On September 7, 2022, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Illegal Activities Related to the Waste Cycle and Related Environmental Offences ECOMAFIE published its final report on the illegal plastic bag-shopper market.
The 30th edition of the Puliamo il Mondo initiative is starting, which is the Italian edition of the international event called Clean Up the World coordinated by Legambiente.
Last 15 June, the Ministry of Ecological Transition, in agreement with the Ministries of the Economy, Economic Development and Health, issued the decree of 15 June 2022, which came into force on 03 August 2022.
As defined by the European food and safety authority-an institutional body aimed at protecting the food health of European citizens-microplastics are particles of plastic material less than 5 millimeters in diameter.
Based on their origin, microplastics can be divided into primary and secondary.
Primary microplastics:
From Monday 5 September, you can register your waste reduction action and take part in the 14th European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR), coordinated by
The quarterly data on waste delivered to the Turin waste-to-energy plant (TRM) have been updated on the Metropolitan City of Turin's website, by the Metropolitan Waste Observatory.
Food waste is defined as the phenomenon of losing food products that are still edible. This has strong impacts on several spheres: it affects the environment, energy, economics and not least ethics. The most recent studies that attempt to calculate its impact are divided by dividing the concept of food waste into two parts, according to the stage in the production and consumption chain at which it occurs.
The “green” alternative to traditional plastics is part of a complex world that still presents a number of critical issues.
The definition
July 3, 2021, was the deadline imposed on European Union member states to transpose the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive. The directive was necessary to combat the massive presence of polluting plastics, especially in the marine environment. In fact, plastic waste in the sea touches close to 85% of the total amount of all waste in that environment.
The California Climate Commitment program, established in California (USA) in the form of a compromise reached between environmental organizations and the plastics industry, aims to combat climate change by promoting the ecological transition and the use of renewable energy.