Nearly 9 in 10 citizens in Serbia call for deposit return system – survey
Almost 90% of citizens in Serbia support the introduction of a deposit return scheme, according to a survey conducted by Every Can Counts
Bulgaria’s plastic waste recycling rate much lower than in official statistics, report reveals
Over half of Bulgarian municipalities reported recycling rates for municipal waste of under 10% for 2019 – some were virtually at zero
Professor Fath: Scientists should be activists
Chemistry Professor Andreas Fath from the HFU university in Furtwangen has swum along the Danube from its source in Germany to the Black Sea
Experts, NGOs demand fresh public consultation on Serbia’s 2021-2024 waste management plan
The interested public only learned of the public consultation two days ahead of an online conference organized by the ministry on October 1.
Deposit systems boosting recycling in beverage PET loop
The deposit is not the goal in itself, Andrè Van de Nadort asserted in Brussels on November 21. Speaking at a conference on the return systems for single-use beverage containers, he stressed the focus is on reusing packaging as circular products. Van de Nadort is the mayor of Weststellingwerf in the Netherlands and the rapporteur […]
Introduction of deposit system could be discussed in 2019 – SEPA director
Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) Director Filip Radović has announced that the introduction of a deposit system in Serbia to regulate the return and disposal of packaging waste could be discussed in 2019. “Work on a study is under way to determine which waste management model, i.e. which deposit scheme that would entail the return […]
Istanbul’s deposit system lets you pay transit fare with recyclables
As cities around the world start deploying deposit systems, Istanbul, with a population of nearly 15 million, has taken its efforts to increase recycling rates a step further. It now allows residents to top up public transportation cards by trading in plastic bottles or aluminum beverage cans. As part of the Turkish city’s deposit system […]
Buy, drink, return to the shop – deposit systems for single use beverage containers
Author: Anna Larsson, Director, Circular Economy Project Development, Reloop Deposit refund systems are a proven waste collection method that guarantees high material recycling rates, which is why they are recommended in strategic documents of many international organizations. A deposit refund system is mentioned in the Marine Litter Action Plan, adopted by Helcom in 2015 and […]