Posts by George Kiernan
Romania Under Scrutiny From European Commission
In recent years, the European Union has prioritised the need for recycling and a shift towards a circular economy. The EU has introduced many regulations and requirements around how waste should be managed, all of which are mandatory. Year after year, Romania has failed to meet a large number of these requirements, forcing the EU’s…
Read MoreRomania’s Illegal Waste Importing Problem
Many big companies in Romania, such as the German materials company HeidelbergCement, fuel their operations by burning waste material. Not only is there concern shown by activists for the effects this has the air quality in Romania, but also over the legality of the waste being imported and burned for fuel. Romania and the surrounding…
Read MoreRomania is Modernising its Waste Management with ‘Smart Bin’ Technology
The Romanian city of Iasi has joined the likes of London and New York as it rolled out new Smart Bins across the city. Iasi is the only city in southeast Europe that has the Smart Bin technology. Featuring solar panels and functioning as a Wi-Fi hotspot, the most impressive thing about these bins, as…
Read MoreThe Plastic Taxes Businesses Need to Prepare For
During the course of 2020, two new pieces of major legislation regarding plastics recycling have been put forward. The UK and the EU will both implement taxes designed to increase the quantity of plastic waste that gets recycled. In March 2020, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the UK government will implement a £200-per-tonne…
Read MoreThe Price of Oil, The Cost to Plastic
In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic consumed the world almost overnight and saw entire nations come to a near standstill. Countries around the globe went into lockdown and halted all non-essential business and travel; the effects of this have been widespread and varied, with among the most significant being the dramatic reduction in the consumption…
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