At last we are there and it's a good surprise! The Joint Joint Committee (CMP) met this Wednesday, January 8, to rule on the anti-waste bill for a circular economy: it reached an agreement unanimously of its members. In the press release of the
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How and where can we get rid of the plastic? To answer that, there's good news and bad news. The bad news is that we can't do without plastic, we're addicted to it. The good news is that there are alternatives and innovations that make it possible to get rid of plastic.
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The Strategic Committee for the "Waste Transformation and Recovery" Sector, whose contract was signed on January 18 under the aegis of the National Council for Industry (CNI) between the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, the Ministry of the Economy and Finance and the sector
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The year 2019, a decisive year for the circular economy, will be marked by the adoption of the Circular Economy Act, transposing the new European directives and implementing the measures of the Roadmap for the Circular Economy. As such, the National Institute of Circular Economy (INEC) has invited its members and many
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The government's draft bill on the circular economy dated 15 January leaked to the press. The result? More than twenty associations, networks and companies involved in the circular economy sent a letter to the Prime Minister on Monday 4 February asking him to revise upwards the draft bill.
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The Institut National de l'Économie Circulaire (INEC) unveiled its new White Paper at the 2nd edition of the "Circular Agriculture" conference organized by AFAÏA in Paris. This publication aims to capitalize on the work of the working group launched by the INEC in 2017. This group brought together
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The textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world. Existing recycling solutions are not sufficient to solve the problems raised by resource management in this sector. The circular economy would provide relevant solutions to meet the challenges faced by the textile industry: prevention actions, reuse,
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Current recycling technologies are limited for plastic polymers, resulting in either poor quality recycling or high processing costs. But enzymes now offer a glimmer of hope since the discovery in Japan a few years ago of the "Ideonella" bacterium.
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The latest TIPA survey reveals that consumers, while also feeling responsible, expect more from government and retail industry players in the fight to reduce the number of single-use plastic packaging, which is mostly non-recycled and non-recyclable. They also declare their readiness to make use of
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100% plastics recycled in 2025: 55 manufacturers and federations commit to recycling and eco-design. While France presented its strategy for a circular 100% economy on April 23rd, industrialists and professional federations support this change and presented on Monday July 2nd
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Following a call for applications launched in February to recruit the startups that will form the second promotion of the Paris&Co innovation platform "Economie Circulaire", 18 start-ups were selected and unveiled today at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal. On the programme of the support that will be given to them
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On the initiative of Brune Poirson, Secretary of State to the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, the national working group dedicated to the recovery of building waste was set up today. It is part of the roadmap for the circular economy.
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As part of their respective policies to develop the circular economy, the Greater Paris Metropolis, the Institut National de l'Economie Circulaire (INEC) and the International Centre for Resources and Innovation for Sustainable Development (CIRIDD) are opening the collaborative platform for the circular economy of Greater Paris players " GrandParisCirculaire.org
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On Monday, April 23, 2018, the government published its roadmap for the circular economy inscribed in the great Climate Plan and the Energy Transition Law for Green Growth of 2015. While this concept is still emerging in the construction sector, a circular economy project
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Launched in November 2017 by the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, the "My Project for the Planet" scheme invites citizens to propose projects in the fields of energy, the circular economy and biodiversity. Internet users now have until May 11 to submit their proposals.
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How to fight against programmed obsolescence? How can we prioritize the reuse and repair of products to preserve our resources? How can we mobilize the social and solidarity economy network? Proposals under consideration by the Government were unveiled on Monday, February 12 by Brune Poirson, Secretary of State to the Prime Minister.
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To set up a deposit system on certain packaging is among the tracks envisaged by the government to improve waste collection in France, the Ministry of Ecological Transition said Tuesday. The idea of setting up a deposit system emerged during a first phase of the project.
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On a trip to a waste collection startup, Brune Poirson, Secretary of State to the Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, announced that the option of a new generation of deposits is currently being studied as part of the development of the circular economy roadmap. Stated objective
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For several weeks now, the actors of the circular economy have been co-constructing the "roadmap of the circular economy" that must be approved by the Minister of Ecological and Social Transition, Nicolas Hulot, in April 2018. The HOP association is proposing measures to extend the lifespan of products and fight against
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Solvay and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation signed a three-year global partnership on January 17, offering the Group a unique opportunity to accelerate the contribution of chemistry to the transition to a circular economy. The partnership will explore solutions in line with the principles of the circular economy, in contrast to the traditional circular economy.
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