A policy briefing discussing how we can help achieve a real circular economy for single-use plastics and reduce their impact on the environment.
Subject: Circular Economy
Aside from the obvious environmental benefits,
refillable systems offer tremendous economic benefits in terms of material cost savings and job creation, which are multiplied with each refill.
Video illustrating the exponential power of circularity as it relates to collecting 90% of beverage packaging.
Deposit return systems (DRS) have been implemented in over 50 jurisdictions worldwide.
The letter focuses on the issue of downcycling PET beverage bottles in textiles claimed to be “sustainable” or “circular.”
Mixed Waste Sorting: The next frontier for the circular economy.” conference will take place on March 21, 2023, in Brussels, Belgium, from 9 AM to 4 PM CET.
This policy briefing by Reloop and Zero Waste Europe provides guidelines for legislating mixed waste sorting (MWS) in the context of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
In this new fact sheet, we provide an overview of which jurisdictions use flat- vs. variable-rate deposits and how they perform.
Our policy brief explains what is necessary if the EU is to meet its recycling and carbon emissions reductions targets and achieve real circularity.