The newly enacted EU packaging regulation defines specific and impactful objectives aimed at significantly reducing the environmental impact of packaging waste. Key goals include preventing the generation of excess packaging by reducing its volume, encouraging the adoption of reuse and refill practices to enhance the life cycle of packaging materials, ensuring that all packaging becomes […]
The European Parliament’s requests for tighter regulations on packaging waste were not fully embraced by the Council, leading to a negotiated text that strikes a compromise between environmental protection and more acceptable regulations to avoid further burdening Europe’s already struggling economy. This development unfolds against the backdrop of the European Commission’s 2020 initiative under the […]
The European Parliament today adopted a new European Regulation aimed at addressing the growing problem of packaging waste across Europe. The position voted on today sets ambitious targets for reducing packaging waste, including specific goals to reduce plastic packaging by 20% by 2040, but softens the rules to exclude some lightweight packaging from bans. The […]
Circular economy is a production and consumption model that involves reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products … Living in the EU: Circular economy….READ MORE
On 15 January 2020, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed an agreement for a new partnership to support clean and sustainable ocean initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region, and ultimately to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. Everybody already knows that […]
The European Revolution on Plastics Never before, the European Union had launched a total war, like the one against plastic. Why? Because every year Europe produces 25 million tons of plastic waste, of which 13 million end up in the oceans, for a cost of at least 8 billion euros a year! How? The EU […]
