Recycling
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How a Republican learned to love the electric car
Set ideological wars aside and pursue a science-based, truly circular economy
A wonk’s guide to the Swedish EU presidency policy agenda
How the EU can enable a circular economy in plastics packaging
EU sets out plan to cut back packaging waste
Textile services: pioneering sustainability and circularity in a timeless industry
Over-ambitious packaging reuse targets mustn’t kill off recycling
Beverage sectors are concerned that the European Commission’s proposal on packaging legislation will be misguided — focusing almost exclusively on reusable packaging to the detriment of recycling, rather than combining both.
Building better with less: how we can decarbonize Europe’s cities
Infinitely recyclable green concrete is ‘a game changer’ in sustainable construction ambition.
Measuring business climate impact with carbon handprint
POLITICO Studio interviews Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO of Climate Leadership Coalition, and Thomasine Kamerling, Executive Vice President of sustainability and communications at Huhtamaki, about sustainability in the food packaging sector.
Putting fast fashion out of fashion
The EU is leading the global pathway towards sustainable clothing… but a course correction is needed.
The EU wants to mine its way out of reliance on China for raw materials. It’ll have to convince the locals
The EU knows it’s heavily dependent on foreign powers like China for valuable materials needed to power its green transition.
Transition to climate neutrality needs accurate accounting for biogenic carbon
The Product Environmental Footprint method could become the EU’s guiding approach for environmental impact assessment; to be fit for purpose, it should appraise the carbon footprint of bio-based products.
Sex, drugs and … sustainability? Music festivals struggle to go green
One major music festival invited EU climate boss Frans Timmermans to speak — but activists point to greenwashing and a lack of transparency.
‘The chemical industry is the hidden climate hero’
Jan Secher, CEO of chemicals innovator Perstorp, considers impacts of the current crises and showcases Project Air, the highly innovative collaborative project to facilitate a net-zero emissions chemical industry.
Placing science at the heart of the circular economy
The European Commission should champion solutions that have the most positive impact on the environment to reach green targets
Scottish environment minister slams UK over single-use plastics scrap
The Scottish government’s bid to ban problematic plastics became tangled in Brexit and devolution.
The ICE: To ban or not to ban
Why European policymakers shouldn’t miss the opportunity of supporting the EU’s climate ambition by including renewable fuels in the Car CO2 regulation to ensure a sustainable, affordable and inclusive road transport sector
Clothing giant and legislators clash over green rules for fashion
One side warns of ‘greenwashing’ while the industry argues for light-touch regulation.
ReShaping Plastics: Report calls for faster systemic change to reach net zero and circularity
‘We will develop a roadmap for our industry to further accelerate our efforts,’ says Plastics Europe, as new guidance is published.
From potatoes to chips, and from bags to bags…
Major food companies pledge to address recyclability of flexible plastic packaging.
UN group will seek global treaty to tackle plastic pollution
Countries want to complete work on the treaty by the end of 2024, according to a draft resolution viewed by POLITICO.
Plastic bottles — a driver for achieving the European Green Deal
As the European Commission prepares to unveil new policies to tackle plastic and waste, Nestlé Waters outlines how it is encouraging the EU to boost the circular economy.
Why European policymakers shouldn’t listen to NGOs in PVC matters
Proposed phase-out would hamper the circular economy in health care, says PVCMed Alliance.
Executive insight on chemical industry’s transformation:
POLITICO Studio talks with Cefic President Martin Brudermüller
Stop downcycling our bottles: Why Europe’s non-alcoholic beverage industry needs fair and necessary access to its recycled packaging
The European non-alcoholic beverage industry urgently calls on the European Commission to facilitate fair and necessary access to its recycled plastic (PET) bottles to effectively ’close the bottle loop’.
Waste as a valuable material and secondary resource — the paradigm shift
It is not enough to manufacture recyclable products, collectively we have to build the systems to recycle all waste and reduce our carbon footprint now. Real change requires collective action.
Cleaner, greener and healthier: Europe’s nuclear future
Interview with Philippe Knoche, Chief Executive Officer of Orano
How is chemistry helping cars shift gears and reach the EU’s 2050 goals?
Innovative chemistry is putting the automotive industry in the fast lane towards solutions that can be “Safe and Sustainable-by-Design,” a principle at the heart of the EU’s new Chemicals Strategy. The breakthroughs underway are accelerating the transition towards a green future. A future where waste is transformed into new resources as part of a circular economy – without harm to human health and the environment – and emissions are at net zero.
Fast fashion’s waste model is going out of style
Recycling won’t solve the rag trade’s waste problem.