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Global Day 9 of INC-5.2 Universal Condemnation of the Chair’s “Unacceptable” Text With just one more day left of the plastics treaty negotiations, countries and civil society universally rejected the Chair’s latest proposed text as an unacceptable basis for further negotiations. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 14 Aug 2025 Global Exploring key plastic alternatives and industry case studies https://www.packaging-gateway.com/features/exploring-key-plastic-alternatives-and-industry-case-studies/?cf-view&cf-closed Bioplastics News · 14 Aug 2025 Global Klimaatplannen kabinet werken averechts De Vereniging Afvalbedrijven is zwaar teleurgesteld over de klimaatplannen van het kabinet. Het kabinet heeft zowel de eerder aangekondigde ‘norm’ voor een minimumpercentage gerecycled plastic in nieuwe producten als de Circulaire Plastic Heffing geschrapt. De beoogde opbrengst van deze heffing van 567 miljoen euro wordt nu volledig bij de recycling- en afvalsector neergelegd. Dit plan […] Het … RecyclePro · 14 Aug 2025 Global Países ambiciosos mayoritarios rechazan el débil texto del presidente y luchan por reducciones en la producción de plástico Preocupaciones por la transparencia y el proceso rueda de prensa para medios del Sur Global el 14 de agosto – Transmisión en vivo PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 13 de agosto de […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 14 Aug 2025 Global Environmental storytelling for a Chinese audience: reporting from the Amazon rainforest with “Aunt Bear” Connecting the dots on protecting wildlife, Cali locals, and the charisma of the cockroach Greenpeace International · 14 Aug 2025 Global Ambitious Majority Countries Reject Chair’s Weak Treaty Text, Fight for Plastic Production Cuts Concerns Over Transparency and Procedure FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 13 August 2025 Geneva, Switzerland– With just one more day left of the plastics treaty negotiations, countries and civil society universally rejected […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 13 Aug 2025 Global With 1 Day Left: Civil Society Groups React to Plastics Treaty Text Proposed by the INC Chair Geneva, August 13, 2025 - Today at 2:50 pm, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting for a Plastics Treaty, released a new text for negotiations. The proposal lacks all the key components that civil society groups and high ambition countries have been asking for to effectively address the plastic pollution crisis. […] Break Free From Plastic · 13 Aug 2025 Global GAIA’s Statement on the Chair’s New Text at Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5.2) It ignores the will of the vast majority of Member States and caters to the wishlist of the petro-states and the fossil fuel industry. To the Global South especially, which has worked hard to fight for environmental justice, this text is an insult. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 13 Aug 2025 Global Stop letting a small minority derail the plastics treaty: WWF https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/stop-letting-a-small-minority-derail-the-plastics-treaty-wwf Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Plastics Europe circularity director urges recycled content targets in UN treaty https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/un-plastic-treaty-circularity.html Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Plastic Treaty should ban Compostable Plastics Plastic Treaty should ban compostable plastics such as PLA and PBAT PBAT is a fossil based co-polymer mixed with bio-based polymers such as PLA to make it compostable. PLA uses food crops such as corn and sugar cane and agricultural lands. PLA competes with food production. Compostable plastics will contaminate the ‘fresh’ and organic compost […] Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Scientists turn grapevine waste into clear, strong films that vanish in days https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250812234523.htm Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global The use of bacteria as an effective tool in the fight against plastic for a cleaner future The use of bacteria as an effective tool in the fight against plastic for a cleaner future Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Bioplastic to reduce daily plastic use: research report https://vietnamnews.vn/environment/1723057/bioplastic-to-reduce-daily-plastic-use-research-report.html Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Cortec launches certified compostable 100% biobased bioplastic https://www.sustainableplastics.com/news/cortec-launches-certified-compostable-100-biobased-bioplastic Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Sustainable DNA-polysaccharide hydrogels as recyclable bioplastics https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62682-1 Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global 5 reasons Greenpeace calls for new global tax rules at UN Tax Convention negotiations It’s a visceral symbol of our rigged economic system that is currently letting the super-rich and corporate polluters profit from destruction while people and the planet are picking up the tab. Greenpeace International · 13 Aug 2025 Global Ozone onslaught across Southern Europe continues with six alarm threshold spikes already this year Italy has experienced six spikes in dangerous ground-level ozone pollution this year, as levels reached beyond the 240 mg/m3 alarm threshold [1] with devasting consequences for […] European Environmental Bureau · 13 Aug 2025 Global Alliance to end plastic waste report 2024 Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Dow and Mura cancel chemical recycling plant in Germany https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/dow-mura-technology-cancel-chemical-recycling-plant-in-germany Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Closed Loop Impact Report 2024 Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Avantium close to bankruptcy Bioplastics News · 13 Aug 2025 Global Día 8 del INC-5.2 A lo largo de los cinco procesos del INC hemos visto crecer la ambición de muchos Estados Miembros, liderados por países del Sur Global, a pesar de los esfuerzos