Category: EU
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EU Finalizes New Rules for Packaging and Packaging Waste Reduction
EU Finalizes New Rules for Packaging and Packaging Waste Reduction
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EU launches action against 20 airlines for greenwashing
EU launches action against 20 airlines for greenwashing
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Large quantities of ivory are still illegally traded online in the EU
The EU doesn’t seem to know how to enforce their directives and regulations.
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CropEnergies AG to build green ethyl acetate plant in Europe
CropEnergies AG to build green ethyl acetate plant in Europe
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NGO Letter to EU: EU must protect the oceans by applying the polluter pays principle to waste from wastewater networks
Single-use plastics directive: Europe must protect the oceans by applying the polluter pays principle to waste from wastewater networks.
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EU Commission Proposes Common Agricultural Policy Revisions Following Farmer Protests (Report)
I heard something recently but can’t remember who said it (journalist or politician) and it sounded like this: the current farmers protests are being organised by the big boys (agro industry) and not the small farmers. The small farmers are being instrumentalised by the bigger players to keep their EU CAP subsidies.
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EU Commission issues Q&A on the Communication on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
EU Commission issues Q&A on the Communication on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
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Sustainable waste management: what the EU is doing
Find out how Europeans manage their waste and what measures the EU is taking to ensure environmentally-friendly practices.
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EU Greenwashing directive directly aimed at Bioplastics
You’re involved in marketing bioplastics …. bringing bioplastics to the market … then you need to read this one.
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EU Council and Parliament strike a deal to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU
Packaging: Council and Parliament strike a deal to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU
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EU discriminated against palm oil in setting biofuel rules says WTO
On 5 March 2024, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Malaysia in “European Union and Certain Member States — Certain measures concerning palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels” (DS600).
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Priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU
On January 1, 2024, Belgium took over the rotating Council of the EU Presidency for the following six months. In this role, Belgium will lead the European agenda within the Council and promote cooperation among Member States.
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Japan industry launch frontal attack at EU PFAS ban
Japan industry launch frontal attack on EU PFAS ban
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The Ursula Von der leyen private jets gate
Eco-hypocrite Ursula von der leyen likes to fly with private jets … a lot.
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Is Europe set to become China’s recycling bin? (Euractiv)
Well, the European Commission gets its information from industry lobbyists and NGOs … this should explain the dystopian legal framework around plastic waste. I wonder how long the EU commission will keep running in circles?
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EU PPWR is not compatible with EU law
Well, one must not have a rocket science degree to realise that recent EU legislation on plastic waste management is not what we call ‘good governance’. There are discrepancies between EU legislation and field reality / available technologies; and the European Commission doesn’t even follow their own rules.
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Ten years upscaling the bio-based sector and promoting commercialisation (CBE-JU)
A bit of CBE-JU vanity to explain how billions of EU tax payer money have disappeared into the abysses of nepotism … In 5 years time, The US has overtaken the EU bio-economy and US companies are market ready … In the EU, the bio-economy is more like a private club, a gentleman’s club where…
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Biodegradable bio-based packaging for food, pharmaceuticals and clothing
In the plastics sector, developing biodegradable bio-based plastics is vital for implementing a circular economy. The CBE JU-funded USABLE PACKAGING project has produced a portfolio of high-performance, biodegradable and recyclable bio-based plastic packaging products, the manufacture of which does not divert resources away from the food chain.
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Itero awarded €5m for chemical recycling
Itero awarded €5m from EU’s Just Transition Fund — They seem to be afraid of using the word ‘chemical recycling’ and they’re making lots of promises.
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Greenwashing: how EU firms can validate their green claims?
Companies to submit environmental marketing claims for verification before using them
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The Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal
There is an urgent need for clarity, predictability, and confidence in Europe and its industrial policy. On 20th February, the undersigned companies and organisations (1) express their full support for a European Industrial Deal to complement the Green Deal and keep high quality jobs for European workers in Europe.
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Symphony Environmental statement on the EU OXO legal case (FREE)
Symphony Environmental Technologies plc (AIM: SYM), makes this further announcement following the judgment of the General Court (the “Court”) of the European Union (“EU”) delivered on 31 January 2024 (the “Judgment”). This is a FREE article
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Cefic White Paper: A Roadmap To Leverage Innovation For A Climate-Neutral And Competitive Europe
In its White Paper, Cefic presents a roadmap to unleash the full potential of innovation in the chemical industry
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EU industrial carbon management strategy ‘hazier than ever’ on carbon capture technologies
The industrial carbon management (ICM) strategy lacks clear criteria for how carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) will be applied in the waste sector, says Zero Waste Europe.
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EU Parliament to investigate PPWR lobbyists
Business groups could face penalties for overzealous lobbying on the EU’s new rules to ditch throwaway packaging for reusable options.
