The share of waste to be recycled should be raised to 70% by 2030, from 44% today, while landfilling, which has a big environmental impact, should be limited to 5%, said Environment Committee MEPs on Tuesday, as they amended the draft EU “waste package” legislation. They also advocate a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030.
More...Pollutec 2016 closed its doors on 2nd December. Already acknowledged for the breadth of the themes that it addresses, together with the quality of its exhibitors and the side events on offer, the most recent show stood out for the unparalleled spotlight it shone on innovation across all sectors of the ecoindustry and for the strong international presence, which was the result of a lot of hard work undertaken by the show and its partners.
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più “pulite” che aiutano a proteggere l’ambiente dagli effetti negativi del processo produttivo.
Cresce il recupero di imballaggi e il flusso di materie prime seconde prodotte dall’industria del riciclo.
Interview with Christoph Bach Sales Director EMEA, TOMRA Sorting Recycling.
More...France’s second-largest recycling firm for scrap, GDE Recyclage (a subsidiary of the Amsterdam-based ECORE B.V.), has achieved the targets set by the EU directive on end-of-life vehicles (2000/53/EC), which was passed by the European Parliament and Council on 18 September 2000. Among other things, the directive stipulates that materials and components amounting to at least 95% of the end of-life vehicles’ average weight must be reused or recycled or energetically recovered. To make this possible, Olivier Pitavy, Development Project Manager at ECORE B.V., leads a project that aims to recycle at least 85% of the ASR (Automobile Shredder Residues) with an additional 10% energy recovery.
More...Le cifre in crescita della circular economy italiana nel WAS- Waste Strategy Annual Report 2016.
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Gli Stati Generali della Green Economy 2016 si terranno l'8 e il 9 novembre nell'ambito della 20° edizione di Ecomondo.
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More...Sfoglia la versione 2016 - 2017 della Guida alle Tecnologie per l'Ambiente.
More...Al Nord raggiunge anche il 60% mentre a Sud il 30%. Migliora però in modo lieve in quasi tutta Italia con segnali incoraggianti.
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