Bettina Hoffmann
Diana Butron
The Slovakian government plans to change the country's deposit return system for single beverage containers
Several associations are strongly concerned about the proposed changes and are asking for them to be withdrawn.
German Environment Agengy - UBA
Online platform DIVID of the Single-Use Plastics Fund now also enables registration of claimants and foreign manufacturers
Major milestone reached for digital fund management – fund volume of up to 430 million euros expected annually
European Parliament
Textiles and food waste reduction: New EU rules to support circular economy
The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to better prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.
Diana Butron
California's Governor Newsom signed the Right to Repair Act
The past October 10th Governor Newsom signed the bill SB 244, the right- to repair legislation for consumer electronics
Council of the EU
Council adopts new regulation on batteries and waste batteries
The regulation will regulate the entire life cycle of batteries – from production to reuse and recycling – and ensure that they are safe, sustainable and competitive.
Dutch Waste Management Association
Dutch waste associations NVRD and DWMA want government support to combat laughing gas canisters
‘The safety of workers is compromised, the damage to plant runs into millions’
European Parliament
Making batteries more sustainable, more durable and better-performing
On Wednesday, Parliament approved new rules for the design, production and waste management of all types of batteries sold in the EU.
EXPRA
The Commission’s Early Warning Report: How Well Designed EPR Systems Can Support MS Performance on Packaging Waste Management and Recycling Rates’ Improvement
The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) expresses its worries over the challenges that 18 Member States (MS) are facing in achieving the targets defined by the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD).
laboratorioref.it
“Waste production grows more than GDP. A comparison with the Europe that counts”
The REF Ricerche Laboratory has published the position paper “La produzione di rifiuti cresce più del PIL. Un confronto con l’Europa che conta” (Waste production grows more than GDP. A comparison with the Europe that counts).
BMU
Standardization Roadmap Circular Economy:
New options for action for the green transformation
WtERT
WtERT Announces New Country Representative
We are pleased to welcome Professor Hani Ahmad as the new representative in Jordan
ESWET
The EU should reaffirm the role of Waste-to-Energy in the circular economy
ESWET welcomes the European Commission’s 2023 Work Programme and the renewal of the Green Deal’s ambitions.
BeWasteWise
How Environmental is Social Value? Panel moderated by Adam Read
With the focus of the resources and waste sector very much on protecting the environment and delivering on decarbonisation, the broader impacts and the benefits these bring to society are often overlooked or underplayed.
Museo de los Residuos S.O.S. Morelia
Waste Awareness with the Waste Museum in Mexico.
In Morelia, a Mexican city, there is a waste museum dedicated to creating social awareness of waste management.
Municipality of Planegg
Crutches for Afghanistan
Every year a high number of crutches is disposed of in Germany, as the health system intends them for single use only. Meanwhile, many people in the global South suffer from a lack of medical supplies. Especially in war countries, the quality of life of many wounded people could be significantly improved through functioning prosthesis, wheelchairs, and crutches.
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