News from Europe and the waste sector
Making the most of scarcity
A growing pile of reports by leading consultants all point to a looming raw materials crisis. They say companies must be aware of the risks and respond strategically to raw materials scarcity. The waste sector can play a major part in the solution.
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MEP Gerbrandy and Dutch MP Van Veldhoven present measures to combat raw materials scarcity
At the invitation of the Dutch Waste Management Association, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy MEP and Stientje van Veldhoven MP visited the first Dutch sorting plant for plastic packaging waste, operated by SITA, in Rotterdam on 20 February. Gerbrandy launched a number of the concrete measures contained in his...
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Transformation into energy factories
It is no coincidence that we no longer refer to MSWIs, but to waste-to-energy (WtE) plants. For many years the waste sector has been investing in increasing energy efficiency – and with success. One of the motives for making these investments is obtaining the European R1 status. The decisions on...
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‘Resource efficiency and waste management go hand in hand’
The acute shortage of raw materials provided by Mother Nature has prompted a wake-up call in Europe in the form of the EU Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe. Dutch politicians are ready to take up this European initiative.
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