BERLIN, June 11 (Reuters) - The European Parliament has agreed on new rules for reducing, reusing and recycling packaging in order to tackle the growing problem of waste and promote the circular economy. Under the new regulation, the amount of packaging waste in the EU is expected to decrease b...
Repsol (a Spanish oil company), a Spanish multi-energy company committed to sustainable development has entered the biomethane market with an agreement to acquire a 40% stake in Genia Bioenergy, the only Spanish company to integrate the entire biogas and biomethane value chain. This alliance enables...
According to the latest news, the EU will stop exporting all waste plastics by November 2026.
In order to reduce the shipment of problematic waste outside the EU, in November last year, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a temporary political agreement to amend the Waste Transp...
From July 8, 2024, in the East African nation of Kenya, organic waste, including food scraps, must be collected using 100% biodegradable garbage bags instead of plastic bags.
This is a directive issued by the National Environment Management Authority of Kenya (NEMA) on 8 April 2024 to reduce pl...
The EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector is facing a number of challenges: research and transfer of technology to the market, regulatory complexity, access to finance, skills, value chain barriers, intellectual property rights, public acceptance and economic security, which has led the Europ...
In mid-March 2024, the U.S. Senate passed two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving the recycling and composting system in the U.S., and it has been referred to the U.S. House of Representatives for passage.2023 In April 2023, the three Senators on the Environment and Public Works Co...
On March 4, the Council and Parliament of the European Union reached an agreement to amend the rules on the reduction, reuse and recycling of packaging, approving a total ban on single-use plastic packaging for all items, including a ban on the use of "permanent chemicals" in food contact ...
Starting January 1, 2024, the French government has introduced a new law that requires individuals, households and businesses to compost. It is estimated that 82 kilograms of compostable waste is discarded per person per year, and this law will significantly increase the feedstock pool for the Frenc...
Starting January 1, 2024, the French government has introduced a new law that requires individuals, households and businesses to compost.
It is estimated that 82 kilograms of compostable waste is discarded per person per year, and this law will significantly increase the feedstock pool for Fran...
On March 22, 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Green Claims Directive. The proposal was drafted by the European Union's Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV), the body responsible for the EU's environmental policy. The proposal would aim to tackle false sustainabili...