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OXO Compensation Claim – Bungling EU officials and legislators ignore their own rules and get away with it (FREE)
Statement provided by Symphony Environmental
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Symphony Environmental initial response to the EU OXO court case (FREE)
Symphony Environmental initial response to the OXO court case. This is a FREE article
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European General Court endorses oxo-degradable plastic ban
The court has dismissed Symphony Environmental Technologies’ action against the European Parliament, which claimed that Article 5 of the Single-Use Plastics Directive is unlawful
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Industry statement on ‘state-run producer responsibility organisations’ in PPWR
Joint industry statement on references to ‘state-run producer responsibility organisations’ in the PPWR
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Industry statement on EU greenwashing for products containing hazardous substances
Industry letter calling on EU policymakers to reject the proposed amendment that would prohibit greenclaims on products containing hazardous substances.
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Ursula Von der Leyen and Sweden PM visit Stora Enso
Well done by Stora Enso. It seems that Stora Enso did a great marketing trick. Ursula is literally promoting the company
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EUBP statement on Green Claims directive
European Bioplastics, together with other stakeholders, have published a joint statement to communicate our asks on the Commission’s proposal for the Green Claims Directive.
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European Parliament adopts anti greenwashing directive
MEPs adopt new law banning greenwashing and misleading product information — Well, I think this is going to increase confusion but no worries because it will probably not be enforced in the field just like the EU SUPD. I call them ‘ghost directives’.
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German farmers protest is growing (FREE)
After the Belgian and the Dutch farmers protest, now comes the German farmers protest. Nobody noticed the Belgian farmers cos the Belgians are just too nice. The Dutch farmers protest was a bit louder, but now comes the real thing…ze German farmers.
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EU recycling market faces ‘collapse’ after waste export ban
The readers of bioplasticsnews.com knew that already. The house of cards is going to collapse overnight, but the EU commission believes everything is fine in plastic waste land. The EU plastic waste policies have been a gigantic fiasco and the EU commission is in denial.
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LyondellBasell Advanced Recycling Project Selected For EU Innovation Fund Grant
LyondellBasell (LYB) has been selected to receive a €40 million grant from the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund.
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EU tax payer money invested in dead end packaging innovations
CBE JU is throwing millions of tax payer money in dead end projects says EUobserver
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European Commission to examine allegations of unfairly traded biodiesel from China
The European Commission has today launched an investigation into allegations of dumping of biodiesel from China onto the EU market.
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Uncertain future for biofuels in the EU says European Court of Auditors
The EU’s support for sustainable biofuels in transport – An unclear route ahead
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Over 100 associations warn PPWR could unravel the Single Market
Over 100 associations warn current PPWR approach risks unravelling the Single Market and setting the clock back on the Green Deal
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Bioplastics takes a hard hit with the EU Council PPWR position
Well, to put it mildly, a reorganisation seems needed at European Bioplastics
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Coalition asks to keep DRS in PPWR
As part of a cross-sector coalition, Reloop signed onto an appeal to Members of the European Parliament, asking them to reject any amendment to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation which would remove the provision for deposit return systems to be mandatory.
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EU Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual
The EU’s intricate biotechnology policy hinders research and restricts innovative tools for farmers — When the US criticises Europe on public health matters, I tend to find this very funny.
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Council and Parliament conclude a provisional agreement on the Ecodesign regulation
The Council and the Parliament have today reached a provisional political agreement on the proposed regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products.
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NGOs are asking for a PVC ban in EU
NGOs are asking restriction of PVC under the REACH regulation
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European Parliament discriminates plastics packaging says EUPC
PPWR – European Parliament discriminates plastics packaging
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ECHA identifies risks from PVC additives and microparticle releases
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) investigation found that some substances added to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, like plasticisers, may pose risks to people and the environment. To limit the use of these additives and to minimise releases of PVC microparticles, regulatory action would be necessary.
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PPWR threatens bioplastics says EUBP
EUBP wants bio-based and recycled content to be considered as equivalent in the PPWR — Well, the coal mining industry wants coal to be considered as an equivalent to solar energy. EUBP says that bio-based content will achieve net zero … I recognise greenwashers when they use the ‘net zero’ rhetoric
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EUBP reaction to PPWR vote
European Parliament sends mixed signals to the bioplastics sector
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EU agrees to ban exports of plastic waste to poor countries
EU reaches deal to stop sending waste to countries that can’t process it — Well, finally some common sense by EU institutions
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EU criminalises environmental damage ‘comparable to ecocide’ (The Guardian)
Directive punishes most serious cases of environmental damage, including habitat loss and illegal logging
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180,000 support the call for a ban on EU plastic waste trade exports
Today, the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement, Rethink Plastic alliance, Environmental Investigation Agency, Eko, and WeMove have published the results of their joint petition urging the European Union to ban plastic waste exports to both non-OECD and OECD countries.
