A new research of the Plastics Recyclers Europe indicates that the 65% target for the recycling of plastic packagings until 2025, is achievable. The study determines a set of measures and necessary instruments that will lead to the achievement of…
For the second consecutive year the Bulgarian Association for Recycling /BAR/ organized ‘round table” on topic “Circular economy – opportunities for recycling”. The event which has become a tradition for BAR, was conducted on 16 February in the city of…
The last weeks of 2017 led to a sharp increase in the price of the metal scrap due to and partially caused by the supplies associated with problems with the weather and the holidays. Prices remain at high levels as…
Pre-history In July last year. China has notified the World Trade Organization for its intention to restrict the import of hazardous waste – a measure which is in accordance with the principles of the WTO, as well as with the…
In a statement published in the Korean version of the company’s site, Samsung Electronics announced that it will recycle part of the items, withdrawn from the market, of the unsuccessful phablet Galaxy Note 7. The manufacturer asserts that they will…
The new requirements for the best available techniques for large combustion plants, adopted in April, impose the power plants on coal which are among the biggest contaminants in Bulgaria and Europe, to invest in techniques for ‘greening’ of their production…
Germany: In 2016. Germany used almost 17 million tonnes of recycled paper for the production of a total of 22.6 million tonnes of paper and cardboard. This represents an increase by 1,2% compared with 2015, reveals the Vice-president of bvse…
China has notified the World Trade Organization for its intention to restrict the import of hazardous waste – a measure which is in accordance with the principles of the WTO, as well as with the principles of the Basel Convention.…
Conversation with Alexander Yavriyski – Executive Director of one of the organizations for recycling of unusable batteries and accumulators Mr Yavriyski, why should we pass the batteries for recycling? Batteries, though small in size, after their have gone out of…
How to make the vast amount of waste that we produce daily, in new goods and products, storing the resources and nature, while at the same time we create incentives for recycling and keep the green job positions in the…