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Global EU 2040 target holds line on climate, but loopholes threaten integrity In the middle of a record-breaking heatwave, the European Commission released today its long-anticipated 2040 climate target. Following months of delays and political wrangling, the EU […] European Environmental Bureau · 2 Jul 2025 Global Joint Industry Statement on Harmonised Waste Sorting Instructions for Packaging In July 2025, EXPRA, alongside more than 50 European industry organizations, issued a joint statement urging the European Commission to reconsider the draft Joint Research Centre (JRC) guidelines on EU waste sorting labels. The statement criticizes the proposed emphasis on text and full-color labels, warning that this approach risks reintroducing national barriers within the Single Market by re… EXPRA · 2 Jul 2025 Global Ending plastic pollution in Africa: a matter of justice for African women and communities In Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite, Joyce, a young mother rises each day not to farm her land or build her dream, but to scavenge through plastic waste to sell and feed her children. Greenpeace International · 2 Jul 2025 Global Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech In a first, landmark test case of the EU's new legislation to protect freedom of expression and stop abusive lawsuits, Greenpeace International challenges the US oil pipeline company, Energy Transfer, in court in the Netherlands. Greenpeace International · 2 Jul 2025 Global Plastics Recyclers Europe Established a new Taskforce The organization has announced the establishment of a new Dissolution Taskforce, which reflects recent technological advancements in the industry. This initiative follows a collaboration with DROP-IN, the Dissolution Recycling of Plastics Initiative. The goal is “to shape policies that enhance the recognition of dissolution recycling and to ensure a level playing field among all recycling […] Global Recycling · 2 Jul 2025 Global European Bioplastics Relocates to Brussels and Welcomes New Secretary General Brussels, 2 July 2025 – European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has officially relocated its main operations to Brussels. The move reinforces the organisation’s commitment to advocacy and engagement with EU institutions, as well as expanding its network and enhancing its presence within the EU policy [...] European Bioplastics News · 2 Jul 2025 Global Brandbeveiliging in de recyclingsector: een ‘hot issue’ Brandgevaar vormt een steeds groeiend probleem binnen de afval- en recyclingindustrie. Eén gloeiend deeltje kan volstaan om een vlammenzee te doen oplaaien. Vaak met zware gevolgen, niet alleen op materieel maar ook op menselijk vlak. De hamvraag luidt dus: hoe beperk je als recycling- of afvalwerkingsbedrijf het risico tot een minimum? StuvEx International zweert bij […] Het bericht Brandbevei… RecyclePro · 2 Jul 2025 Global Press Release: Clearing the Air Study: Particulate Matter Levels in Communities Hosting Waste Incinerators Up to 8 Times Higher than World Health Organization Guidelines First of Its Kind Cross-Regional Citizen Science Air Quality Monitoring Project […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 2 Jul 2025 Global Ecuador se prepara para la recta final del Tratado global de plásticos con consulta nacional intersectorial El jueves 26 de junio, Ecuador fue sede de un espacio clave de diálogo intersectorial: la Consulta nacional sobre la contaminación por plásticos, un evento que reunió a más de […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 1 Jul 2025 Global Upcoming Events Explore the complete EXPRA calendar here, featuring all upcoming events and key updates. EXPRA · 1 Jul 2025 Global G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue (RED) webinar on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) EXPRA participated in the G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue (RED) webinar on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), held on 10 June 2025 under South Africa’s G20 presidency. The high-level discussion focused on the enforcement challenges of EPR in online sales. Mr. Quoden called for stronger global cooperation and binding obligations for digital marketplaces to ensure fair competition and prote… EXPRA · 1 Jul 2025 Global La CE insta a los Estados miembros a aprovechar las ayudas existentes para el reciclaje y la economía circular The post La CE insta a los Estados miembros a aprovechar las ayudas existentes para el reciclaje y la economía circular appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 1 Jul 2025 Global FEAD: Commission adopts new State aid framework The post FEAD: Commission adopts new State aid framework appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 1 Jul 2025 Global Malaysia to ban US plastic waste, leaving California in a bind Jun 26, 2025 at 07:17 PM PDT Karah Rucker (Anchor/News Reporter) Malaysia says a ban on plastic waste imports from the United States will begin on Tuesday, July 1. That could create problems for