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EU4Green Recovery East: EU to provide €21 million to Ukraine over 4 years
EU4Green Recovery East: EU to provide €21 million to Ukraine over 4 years

The funds will be used for the green recovery of our country

The EU unveiled the Clean Industry Agreement: a summary of the main points
The EU unveiled the Clean Industry Agreement: a summary of the main points

In particular, it is proposed to create an Industrial Decarbonization Bank with a financing volume of €100 billion

Stricter requirements for municipal wastewater treatment come into force in the EU
Stricter requirements for municipal wastewater treatment come into force in the EU

Increasing circularity is a key element of the updated rules

EU assessed its success in implementing the circular economy
EU assessed its success in implementing the circular economy

According to analysts, material flows in the EU are not yet fully circular

A platform has been launched in Ukraine to help solve the problem of demolition waste
A platform has been launched in Ukraine to help solve the problem of demolition waste

Its developers suggest rethinking the attitude to secondary materials and seeing them as a valuable resource

EU has launched an online platform with cases of implementation of advanced eco-technologies
EU has launched an online platform with cases of implementation of advanced eco-technologies

It will help determine and evaluate the environmental performance of innovative industrial technologies in Europe and beyond

3 main updates in the EU Directive on industrial pollution
3 main updates in the EU Directive on industrial pollution

EU countries have 22 months to implement new norms and approaches

Humanity will produce almost twice as much household waste by 2050 – experts
Humanity will produce almost twice as much household waste by 2050 – experts

Economic growth and waste generation remain closely linked

EU is far from achieving its goal of doubling circularity by 2030, – Sheikh
EU is far from achieving its goal of doubling circularity by 2030, – Sheikh

Among the reasons is the linear thinking of consumers and business leaders

EU plans to ban single-use plastic packaging by 2030
EU plans to ban single-use plastic packaging by 2030

In 2021, the amount of packaging waste in the EU increased to 84 million tons

The plastic recycling industry is under threat in the EU
The plastic recycling industry is under threat in the EU

The EU is preparing a new Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, which sets requirements for the content of secondary raw materials and the level of recycling