by stefanie | Jun 21, 2018 | Around the Industry
International environmental consultancy Eunomia, along with subcontractors, has been appointed to review waste prevention and recycling regulations in Nordic regions. The consultancy was appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers Waste Group (NWG) and the Swedish...
by stefanie | Jun 13, 2018 | Around the Industry
Spain is being taken to the European Court of Justice by the European Commission for consistent failure to implement appropriate waste management practices. As resource reports, in four autonomous regions of Spain, “it is reported that there has been a failure to...
by stefanie | Jun 11, 2018 | Around the Industry
Sewa, also known as the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, has won the annual Waste Management and Recycling Prize awarded by the Emirates Environmental Group. Sewa was awarded the accolade for its “efforts in recycling print ink cartridges”, as The Gulf Today...
by stefanie | Jun 6, 2018 | Around the Industry
The nation’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has declared that the country will rid itself of all single-use plastic by 2022, as The Guardian reports. In addition to this ambitious pledge, which “aims to drastically stem the flow of plastic from the 1.3 billion people...
by stefanie | Jun 4, 2018 | Around the Industry
A recent blog by WEEElogic has taken an in-depth look at extended producer responsibility (EPR) and what it actually means for waste management. As the blog explains, EPR is widely implemented as a method of waste management across “many countries”, making waste “no...
