China, the world’s biggest UCO biofuels producer, will soon run out of used cooking oil (UCO) as demand from Europe and US soars, a recent...

Circular waste management offers the potential for a net gain of more than USD 100 billion per year by 2050. To achieve this, a...

On June 17 Europe's Environment Ministers made pivotal decisions on the EU’s waste management policies. They reached a general approach on...

The Council of the European Union has formally adopted the Regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, which amends and...

2023 shows a serious destabilisation of the European plastics sector. Imports of recycled plastics into the EU are increasing. This is...

In March two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving the recycling and composting systems in the US passed the Senate....

The US EPA has presented new regulations to deal with PFAS contamination. Industry expert Ryan Moore, Program Director, PFAS Remediation at...

The draft rule would reduce the open burning and open detonation of waste explosives, such as fireworks, ammunition and flares, which the...

Circular economy expert Eva Müller-Axmann talks with Waste Management World about the key elements of the Packaging and Packaging Waste...

The trialogue negotiations between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission about the PPWR...

To achieve a true circular economy a radical system change is essential. This also means that recycling cannot be the major tool to be...

With the proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) the EU aims to reduce packaging waste. But now a legal assessment...

To ensure safer and cleaner shipping in the EU, the Council Presidency and European Parliament negotiators have reached a draft agreement...

COP28 was also particularly significant for the waste management industry. For the first time, the sector had its own pavilion at the...

The volume is still manageable. But the more electric cars there are on Europe's roads, the greater the number of discarded batteries that...