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???18 EU member states could miss reuse, recycling and landfill targets

In a report published this week, the European Commission identified Member States at?risk of not meeting the 2025 preparing for re-use and #recycling targets for?municipal and all packaging waste?and the?2035 landfilling target.?Nine Member States?are?on track to meet the 2025 targets. Read more

????France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions

France has banned domestic short-haul flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to cut #CarbonEmissions. The law came into force two years after lawmakers had voted to end routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-and-a-half hours.?Read more

???What the EU’s new border tax could mean for carbon markets

The European Union ’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism #CBAM aims to level the playing field for carbon-intensive goods imported into EU member states. The introduction of the policy is to be gradual, aligning with the gradual phase-out of free allocations to pollute with CO2 under the Emissions Trading System?#ETS. Currently, 40% of the allowances in the ETS are given out free.?As these free allowances are gradually taken away, EU companies could be at a competitive disadvantage if they were paying for pollution but their competitors outside the EU were not. Read more

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????The role of advanced technology in shaping healthcare's future!

Proper waste management in?#healthcare?facilities is not just a responsibility, but a necessity for the well-being of patients, staff, and the environment. Download our free use case and find out how?#WasteDashboard?empowers healthcare facilities to streamline?#WasteManagement. Download now

???Using end-of-life tyres to create sustainable materials for construction

With the aim of recovering end-of-life tyres #ELTs to create new high-quality materials for application in the construction industry, AIMPLAS · Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico is working on the?RECICAUTXU?Project, which focuses on developing industrial processes to obtain a new generation of composite materials. These materials have applications in the construction industry as products such as more sustainable films, sheets and profiles with improved properties. Read more

???Lidl incorporates ocean-bound plastic into sparkling water bottles

Lidl GB ?is implementing Prevented Ocean Plastic , or recovered ‘ocean-bound’ plastic waste, into its sparkling water packaging in an effort to keep almost 4 million plastic water bottles out of the oceans every year.?Read more