Will you have circular windows?
Improving window insulation is a great energy saver. Would it not be great if we could use a circular window…
Ecomatters attends DECOAT General Assembly
Last week Ecomatters attended the General Assembly meeting of DECOAT, an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project exploring the potential of debondable…
Knowledge sharing on End of Waste Status at Green Chemistry, New Economy event
Our colleague Marco Mense gave an introductory presentation at the yearly Green Chemistry, New Economy event where he shared his…
CSRD preparation: Five aspects to consider first
On 21 April 2021, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Currently, EFRAG is finalising work on the…
CLP regulation connects sustainable waste and chemical management
Hazardous waste and circular economy The EU’s chemicals strategy for sustainability[1] aims to better protect human health and the environment…
EU proposes Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
Sustainable growth as advocated in the European Commission’s Green Deal requires decoupling economic growth from natural resource use and environmental…
Biopolymers within the new EU bio-stimulant and Fertilising products regulation
In this item, we dive into the new Bio-stimulant and Fertilising products regulation (EC) 2019/1009 and its relevance for biopolymers…
Restriction on intentionally added microplastics
What are microplastics? Microplastics are solid plastic particles composed of polymers and functional additives less than 5 millimetres in size…
Transition to a circular plastic system
Back in 2016, the Dutch cabinet published a circularity program ‘Nederland Circulair in 2050’, in which a vision and ambition…
The Plastics LCA method
As the environmental impacts of plastics get more and more attention from the public and policymakers, more and more innovative…
The EU’s chemicals strategy for sustainability
We are surrounded by chemicals every moment of our lives. They are present in our homes and are essential for…
Reusability and a new tool for reusable product design
Source: Single-use plastics. A Roadmap for Sustainability. UN Environment Programme, 2018