Retrospective on the weeffouten-symposium
Tuesday 15 October was the official launch of Platform Weeffouten with the symposium ‘Together towards environmental policies that work!’
Retrospective on the weeffouten-symposium
Fair Environmental Policy
50 organizations advocate for effective DRS in the PPWR
50 organizations advocate for effective DRS in the PPWR
While the negotiations about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) are still open, fifty organizations from 13 European countries make a call for the implementation of a solid and effective Deposit Return System (DRS) for beverage containers in all members states.
Out of sight, out of the system: producers evade EPR-costs by exporting waste to Africa
Out of sight, out of the system: producers evade EPR-costs by exporting waste to Africa
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are flawed for various reasons. We already wrote about the governance issues surrounding EPR and the way in which it does not sufficiently address product design in e.g. the textile sector. A new report by Circular...
Belgians ask government to copy Dutch deposit system for bottles and cans
Belgians ask government to copy Dutch deposit system for bottles and cans
The deposit on small plastic bottles took off on 1 July in the Netherlands. A cheerful Dutch State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven (D66) kicked off the new measure on the beach of Scheveningen, together with the Statiegeldalliantie, the joint initiative of more...
EU agrees on single-use plastics Directive
EU agrees on single-use plastics Directive
The directive contains important measures: - Producers of certain single-use items containing plastic, such as cigarettes, balloons, specific food containers and drink containers will have to pay the clean-up costs of litter (extended producer responsibility, in...
Will the European parliament save our seas from plastic?
Will the European parliament save our seas from plastic?
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