TRC’s R3FIBER offers reduced carbon footprint of composites
Some 300,000 turbine blades have already been dumped in EU landfills, with 40,000 more generated by the wind industry every year. Blades, but also boats, planes, and cars, are manufactured from fiber reinforced composites. These components have a high environmental impact, to name only one problem they create. These issues are being tackled by Spanish […]
Negotiating position for chapter 27 to be completed within a year
We plan to prepare the final negotiating position for chapter 27 within a year and open the chapter by the end of 2019. We do not want to gloss over the reality, as we are seeking to negotiate realistic deadlines to do all that needs to be done, Ivan Karić, state secretary at the Ministry […]
Maribor to get automated mixed municipal waste sorting facility in late June
Waste management company Snaga’s project to sort mixed municipal waste for recycling at a facility in Maribor was presented at a recently held international conference in the Slovenian city, which gathered mayors of Maribor’s sister cities at the invitation of Maribor Mayor Andrej Fištravec. Snaga’s fully-automated facility, to sort more than 50% of mixed municipal […]
Aarhus Centers to initiate dialogue between citizens, business, and state on circular economy
Aarhus Centers will foster transition to a circular economy and more efficient use of natural resources by providing a framework for the exchange of information, knowledge, and experience between citizens, decision-makers and the private sector. This is one of the main takeaways from the first national workshop in Belgrade, which marks the launching of a […]
Slovenia plans to set up European circular economy center this year
Slovenia plans to set up a European circular economy center this year, as part of the global Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar announced recently in Davos, according to STA Agency. Slovenia has defined a circular economy as one of the 12 objectives of its 2030 development strategy. It will […]
EC taking Romania and Slovenia to Court of Justice for not fulfilling EU directives in waste management
The European Commission is taking Slovenia and Romania to Court of Justice of the EU for, in case of Slovenia, it failed to close and rehabilitate 28 illegal landfills which represent a serious risk for human health and the environment. In case of Romania, it is taken to the Court for failing to review and adopt […]
EU funding recycling yards in Croatia with EUR 19.4 million
Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy announced the first public call for waste management projects to be co-financed from EU funds. The grant worth EUR 19.4 million will be used for the construction of recycling yards. In January 2017. Croatian government adopted a 5-year Waste Management Plan. That document was a precondition for obtaining the […]
GreenWEEE invests EUR 8.5 million in new recycling plant and modernization of existing
GreenWEEE International will invest EUR 8,5 million to open a new plant in Campia Turzii, Cluj county for the recycling of electrical and electronic waste, and to modernize and enlarge the capacity of existing facility at Buzau. GreenWEEE, a part of integrated recycling park Green Group, will invest EUR 3.5 million in the second plant […]