California, which sends much of its plastic waste overseas. The ban starts next week because the U.S. has failed to ratify the Basel Convention, Malaysia said. It’s one of only a few countries to do so. Basel Action Network · 1 Jul 2025 Global Ship Recycling Convention Enters into Force with Uncertainty and Criticism Published Jun 26, 2025 3:07 PM by The Maritime Executive The long-awaited Hong Kong International Convention setting standards for the industry to dismantle end-of-life vessels has gone into force. It comes, however, amidst criticism that the agreement fails to address many key issues in safety and sustainability, and the concerns of beaching in ship recycling. Basel Action Network · 1 Jul 2025 Global Malaysia to fully halt US e-plastic imports Published: June 26, 2025 Updated: June 26, 2025 by Colin Staub The Malaysian government recently published regulations indicating the country will stop all U.S.-sourced imports of scrap plastic, including e-plastics from electronics, on July 1. Reports from plastic traders indicate the flow of scrap plastic into Malaysia has already slowed. Basel Action Network · 1 Jul 2025 Global Malaysia to set stricter plastic import controls Posted by Chris Voloschuk, Associate Editor Published June 26, 2025 On July 1, imports of all plastic scrap will be prohibited from entering Malaysia. Basel Action Network · 1 Jul 2025 Global Restoring Eligibility for Financial Compensation of CO₂ Costs in Electricity: Essential for the Competitiveness of the Plastics Industry The plastics industry as vital contributor to Europe’s economy and central facilitator of a low-carbon future faces significant increases in… Plastics Europe · 1 Jul 2025 Global Greenpeace welcomes new global initiative to advance tax reform on the super-rich Spain, Brazil and South Africa today launched a coalition to advance work on taxing the super-rich at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla. Greenpeace International · 1 Jul 2025 Global The Belém Declaration on Plant-Rich Diets The post The Belém Declaration on Plant-Rich Diets appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 1 Jul 2025 Global €86 billion in limbo: EU countries miss key deadline to protect their most vulnerable The deadline for National Social Climate Plans (NSCPs) has now passed, and the majority of EU governments have not submitted their plans on time to the […] European Environmental Bureau · 1 Jul 2025 Global BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition: Ensuring Free Trade despite Tariffs and other Restrictions The world is changing – but the answer is NOT blowing in the wind. More than 1,900 participants, drawn from well over 800 companies and more than 60 countries attended the recent convention of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) in Valencia 2025, the world association gave account. “We are more visible and better connected […] Global Recycling · 1 Jul 2025 Global Joint Industry REACH Restriction Labelling Technical Paper Europe’s polymer producers and converters have developed guidance for a harmonised approachto the information required for compliance with the labelling… Plastics Europe · 1 Jul 2025 Global media met MEERWAARDE Het Nederlands-Belgische Louwers Mediagroep, communicatiespecialist in uiteenlopende B2B-sectoren, herpositioneert zich strategisch met een nieuwe huisstijl en de frisse baseline: ‘media met MEERWAARDE’. Tegelijk verhuist het Belgische kantoor naar een nieuwe, toekomstgerichte uitvalsbasis in bedrijvencentrum O-Forty in Oostkamp. De dubbele vernieuwing onderstreept de ambitie van de groep om ha… RecyclePro · 1 Jul 2025 Global Testing Separation Processes under Real-Life Conditions: How TRENNSO-TECHNIK® Test Centers Accelerate the Development of Efficient Solutions In the recycling and bulk materials industries, tailor-made separation solutions are key to efficient, economical, and sustainable processes. But how can companies ensure in advance that a specific separation plant is suitable for their material, product, and objectives? TRENNSO-TECHNIK® has the answer: testing – in its in-house test center. This medium-sized, family-run company based in […] Global Recycling · 1 Jul 2025 Global Reageren thermografische camera’s voldoende snel? Het risico op brand stijgt voor recyclingbedrijven. Dat heeft alles te maken met broei door verhitting of producten als lithium-ion batterijen die niet op de juiste manier gesorteerd worden. Het maakt dat een dekking van een brandverzekering quasi uitgesloten is. Thermografische camera’s zijn een onmisbare tool geworden in dat verhaal, maar reageren deze voldoende snel? […] Het bericht Reageren… RecyclePro · 1 Jul 2025 Global Annual Report 2024 Progress is never easy, but it is always possible – with hope, courage and community. Greenpeace International · 30 Jun 2025 Global New taxes on premium flyers and private jets: Greenpeace comment Barbados, France, Kenya, Spain, Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Antigua & Barbuda supported by the European Commission, have announced they will form a ‘solidarity coalition on premium