by Pollutec | Jul 23, 2020 | Circular economy, Waste - Recycling
On 12 March 2020 the European Commission announced an action plan to promote the circular economy with particular emphasis on the cradle-to-grave recycling of electronic items. The circular economy model, which manifested officially in France in 2015, shows us that an...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Jul 16, 2020 | Innovation, International, Waste - Recycling
The Direction générale du Trésor (Directorate General of the French Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy) is inviting applications from French companies to submit international projects aimed at reducing and recycling waste. This call for tender is part of the...
by Pollutec | May 27, 2020 | Waste - Recycling
Reduction and recycling of waste is a major political issue governed by European Union law. Each member state is accordingly charged with the national implementation of the laws and directives adopted by the EU. On 18 January 2019, the CSF for Waste Transformation and...
by Pollutec | Apr 22, 2020 | Waste - Recycling
On Monday 23rd of March, the French Ministry of Ecology specified that “the waste management sector, whether treating hazardous or non-hazardous waste from households, businesses or even medical waste from hospitals, is still running to ensure waste collection and...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Nov 21, 2019 | Waste - Recycling
Currently, residual household waste (RHW) in France is either disposed of in landfill or incinerated. However, almost a third of this RHW is made up of bio-waste which, depending on the type, may have a water content of 60%-90%. When put into landfill, this organic...
by Pollutec | Oct 4, 2019 | Industry, Innovation, Plastic, Pollutec, Sustainable City, Waste - Recycling
Pollutec did not wait for the concept of the circular economy to showcase materials produced from recycling or from renewable sources (i.e. bio-sourced). Recycling and recovery have been at the heart of the show for decades, bringing together the raw materials and...
