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41% of plastic packaging is recycled in the EU

41% of plastic packaging is recycled in the EU
10/27/2021 | Environment
EU. According to a Eurostat study, each inhabitant of the European Union generated 34.4 kg of plastic packaging waste in 2019, but recycled only 14.1 kg.
Cyprus, Czech Republic, environment, EU, European Union, Eurostat, France, Lithuania, Malta, plastic packaging, recycling, Slovenia, Spain, waste

A case of corruption at the highest level in Tunisia

A case of corruption at the highest level in Tunisia
12/22/2020 | Environment
TUNISIA / ITALY. The Tunisian company Soreplast would illegally import every year 120,000 tons of Italian waste. After being dismissed, the Tunisian Minister of the Environment is prosecuted by the courts. version française
corruption, environment, Italian waste, Italy, Mustapha Arouides, Naples, National Waste Recycling Agency, Soreplast, Sousse, Sviluppo Risorse Ambientali Srl, Tunisia, waste

Suez joins forces with A2A Ambiente to jointly treat hazardous waste in Italy

Suez joins forces with A2A Ambiente to jointly treat hazardous waste in Italy
10/06/2020 | Environment
ITALY / FRANCE. Suez signs an exclusive agreement with A2A Ambiente (a subsidiary of the Italian group A2A) to group their hazardous waste activities in Italy. version française
A2A, A2A Ambiente, Brescia, Engie, environment, France, hazardous waste, Italian waste, Italy, PreZero, Schwarz, services, Suez, Veolia, waste

Suez rejects Veolia's new proposals deemed still contrary to the social interest of the group

Suez rejects Veolia's new proposals deemed still contrary to the social interest of the group
09/30/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. Suez qualifies as "vague" the new proposals made by Veolia to increase its capital, which increases its offer to Engie to buy the Suez shares it holds.
Bertrand Camus, Bruno Le Maire, Engie, environment, France, OPA, PreZero, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

Suez raises the ambition of its 2030 plan to better reaffirm its independence

Suez raises the ambition of its 2030 plan to better reaffirm its independence
09/22/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. Suez announces the acceleration of its 2030 plan and the desire to double shareholder value by 2022. A response to the wishes of its competitor Veolia.
Bertrand Camus, environment, France, Philippe Varin, Suez, Suez 2030, Veolia, waste

Six Challenge My Med start-up winners innovate to protect the Mediterranean and its coastline

Six Challenge My Med start-up winners innovate to protect the Mediterranean and its coastline
09/17/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. Six winning start-ups responded to the six challenges of the My Med Challenge, which aimed to "imagine the Mediterranean coast of tomorrow and find concrete answers to the major economic, environmental and societal challenges it faces".
Airbus Helicopters, AquaTech, Arcelor Mittal, Aéroport Marseille Provence, biodiversity, BlueNav, Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC, Cassis, Challenge My Med, Club Top 20, Compagnie Fruitière, Constructa, Corsica Linea, Crédit Agricole, D'Rain, Eaux de Marseille, environment, Foselev Process Solutions, France, Groupe SNEF, innovation, Kaporal, La Provence, Marseille, Méditerranée, One Concept, Onet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Sea Blocks, SunnyCare, Synchrone, waste

Suez wants to sell its recycling and recovery activities to the German company PreZero

Suez wants to sell its recycling and recovery activities to the German company PreZero
09/16/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. Coveted, against its will, by its competitor Veolia, Suez announces the signature of a memorandum of understanding with PreZero, the environmental branch of the Schwarz group.
Bertrand Camus, circular economy, environment, Europe, France, Germany, Kaufland, Lidl, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North America, Poland, PreZero, recovery, recycling, Schwarz, Suez, Thomas Kyriakis, waste

CEO of Engie raises the bidding for the sale of his Suez shares to Veolia

CEO of Engie raises the bidding for the sale of his Suez shares to Veolia
09/04/2020 | Services
FRANCE. The president of Engie estimates that his shares held in Suez are worth more expensive than the 15,50€ proposed by Veolia to acquire them. Version française
Antoine Frérot, BFM Business, Engie, France, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

Veolia ready to launch a takeover bid for Suez, which is refusing to take a stake in its capital

Veolia ready to launch a takeover bid for Suez, which is refusing to take a stake in its capital
09/02/2020 | Services
FRANCE. The CEO of Veolia does not rule out making a takeover bid for Suez if his friendly offer to buy the Suez shares held by Engie is not successful.
Antoine Frérot, Bertrand Camus, Engie, France, Meridiam, services, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

The Suez group is worried about its competitor Veolia's entry into its capital

The Suez group is worried about its competitor Veolia's entry into its capital
09/01/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. Suez disapproves of the buyback of its shares held by Engie carried out by its competitor Veolia.
Antoine Frérot, Engie, environment, France, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

Veolia covets 29.9% of Suez’s shares, to begin with...

