Nordic nations require a significant increase in recycling in order to meet the revised EU recycling targets, despite the region including some of the most developed and mature waste management systems in Europe. Of the Nordic countries reporting their recycling rate to Eurostat, we found that an increase of between [...]
We have been working with Mepex on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) to map the impacts of a switch away from 19 commonly-littered single use plastic items in Norway. On 27 March 2019, the European Parliament formally passed the Single Use Plastic Directive, which will require Member States [...]
On the 11th July our Brussels office will be co-hosting a forum exploring ‘How to Reduce the Impact of Plastic Products on the Marine Environment’ in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and European media platform EURACTIV. The forum follows the European Commission’s launch of an awareness-raising [...]
We have been appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers Waste Group (NWG) and the Swedish EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to analyse the existing regulatory framework for waste prevention and recycling currently applied in Nordic regions. The NWG and the Swedish EPA commissioned the research to understand better the effect [...]
