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19 April 2018

Frictionless trade in recyclable waste vital post-Brexit

The Dutch Waste Management Association DWMA, the voice of the Dutch resource and waste management industry, today released a joint...

27 February 2018

First tools for the circular economy

Five Dutch transition agendas towards a circular economy in 2050 were published at the beginning of this year. The waste sector was...

8 February 2018

Europe sets unworkable sanitisation requirements

Compost products will soon be allowed to cross Europe's internal borders. The composting sector applauds the award of the much...

8 February 2018

Westminster awakens

The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. This and other developments are creating uncertainty for the UK waste sector. The...

18 October 2017

Measuring actual recycling will boost quality

How to calculate national recycling performance is a controversial issue in the EU. For plastic and wood waste, the Dutch waste sector...

4 October 2017

Svenska avfall

Like the Netherlands, Sweden is one of Europe's leading recyclers. Both countries face the challenge of further increasing their...

26 June 2017

Publication of Waste Statistics poster

The Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) has published its annual poster with statistics on the waste sector. The poster is based on...

2 June 2017

MBT is not organic recycling

In the drive to create a European circular economy, allowing the organic output from MBT facilities to count as recycling would be a big...

4 May 2017

Urban mining for sand and gravel

You would think sand and gravel are in abundant supply, but in fact we are heading for a global scarcity. The United Nations Environment...

3 May 2017

Striking a balance between substances of concern and the circular economy

The twin ambitions of maximising recycling and minimising hazardous substances in the loop are not always compatible. This is because...

20 April 2017

Are the new European waste targets and measurement methodology realistic?

In mid-March the European Parliament will vote on the new Waste Framework Directive. The main points of contention are whether the...

20 April 2017

New EU emission levels for waste installations

The revision of the Best Available Techniques Reference Document for Waste Treatment (BREF WT) is nearing completion. The waste industry...

5 April 2017

Annual Review 2016 of the Dutch Waste Management Association

The Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) publishes its Annual Review 2016 today. It takes the form of a timeline showing the main...

9 February 2017

Dutch WtE plants cooperate with German counterparts

In January the Waste-to-Energy (WtE) section of the Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) signed a cooperation agreement with the...

26 January 2017

MEPs positive about European plans

The European Union is working on plans to stimulate the circular economy and the European Parliament will debate the Commission's...

23 January 2017

Improving the position of organic matter in the fertiliser legislation

Twenty-nine organisations call upon the Dutch parliament to use the 6th Nitrate Directive Action Programme to improve the position of...

7 December 2016

Innovation and investment in the European circular economy

EuroDay 2016, an initiative by the DWMA and the Belgian Go4Circle, showcased several good examples of the circular economy. The...

8 November 2016

BREF revision criticised

The EU's Reference Document on Best Available Techniques (BREF) for Waste Incineration is under revision. Stakeholders involved in...

7 November 2016

Clarity on recycling statistics

Recycling statistics are often confusing. They are hard to compare and tend to reflect amounts collected rather than actual recycling...

12 October 2016

Struvite included into the International Green Deal North Sea Resources Roundabout

After compost, PVC and non-ferrous metals from bottom ash, struvite will be the fourth secondary resource to be addressed within the...