concertados de algunos Estados para impulsar un tratado débil. En esta sesión reanudada, las apuestas son altas, pero la ambición es aún mayor. GAIA, junto con nuestros líderes de la sociedad civil y representantes de Estados Miembros … GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 13 Aug 2025 Global [Article d’opinion] L’INFINF: Comment un leadership faible et un processus défaillant mettent en péril le traité sur les plastiques Par Nadine Wahab, Sustainable Network Egypt (SNE) Dans le labyrinthe des négociations du traité sur les plastiques, une créature prospère : l’INFINF — l’« informel-informel ». Derrière des portes closes, lors de […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 13 Aug 2025 Global Day 8 of INC-5.2 Over the last five INC processes, we’ve seen rising ambition from many member states, led by countries in the Global South, despite a concerted effort from a few states to push a weak treaty. At this resumed session, the stakes are high but the ambition is higher. GAIA and our leaders from civil society and member states of the Global South demand that we continue to lean on ambition and not le… GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 13 Aug 2025 Global 100.000 ton asbestafval aan huis opgehaald sinds start van de projecten De voorbije maand werd een belangrijke mijlpaal bereikt in het Vlaamse asbestafbouwbeleid. Alle Vlaamse steden en gemeenten tezamen rapporteerden intussen bij de OVAM al meer dan 100.000 ton asbestcement dat zij aan huis ophaalden en dit bij ruim 63.000 burgers. Dit komt ongeveer overeen met 5 miljoen m² dak- en gevelbekleding. In 2018 kenden de eerste […] Het bericht 100.000 ton asbestafval aa… RecyclePro · 13 Aug 2025 Global Young professional en vrouw in de bouwsector Ze is jong, vrouw en inspecteur in de bouwsector. Geen voor de hand liggende combinatie, maar voor Shiara Uyttersprot (28), inspecteur bij certificatie- en keuringsinstelling COPRO voelt het als de normaalste zaak van de wereld. Sinds twee jaar werkt ze bij COPRO, waar ze instaat voor de productcontrole van gerecycleerde granulaten. Een job die ze […] Het bericht Young professional en vrouw in … RecyclePro · 13 Aug 2025 Global Scrap Dealer with New 830 G Material Handler With the new generation of the 830 G, SENNEBOGEN is expanding its portfolio with a powerful material handler that impresses above all with its comfort, ergonomics, and user-friendliness. TSR Czech Republic s.r.o., a leading scrap dealer headquartered in Prague, had the opportunity to test the machine extensively at its site in Pilsen. Versatile use in […] Global Recycling · 13 Aug 2025 Global [Opinion Piece] The INFINF: How Weak Leadership and Broken Process Are Derailing the Plastics Treaty By Nadine Wahab, Sustainable Network Egypt (SNE) In the labyrinth of the plastics treaty negotiations, one creature thrives: the INFINF — the “informal-informal.” Behind closed doors, in off the record […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 12 Aug 2025 Global Día 7 del INC-5.2 Reducción de la producción (Artículo 6): El artículo decisivo del tratado La mayoría de los países (más de 100, según el conteo de GAIA) apoyan un objetivo global y vinculante de reducción gradual de la producción para devolver la producción de polímeros plásticos primarios a niveles sostenibles. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 12 Aug 2025 Global Commentary: Why We Accept Compostable Packaging And Serviceware Composters who accept compostable packaging — and have for a combined 70+ years of experience doing so — make their voices heard. BioCycle · 12 Aug 2025 Global Dairy Digester Data For National Dairy Month in June, the American Biogas Council (ABC) released new data on the continued growth of dairy-based biogas systems in the United States. BioCycle · 12 Aug 2025 Global New ASTM Standards For Field Testing Of Compostable Products On August 8, ASTM International approved two new standards to outline how to test the breakdown of certified compostable products as intended in real world composting facilities, including a defined range of operating conditions based on best management practices. BioCycle · 12 Aug 2025 Global Full Circle Future Tackles Organics Full Circle Future partners with organizations, policymakers, coalitions, and communities to advance strategic and equitable solutions to big waste problems. BioCycle · 12 Aug 2025 Global Use Of Compost-Based Products In Wildfire Recovery In California Compost filter socks deployed to contain sediment after the Camp Fires burned over 153,000 acres and almost 19,000 structures in 2018 provided an added benefit: contaminant removal from stormwater. Part I BioCycle · 12 Aug 2025 Global Reducing Methane Emissions From Food Waste In Virginia In July 2024, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, along with Virginia Energy, was selected by the U.S. EPA to receive a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant for projects that will capture and convert or reuse methane emissions from coal mines and landfills. BioCycle · 12 Aug 2025 Global Bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act Introduced The bill would establish two clear, standardized labels: “Best If Used By” for quality and “Use By” for safety. BioCycle · 12 Aug 2025 Global Australian Symposium On Using Organic Soil Amendments The Symposium for the Use of Organic Soil Amendments (SUOSA) will take place on the Southern Gold Coast in Coolangatta, Australia, September 16-18, 2025. BioCycle · 12 Aug 2025 Global Day 7 of INC-5.2 Production Reduction (Article 6): The Make-or-Break Article of the Treaty The majority of countries (over 100) support a binding global production phasedown target to bring the production of primary plastic polymers back to sustainable levels. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 12 Aug 2025 Global Duurzaam verwarmen met ‘bietengas’ Netbedrijf Fluvius is klaar met de aansluiting van een nieuwe biomethaan-installatie van de Tiense Suikerraffinaderij. Daarmee zal het suikerbedrijf rond het bietenseizoen duurzaam biomethaan uit suikerbieten injecteren op het publieke gasnet. Fluvius zorgde voor de hoogtechnologische injectiecabine en de aansluitingswerken. Met een maximale injectiecapaciteit van 3.500 m³ biomethaan per uur, w… RecyclePro · 12 Aug 2025