COVID-19 COVID-19 and Plastics: How the pandemic highlights the need for sustainable waste disposal by Professor Yong Sik Ok, Korea University Scientists alert that COVID-19 has greatly exacerbated plastic pollution and propose a paradigm shift towards a plastic circular economy
Labelling Competition Bureau archived the Canadian Environmental Claims Guide: Now what? by Rachel Kagan, Executive Director Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) This blog talks about recent greenwashing investigations and activities, the importance of evidence-based claims, and PPEC’s commentary about how recent developments are signalling increased awareness and enforcement around environmental claims
Waste-to-Energy ESWET welcomes waste-to-energy inclusion in EU rules by ESWET, European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology ESWET, European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology, welcomes the ENVI (the European parliament’s committee on the environment, public health and food safety) draft report on the revision of the EU ETS…
Recycling Single stream/dual stream: contending approaches to recycling in the U.S. by Neil Seldman Can it be that dual stream recycling is reasserting it to meet the demand for clean materials? Is this what the markets are saying? Are we going back to the…
Regulatory Development Regulate the European waste industry fairly by European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology ESWET argues that including WtE in the EU emissions Trading System would disrupt the waste supply chain
Biogas Biden announces a sweeping methane plan by Drew Shindell Here’s why cutting the greenhouse gas is crucial for protecting climate and health
Waste-to-fuel Waste-to-Hydrogen: a valid tool to help decarbonize the EU industry by Waste & Recycling Staff ESWET expresses its support to the draft gas package presented within the second batch of the “Fit for 55 package”, since it recognizes the important decarbonization potential of low-carbon hydrogen which can be generated by Waste-to-Hydrogen technologies
Batteries Why OEMs are investing in LIB recycling by IDTechEx The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is changing battery recycling economics
Plastics Risk of devastating ‘own goals’ in the plastics supply chain by Polymer Comply Europe (PCE) / Polymers for Europe Alliance on behalf of European Plastics Converters (EuPC) It is a statement of the obvious that 2020 – 2021 have been difficult years for global manufacturing. Within that context, the plastics industry has been particularly severely affected.