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Vertoro secures EU funding
Vertoro already makes renewable fuel for shipping, but will also focus on other applications.
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EU imposes audit of plastic recyclers in Balgladesh
Recyclers would “not be able to export their products to the EU” without going through the audit, the EU said in a letter forwarded to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) of Bangladesh — What the EU should have done is inquire about what happens to the plastic waste exported from the EU
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EU – Food contact material update
Principles that could be applicable to the safety assessment of the use of mixtures of natural origin to manufacture food contact materials
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NGOs ask to end Mass Balance greenwashing
ECOS and the Rethink Plastic alliance ask the EU Commission and its consultants to set limits to the use of the ‘mass balance’ method when measuring recycled content in plastic products.
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EU-China Liaison officer to promote bioplastics
EU funds are being used to promote plastics …. morally unacceptable…. EU institutions are throwing EU tax payer money out of the window for the profit of multi billion dollar corporations.
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ENVI makes sweeping changes to PPWR proposals
The European Parliament’s Committee on Environment (ENVI) has voted on initial amendments to the draft Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), potentially ushering in sweeping changes.
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EU Plastic Recyclers against the ‘Right of First Refusal’
The EU Plastic Recycling industry doesn’t want to become the ‘butler’ of the soft drink industry — Recycling Industry representatives will have to bow for soft drink industry reps. The soft drink industry have also asked to reinstall the ‘prima nocta’ principle.
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Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) Summary (Free)
A summary of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) for dummies. This is a FREE article
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Paper Packaging Industry Statement on EU PPWR
Statement from EPPA on the results of the ENVI Committee vote on PPWR
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Plastics Europe raises significant concerns about Environment Committee vote on PPWR
Today the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
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Soft Drinks Industry on PPWR
Without a packaging legislation that is supportive of reuse, refill and recycling as complementary solutions, industry faces major difficulties in meeting its circularity obligations, and the future of currently-effective recycling systems could be seriously compromised.
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Supply chain letter on the need for mass balance fuel-use exempt for chemical recycling
The undersigned, representing 20 associations in the plastics supply chain, call on EU Member States to urgently adopt mass balance fuel-use exempt as the EU harmonised mass balance method for allocating recycled content via chemical recycling.
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What To Know About Europe’s New ‘Glitter Ban’ (Forbes)
What To Know About Europe’s New ‘Glitter Ban’—As EU Cracks Down On Plastic
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EU Commission proposes measures to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets
Today, the Commission is proposing for the first time measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.
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BIC Trend Report: rethinking the approach to the EU bioeconomy and taking action
For the first time, BIC has published a Trend Report on how Europe can unleash the full potential of the bioeconomy, enabling it to better contribute to the EU’s green transition — BIC and CBE JU are literally the two most obscure organisations squandering EU tax payer money in a reckless way. Both organisations were…
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New EU regulations to trigger significant changes in the packaging industry (Rabobank)
According to a recent Rabobank report, the impacts of a proposed EU regulation that aims to reduce packaging waste and promote sustainability will require producers to revise their product portfolios and sourcing processes to comply. Investment in infrastructure for waste collection and recycling will be necessary to meet the targets set by the regulation.
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Packaging industry decries confusing EU recycling rules (Financial Times)
Europe’s packaging industry has warned that slow progress on waste rules could make it even more confusing for consumers to know what to do with their used containers
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EU and France Keep sending fashion trash to Kenya (FREE)
There seem to be some some EPR funds embezzlement in France and EU when it comes to textile waste sent to Africa. This is a FREE article
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Woodly Appoints Guzman Polymers as New Distributor in Southern European Countries
Guzman Polymers, part of the Hromatka Group, has been appointed as the distributor of Woodly® material in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Turkey.
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Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Austria, Finland, Slovenia, Sweden
Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Comprehensive sustainability of forest management requires that local conditions are taken into account
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From plastic waste to stadium seats
In the heart of Seville, Spain, football fans can enjoy the comfort of their new stadium seats thanks to the joint efforts of the Gravity Wave project and the famous Real Betis football club. The seats were made from plastic waste from the Mediterranean. Gravity Wave has benefitted from the Next Generation EU programme.
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ECHA receives more than 5 600 comments on PFAS restriction proposal
More than 4 400 organisations, companies and individuals submitted comments and information on the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the European Economic Area.
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EU Commission adopts measures to restrict intentionally added microplastics
Today, the Commission takes another major step to protect the environment by adopting measures that restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU chemical legislation REACH.