flyers’ to raise funds for climate action and sustainable development. Greenpeace International · 30 Jun 2025 Global Greenpeace activists cover Setas de Sevilla to call for climate action Activists from Greenpeace Spain today covered the iconic Setas de Sevilla monument with a massive banner, marking the first day of the FfD4. Greenpeace International · 30 Jun 2025 Global Nieuwe thermometrische camera’s voor nog snellere branddetectie Bij brand telt elke seconde. Dat weten ze bij Araani maar al te goed. Dankzij de slimme analyse van beelden, hebben de FireCatcher camera’s al heel wat onheil bij recyclingbedrijven voorkomen. Sinds juni is er een complementaire technologie op de markt: de ThermoCatcher. Die maakt gebruik van thermometrische camera’s die de exacte temperatuur meten in […] Het bericht Nieuwe thermometrische came… RecyclePro · 30 Jun 2025 Global Giant baby Musk float in march for tax justice at UN summit in Sevilla: ‘Make rich polluters pay’ Campaigners are calling on world leaders to advance commitments for new and fair global tax and debt rules, and to hold fossil fuel polluters accountable for climate and nature damages. Greenpeace International · 29 Jun 2025 Global Futamura & Repaq (Germany) – Compostable portion packaging for condiments The innovation is the result of intensive collaboration between Futamura (UK) and Repaq (Germany). The sachet packaging solution is a flexible laminate material that provides excellent protection and preservation by delivering excellent moisture and gas barrier properties for sensitive foods, especially liquids. It is certified compostable and is based on paper, renewable cellulose and [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jun 2025 Global Ecosmed social cooperative society (Italy) – Ecobuddy The mission of Ecobuddy® is to valorize waste and by-products from local agrifood chains by transforming them into new bio-materials and biodegradable and compostable items. Ecobuddy offer a wide range of biodegradable and compostable biocompounds made from various agrifood waste typical of our territory (oil pomace, silverskin, beer spent grain, etc.). Our bio-materials can be [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jun 2025 Global Celanese & Bio4Life – Compostable labels for Fruit & Vegetables Traditional plastic labels and noncompostable adhesives contaminate organic waste streams, hindering composting efforts and creating microplastic pollution. The TÜV DIN certified Home Compostable label stock made of Clarifoil® Cellulosic BioWhite Film and BioTAK® HC700 adhesive directly solves this problem, ensuring that labeled produce can be composted without having to remove the label, a pro… European Bioplastics News · 29 Jun 2025 Global Arweco (Germany) Otura bioplastic compound based oat hulls Otura® is an innovative bioplastic compound based on an agricultural byproduct that has hardly been used to date: oat hulls. These are a residual material from the industrial processing of oats and have mostly been thermally recycled or disposed of until now. Otura turns them into a high-quality biobased material with a wide range [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jun 2025 Global SK leaveo (Republic of Korea) – Crystal Nano Cellulose reinforced-PBAT SK leaveo’s CNC (Crystal Nano Cellulose, a naturally derived 100% biodegradable nanocellulose additive) reinforced-PBAT and its formulations deliver enhanced properties with accelerated crystallization, enabling expansion into specialty applications such as coatings and spinning technologies — areas addressed exclusively by SK leaveo. In PBAT polymerization, CNC acts as a nucleating agent, rais… European Bioplastics News · 29 Jun 2025 Global Greenpeace Pictures of the Week From a giant banner in Venice, to confronting bottom trawling in New Zealand waters to celebrating the oceans in Mexico, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace’s work around the world this week. Greenpeace International · 27 Jun 2025 Global A student journey to build Greenpeace’s Innovation Hub It was a journey filled with inspiration, unexpected challenges and powerful moments that reminded us just how vital innovation is to the future of environmental activism. Greenpeace International · 27 Jun 2025 Global Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler ‘ocean killer’ on Chatham Rise “As the rest of the world moves towards more comprehensive ocean protection for international waters, New Zealand is standing in the way of progress by continuing to advocate for the bottom trawling industry.” Greenpeace International · 27 Jun 2025 Global 🔥Simplification Crisis Boiling Over Summer is here, but if you were hoping for a political siesta, brace yourself. Brussels is boiling over, and that sound you hear is a pressure cooker about to blow. The “simplification” saga rolls on. You know, another day, another win for corporate lobbies. But the latest blow from the EU Commission, a move to kill the directive preventing companies from greenwashing, has left a deep crater in… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 27 Jun 2025