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EBRD and EU to Mobilise Up to 100 Million Euros for Critical Raw Materials Investments
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have launched a joint facility to provide equity investments for the exploration of critical and strategic raw materials, aiming...
Exports in Recyclable Raw Materials Increased in 2023
In 2023, exports of recyclable raw materials – which include recyclable waste and scrap as well as other secondary raw materials (by-products) – from the EU to non-EU countries amounted to 39.3...
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE OIL INDUSTRY: REDUCTION OF RAW MATERIALS, WASTE AND EMISSIONS
According to the official data posted on the website of the European Parliament, 2.2 billion tonnes of waste are generated in the European Union each year. More than a quarter of it...
Radmila Šerović: Waste Materials of One Industry Will Become Raw Materials of Another
The Chief of the Department for Waste Management at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection is Ms Radmila Šerović who has been working in the state administration since 2002. More precisely,...
Better Raw Material Sourcing can Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Climate-friendly practices for sourcing raw materials hold significant potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and globally. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report, published today, focusing on raw material...
How to Turn Industrial Carbon Emissions Into Building Materials
When Sophia Hamblin Wang flew to Davos, Switzerland, in January 2020, swathes of her home country, Australia, was on fire."So many of my communities were affected in profound ways. We could feel...
After Plastic Straws, Are Balloons Next To Go?
We get it. Balloons are fun and make great decorations. But we hate to burst your bubble—balloons can be a big problem when they are deliberately released into the environment.
The litter is...
Starbucks to Ditch Plastic Straws Globally by 2020 to Help Environment
Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from its stores globally by 2020, in a nod to the growing push for businesses to be more environmentally friendly.
The Seattle-based company said on Monday it will...
EU Proposes Banning Plastic Straws, Cutlery and Cotton Buds
The European Commission has proposed banning plastic straws, cutlery and cotton buds under new plans to crackdown on marine litter.
They are among the 10 single-use plastic products targeted that are said to...
McDonald’s Shareholders Vote to Keep Distributing Plastic Straws
McDonald's shareholders rejected a proposal to take the first step in banning plastic straws at its 36,000 outlets worldwide.The proposal, published in an SEC filing in April, would have required the fast...
Reports: McDonald’s to Pilot Alternatives to Plastic Straws
McDonald's has become the latest big name brand to step up efforts to tackle plastic waste, revealing it is to trial more sustainable alternatives to plastic straws and is closing in on...
Stop Whining that Your Plastic Straws Are Disappearing
The war on plastic waste is in full swing, and plastic straws appear to be the fiFplasricrst to fall. You’d think these ubiquitous tubes of plastic would be easily vanquished: they’re one...
Are We Stuck with Plastic Drinking Straws?
One of the world's leading makers of single-use plastic drinking straws has told Radio 5 Live that the development of more environmentally friendly alternatives is "stuck".
John Sidanta, chief executive of Primaplast, said...
Plastic Trash Used In Construction Materials In Coastal Kenya — To Save Sea Turtles, Nature, Tourism
The coastline of Kenya has been a hotspot for tourism and fishing activities for a quite a while now — with the region also being home to fair numbers of sea turtles....
Brits to Throw Out 100 Million Plastic Straws and Cups this Christmas
New research has this week estimated that the British public will use almost 300 million plastic straws and cups over the festive party season, with a third of the resulting waste not...
Apple Pledges to Pursue Use of 100 Per Cent Recycled Materials
Apple is aiming to use 100 per cent recycled materials to make its iPhones, Macbooks, and other electronics products in future in a bid to reduce its reliance on mined raw materials,...
