News Archives - European Compost Network

17-09-2020

Biodegradable and compostable plastics – challenges and opportunities

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has released a briefing on ‘Biodegradable, and compostable plastics’ at the beginning of September. Products like shopping bags, packaging or drinking
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17-09-2020 / Circular Economy

New Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy in Ireland published

The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy fulfils our commitment in the Programme for Government to publish and start implementing a new National Waste Action Plan. This new national waste policy
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17-09-2020

Bio-waste management, its role in Circular Economy and EU strategies for waste

The Portuguese Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (APESB), through Young Professional Group (APESB/ISWA YPG), is promoting a series of Masterclass on relevant topics for the waste
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03-09-2020

Still too much Bio-waste are Discarded with Household Waste in Germany

Germany currently produces about half as much residual waste as 35 years ago, compared to the old federal states. This is shown by a current analysis of municipal residual waste in Germany for the
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16-07-2020 / European Policy

Germany will hold the Presidency of the EU Council

The German Presidency's programme with their priorities on climate policy, biodiversity, the circular economy and the common agricultural policy is available online and can be downloaded from the
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