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6 May 2025
Dutch Green Growth Package increases costs to businesses and the public
The Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) is deeply disappointed with the Dutch Government’s climate plans presented on Friday 25...
9 April 2025
Feasibility of the circular economy under pressure
The Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) published its Annual Review 2024 on 3 April 2025. ‘The recycling sector is in severe...
5 December 2024
Call to the Dutch government: let's make plastics circular
More recycled plastics must be used in new products, in the Netherlands and Europe. The current approach is inadequate and weakens the...
24 October 2024
European Landfill Association wants to end the landfilling of organic waste in Europe
Today, the European Landfill Association (ELA) that represents European landfill operators was founded in Cologne. The national...
4 July 2024
Japanese visit to Dutch recycling hubs
On July 3rd, a delegation from the Japan Industrial Waste Information Center (JW Center) visited the Dutch Waste Management Association...
14 June 2024
‘Recycling industry crucial for the circular economy’
The Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) published its Annual Review 2023 on 14 July 2024. ‘Creating the circular economy depends on...
22 March 2024
Cooperation agreement between German and Dutch Waste to Energy sector
The Association of Thermal Waste Treatment Plants in Germany (ITAD) and the Thermal Waste Treatment section of the Dutch Waste Management...
18 March 2024
Crisis in plastic sorting and recycling industry
The Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) is sounding the alarm. Dutch and European plastic sorting and recycling facilities are...
14 March 2024
BIR president Susie Burrage: ‘BIR’s proactive role is crucial’
Susie Burrage has been president of BIR, the Bureau of International Recycling, since May last year. She wants to build on the global...
19 July 2023
Dutch waste associations NVRD and DWMA want government support to combat laughing gas canisters
The Dutch Association for Refuse and Cleansing Management (NVRD) and the Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) demand an urgent...
19 July 2023
The DWMA publishes its Annual Review 2022
The Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) has published its Annual Review 2022. The DWMA and its members are committed to a future in...
12 July 2023
FEAD sets the bar high: 75% recycling by 2035
The European waste federation is aiming to recycle three-quarters of all European waste. ‘We need a sea change in performance,’ says...
22 June 2023
A universal language for global recycling
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) celebrated its 75th anniversary at the end of May with a conference in Amsterdam. ‘No better...
20 December 2022
Communication between policymakers and practitioners
Practice-based knowledge is essential for effective policy. Two European delegations visited leading Dutch waste companies to get an...
5 September 2022
Does sustainable energy from waste have a future?
Europe needs more renewable energy. The proposed revision of the Renewable Energy Directive is currently under consideration in the...
15 July 2022
The DWMA publishes its Annual Review 2021
The Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) has published its Annual Review 2021. It was a year that was again overshadowed by the...
7 July 2022
EU makes the world of waste a bit smaller
The new Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) makes it easier to transport waste within Europe, but shuts the door to exporting paper, board...
18 March 2022
Recycling builds bridges to a sustainable future
Recovering raw materials prevents shortages and builds bridges to a sustainable future. Recycling is the pathway to a clean environment,...
14 March 2022
Inspirational Talk about the importance of Recycling worldwide
In the run-up to Global Recycling Day on the 18th March an inspirational talk took place between Ranjit Baxi, Marc den Hartog, Wim...
16 February 2022
European waste sector has an impressive climate potential
The European waste sector makes a substantial contribution towards meeting European climate targets. Two renowned research consultancies...
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