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European Recyclers recommendations for an EU circular economy: exploring chemical recycling when no better recycling alternative available
EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation has issued a roadmap for boosting waste recycling and fostering a clear regulatory framework. The paper reflects EuRIC’s unwavering commitment to advancing sustainability within the recycling industry, with a particular focus on exploring the areas of chemical recycling and mass balance.
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EP Committee excludes biogas from Net Zero Industry Act
On 20 September, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment (ENVI) adopted its Opinion on the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), a milestone legislation to foster EU-based manufacturing of clean technologies tabled last March by the European Commission.
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EU to ban ‘climate neutral’ claims by 2026 (Financial Times)
Brussels to crack down on greenwashing of consumer products
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EU reaches deal banning ‘climate-neutral’ product claims
In the wake of longstanding complaints of greenwashing by consumer advocates, EU institutions finalised a new law on Tuesday (19 September) enacting a sweeping ban to combat the misleading of its citizens through erroneous claims of sustainability.
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The Plastic Packging value chain warns about the lack of Material Neutrality in PPWR
The plastics packaging value chain calls for a science-based and materialneutral policy framework that ensures the competitiveness of the European plastics packaging industry and supports its transition to the EU’s 2050 net zero and circularity goals
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Dow launches lower carbon, bio-based, and circular propylene glycol solutions in EU
Dow today launches a new range of propylene glycol (PG) solutions featuring alternative – lower carbon, bio-based and circular – feedstocks in Europe thanks to the incorporation of existing Dow innovative technologies.
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Appliance Industry Complain to EU Commission about French Climate Law
They highlight the importance of EPS (expanded PS)
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The EU Green Deal is in trouble
The Commission president has tried to reassure the European Parliament that she is resisting pressure from her conservative EPP group to rein in the deal’s ambition, but Ursula von der Leyen’s political incentives are not in the Green Deal’s favour.
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Capital of Europe says no to compostable bags and packaging (FREE)
There has been a change in the waste management policy of Brussels, the capital of Europe. This is a FREE article
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EU starts probe on Indonesian biodiesel avoiding import duties (FREE)
The European Union said on Thursday it had launched an investigation into whether biodiesel from Indonesia was circumventing EU duties by going through China and Britain. This is a FREE article
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EU biofuels annual report (FREE)
With the gradual lifting of the lockdowns, and recovering economies, consumption of bioethanol and biobased diesel (BBD) are estimated to have increased by respectively 6.1 percent and 0.6 percent in 2022. For both biofuels, the achieved level in 2022 is above the pre-COVID level of 2019, and a new record. This is a FREE article
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Final version of the first 12 European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
The Directive on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts to specify how competent authorities and market participants shall comply with the obligations laid down in the directive.
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Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste
Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
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Mr. Green Deal Frans Timmermans Resigns from the EU Commission
Protecting the environment is a necessary and noble cause but under the unelected Timmermans, the EU was turning into a totalitarian regime. Before telling EU citizens what to do, some politicians should look at themselves in the mirror. He will not be missed in Brussels.
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Potential of biomass cultivated to produce bioplastics
In its first two years, the European BeonNAT project has achieved promising results that demonstrate the potential of biomass cultivated to produce bioplastics for bioactive cosmetics, biochar, activated carbon and pet litter with essential oils.
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EU has become the Biofuel scam market
Multiple scams involving fake biofuels have erupted in northern Europe in recent years. A new investigation shows several cases were linked by a Bosnian company that sold thousands of tons of fraudulent fuel across the European Union.
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Biofuel Mandates in the EU by Member State – 2023
This report provides an overview of the biofuel use mandates in EU-27 member states, including temporary changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion in Ukraine
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EU-funded project ELLIPSE to valorize slaughterhouse waste and paper and pulp sludge for agricultural and personal care applications
EU-funded project ELLIPSE to valorize slaughterhouse waste and paper and pulp sludge for agricultural and personal care applications
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EU Deforestation Free Supply Chain: Palm oil, cattle, soy, coffee, cocoa, timber, rubber
Companies exporting or placing any of these products on the EU market will need to conduct strict due diligence to show they do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation –Let’s make some industry-owned phony labels and certifications and let’s launch them at Net Zero bourgeois garden parties. The gorillas are starving? … Well, why…
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EU Commission PEF Sustainability Tool is a bit Disconnected from Reality
The EU Commission recognises sometimes that their policy ideas don’t make sense.
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New EU packaging regulations could increase plastic says DS Smith
Just as the world takes a major step in turning the tide on plastic pollution with a global treaty, the European Union is on the cusp of agreeing new regulations that could flood the market with millions of tonnes of new plastic.
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Commission closes antitrust investigation in the wood pulp sector
I don’t know the particulars of this case, but what I do know is that, when it comes to antitrust, the European Commission wouldn’t see a tree in the forest.
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