News from Europe and the waste sector
Transformation into energy factories
It is no coincidence that we no longer refer to MSWIs, but to waste-to-energy (WtE) plants. For many years the waste sector has been investing in increasing energy efficiency – and with success. One of the motives for making these investments is obtaining the European R1 status. The decisions on...
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‘Resource efficiency and waste management go hand in hand’
The acute shortage of raw materials provided by Mother Nature has prompted a wake-up call in Europe in the form of the EU Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe. Dutch politicians are ready to take up this European initiative.
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Resource efficiency in progress
At the invitation of the Dutch Waste Management Association, Dutch Labour Party members Judith Merkies of the European Parliament and Diederik Samson of the Dutch House of Representatives, and Flip de Groot, leader of the Democrats 66 Group in Noord-Holland Provincial Council, visited the port of...
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High-grade waste processors seek foreign waste
The signposts at the border are going to change for good. With its considerable expertise in recycling waste streams, the Netherlands is promoting itself as a materials roundabout. Moreover, most Dutch waste-to-energy plants now have recovery (R1) status. Facilities that meet the European standards...
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