Today CM Consulting has released the Who Pays What report for 2020. This comprehensive overview of beverage container collection in Canada is an invaluable resource for understanding how the systems in Canada work, how policy drives them, and how their performance stacks up. Click here to view the full report
Circular Economy
Clarissa Morawski Featured in EC’s LIFE Programme Publication
Clarissa Morawski, managing director of the Reloop Platform, was recently featured in the European Commission’s LIFE Programme Publication, where she discussed the need for improved collection and sorting systems, ways to increase the market share and use of recycled plastic, and what types of changes are in store for big players throughout the recycling chain. […]
In Our Opinion: Why Deposits Make Sense for Retailers
Note: This article was originally featured on Resource Recycling’s website and published on September 11, 2018. To view the original article, click here. There’s no denying it; the world is experiencing a plastic waste crisis and it’s growing – but so is public awareness and action. Clarissa Morawski In June 2018, as part of its […]
Deposit Return: A Tried and Tested Solution for Scotland
As the momentum behind deposit return schemes in the UK grows, Clarissa Morawski, Managing Director at European circular economy platform Reloop, makes the case for their deployment in the fight against plastic waste and to increase recycled content in single-use beverage containers in the Scottish context. The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘tried and tested’ as: […]
EU plans big plastics changes
In the latest issue of Resource Recycling, Clarissa Morawski provides a short summary of some of the key legislative amendments agreed upon by the European Parliament, Council and European Commission with regards to the Circular Economy Package, a set of laws and actions designed to guarantee a more resource-efficient future for Europe. Read the article here: https://www.cmconsultinginc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Dispatches-from-Europe-EU-plans-big-plastics-changes-Plastics-Recycling-Update.pdf
It’s Time for Recycled-Content Mandates
In the latest issue of Resource Recycling, Clarissa Morawski, Managing Director of Reloop Platform, discusses how implementation of recycled-content mandates for plastic packaging could increase the demand for recycled plastics, which would be an essential part of a move towards a circular economy. Read the article here: https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2017/11/28/opinion-time-recycled-content-mandates/
Deposit Return: How it Works
If we look internationally—Europe, US, Canada, Middle East, China, and Australia—massive efforts are underway to introduce or expand existing programs, as governments recognize deposit-return as a modern solution to litter caused by single-use bottles and cans as well as far superior recycling rates. New laws have received much public support, and most respondents to public […]
Dispatches from Europe: The uncertain future of waste-to-energy
21 February 2017 – Anyone engaged in waste-reduction policy has surely witnessed the intense debate that has been raging for decades around the notion of burning municipal solid waste to create power. Active lobby groups around the world regularly campaign for additional incineration capacity, citing the importance of reducing waste to landfill and finding ways […]
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Making the Switch: The Business Case for Reusable Packaging
With growing environmental awareness worldwide and ever rising shipping costs, an increasing number of businesses are exploring ways to reduce their transport packaging. One solution for achieving this objective is to make the switch to reusables. We wanted to learn more about how companies in Europe and beyond are benefitting from reusable transport packaging, and […]