Veolia covets 29.9% of Suez’s shares, to begin with...
08/31/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. The company has submitted a binding offer to Engie to acquire 29.9% of the Suez shares it holds, with the ambition of taking over the entire company.
Antoine Frérot, Engie, European Climate Pact, European Green Deal, France, Meridiam, Suez Eau France, Veolia, waste, water

Pizzorno Environnement continues its disengagement from Morocco

Pizzorno Environnement continues its disengagement from Morocco
08/25/2020 | Environment
MOROCCO/FRANCE. After stopping its operations on 1 July 2020, Pizzorno Environnement announced on 24 August that it "is not a candidate for the renewal of the Marrakech collection and cleaning market". version française

Casablanca, Marrakech, Morocco, Oum Azza, Pizzorno Environnement, Rabat, Teodem, Teomara, waste

Pizzorno ceases operations in Oum Azza, Morocco

Pizzorno ceases operations in Oum Azza, Morocco
07/01/2020 | Environment
MOROCCO / FRANCE. Var-based Pizzorno Environnement announces the closure of the Oum Azza waste treatment and recovery centre in Morocco. version française

Akreuch, Al Hoceima, Aïn Attik, biogas, Casablanca, environment, France, leachate, Marrakech, Medina, Morocco, Moulay Abdellah, Oum Azza, Pizzorno Environnement, Place Jémaâ El Fna, Rabat, Salé, Teodem, Var, waste

The European MED-InA project aims at zero waste in three Mediterranean cities

The European MED-InA project aims at zero waste in three Mediterranean cities
12/12/2019 | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. Avitem and Aix-en-Provence's E3D-Environment will present the Med-InA "zero waste" project in Marseille, which is being implemented in Irbid, La Marsa and Ribera.
Agency of Mediterranean Urban Cities and Territories, Aix-en-Provence, American University of Beirut, Avitem, circular economy, Consortium de la Ribera, E3D-Environnement, EA Eco-entreprise, France, GD6D, Irbid, Jordan, Jordanian University of Science and Technology, La Marsa, Marseille, MED-InA, Mediterranean cities, Mediterranean universities, Megara Network, Municipality of Irbid, Municipality of La Marsa, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ribera, Spain, Tunisia, waste, zero waste

Télé Liban - Garbage crisis management

Télé Liban - Garbage crisis management
03/05/2019 | Video
Local solutions to the waste crisis are available but marginalized Reporter : Mazen Mjawaz Camera :  Maroun Botros Publisher : Raed Daou Source :  Télé Liban / OPEN Media Hub  Translation and subtitling in english : econostrum.info ...
Beyrouth, diseases, European Union (EU), garbage, Lebanon, OPEN Media Hub, waste, waste crisis

An Award for Environment Friendly Coastal Cities

An Award for Environment Friendly Coastal Cities
06/13/2017 | Environmental and development issues
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Version française

The Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award, launched by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, will be conferred for the first time in December 2017..
Barcelona Convention, coastal towns, Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award, Mediterranean Sea, sustainable development, waste

The network, a major solution for the SMEs

The network, a major solution for the SMEs
10/30/2012 | Water issues and solutions
Four business networks in Europe, America and Africa will use the occasion of the World Water Forum in Marseilles to establish a global “network of networks” designed to allow SMEs to move forward together in international water and wastewater services markets.
Version française
Ali Fassi Fihri, Christian Laplaud, Ea ecoentreprises, environment, Moroccan Drinking Water and Sanitation Association, waste, wastewater, water, World Water Forum

Regulations on the environmental impact of ships set new course

Regulations on the environmental impact of ships set new course
09/29/2012 | Environment
Environmental regulations on passenger shipping are complex and undergo regular changes. They are now aiming to reduce the sea and air pollution caused by ships.
CO2, coastal waters, Corsica, ecology, energy, english channel, environmental regulations, EU regulations, garbage, International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, International Maritime Organization, maritime transport, Marpol, Marseilles, Melbourne, north sea, oil, ozone, PCBs, pollution, ports, SECA, shipowners, Sulphur control areas, sustainable transport, Tasmania, Toulon, waste, Yannick Casteur


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