This report analyses the causes and possible consequences of the recent price evolutions in the oil and plastics sector, the problems for the plastic recycling industry, and possible solutions. 1. Causes of the historically low oil prices “US oil price below...
This entails a huge expansion of the current deposit return system in the Netherlands. "After decades of resistance by industry, this government’s decision is excellent news in the fight against plastic pollution”, director Rob Buurman of environmental NGO...
The environmental NGO Recycling Netwerk Benelux filed a complaint in September 2017. The Dutch Public Prosecution Department investigated this and then brought a case before the Court of Justice in September 2019 for failure to protect the environment from damage...
The Dutch Public Prosecution Department has brought a case before the Court of Justice for failure to protect the environment from damage by the dispersion of crumb rubber infill.
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...
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In September 2010, the VROM Inspectorate issued a report on the enforcement of EVOA rules when exporting plastic waste from the Netherlands in 2009. The report shows, that in over 20% of the 350 cross-border shipments of plastic waste examined, environmental...