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New study exposes Europe’s hidden methane impact from landfills and the risk of making it worse through incoherent climate policy.

A recent article details the complex web of misdeclarations and corruption that keeps the flood of Europe’s plastic waste flowing into Türkiye

If governments were to implement three key climate actions they already negotiated and agreed in 2023 they could cut global emissions by 18 billion tonnes in 2035 compared to current emission projections, according to new analysis released at COP30 today by the Climate Action Tracker.

On Thursday, Parliament endorsed reduced reporting duties and due diligence requirements for companies.

We are proud to share the latest publication by Prof. Hani Abu-Qdais Chair of our WtERT Jordan Chapter of our association hosted at University of Science and Technology (JUST).

on the topics of - critical raw materials and - EU 2030 -

A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement finds that the predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century has only slightly fallen, leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.

In 2025, the Waste-to-Energy (WtE) sector showed stable performance, although waste volumes were still comparatively low due to a weak economy in Europe.

Swiss-based green-tech leader will contribute to critical discussions on waste management infrastructure in the Blue Zone at COP 30, the United Nations conference on climate change, which will be held in the Brazilian city of Belem on Nov. 10-21, 2025.

New Eurostat data released today exposes the scale of Europe’s overconsumption of electronics and the continued failure to properly collect and recycle e-waste.

COP 30 should be a milestone moment to boost ambition, finance and action as the world marks ten years since the Paris Agreement.

Interdisciplinary understanding is vital for delivering sound climate policy advice. However, navigating the ever-growing and increasingly diverse scholarly literature on climate change is challenging for any individual researcher. This annual synthesis highlights and explains recent advances across a variety of fields of climate change research.

As discussed inside Global WtERT Council we are now in the process of taking the small step towards the new website wasteculture.com. I am convinced that this also will help the common cause to foster WtE techniques who need more acceptance in society.

Government and industry responses to UNEP’s more than 3,500 satellite methane alerts climbed from one to 12 per cent in the past year.

Basel Action Network (BAN) releases startling exposé “Brokers of Shame”

The new draft rules would reduce the required amount of sustainability reporting and simplify due diligence requirements for companies.

On October 1–2, ABREN’s President Yuri Schmitke took part in the international event “Exploring Opportunities for Methane Mitigation Convergence between the EU and LAC”, held during the X OLADE Energy Week in Santiago, Chile.

Recent research from Denmark and Eastern European countries provides new insights into the challenges and opportunities in textile waste management and recycling within the European Union.

The report warns of the staggering amount of mismanaged plastic waste generated and urges action to tackle this important problem.

The proposed rule aims to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program tracking emissions data from thousands of large polluters.

Findings highlight the need for targeted awareness campaigns and inclusive policies to effectively tackle littering in multicultural slums.

Fast-paced growth of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) recycling came to a halt, with capacities plateauing in 2023. This finding is highlighted in the latest report1 released by Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) in collaboration with ICIS, providing detailed data on production, collection, and recycling for the EU 27+3 region. ​

If this finding is still under discussion in your country, read the EEA report summarized in attached press release

While prevention measures are gaining momentum, more effective efforts at national level are needed to tackle the huge problem of food waste according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report released today.

Today, the European Landfill Association (ELA) that represents European landfill operators was founded in Cologne.