Arxius de Plastics

2022 / Current events, Menstruació, Normativa, Plastics, Zero Waste

Enviromentalist colectives, feminist and health area demand to the governs eradicate toxics from mestrual products and claim more transparency to the companies.

Enviromentalist, economic, feminist and health colectives have been summon in front of Woman Hospital and Child Hospital for a reason. They demand the governs the prohibition of toxic substances in menstrual products and require the companies to inform about their composition. They have demonstrated the number of toxics that menstrual products contain through the stage […]

2021 / Current events, Deposit and Return System, Health and environment, Plastics, Waste

Cigarette Waste. Impacts and opportunities

Every citizen can pay 21€ per year for a road cleaning of cigarette waste that should be assumed by the tobacco manufacturer. Rezero presents the report “Cigarette Waste. Impacts and opportunities from an environmental, economic and regulatory perspective“ which describes the environmental and economic impacts generated by cigarette waste and which presents various technical, economic […]

2021 / Current events, Deposit and Return System, Plastics, Reuse, Zero Waste

Ecoembes pretende que su sistema Reciclos se pague con dinero público

na iniciativa legislativa en la Comunitat Valenciana propone que Ecoembes, junto con las marcas de alimentación y los grandes supermercados, siga trasladando su responsabilidad legal como productores a las personas contribuyentes.

2020 / Current events, Deposit and Return System, Normativa, Plastics, Waste, Zero Waste

A research shows that in Spain, only the 21.5% of TetraPak coming from drinks is recycled, a data substantially inferior to the official

Un nuevo estudio encargado por Zero Waste Europe a Eunomia Research & Consulting demuestra que la tasa real de reciclaje de los bricks para bebidas en cuatro países europeos está muy por debajo de lo que se está publicando actualmente.

2020 / Current events, Health and environment, Normativa, Plastics, Reuse, Zero Waste

It’s time to detoxify our bodies!

The EU must take action on toxic chemicals in food packaging! Plastic is not only harming the environment but is also endangering human health. Plastics present in food packaging contain hazardous chemicals, including endocrine disrupting chemicals, which leak into our food, and make their way into our bodies. These chemicals can be, and must be […]

2020 / Plastics, Waste

The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for the third year in a row

Manila, Philippines – The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé are ranked as the world’s top plastic polluters for the 3rd consecutive year according to Break Free From Plastic‘s report “BRANDED Vol III: Demanding Corporate Accountability for Plastic Pollution” released today, during a virtual press conference. This year, Break Free From Plastic’s brand audit — an […]

/ Current events, Normativa, Plastics, Reuse, Zero Waste

Independent analysis reveals reusable packaging up to 85% more climate-friendly than single-use

7th of December 2020 Zero Waste Europe, the University of Utrecht and Reloop we released a report highlighting that reusable packaging – such as bottles, crates, jars and others – produce far fewer carbon emissions than their single-use counterparts. The findings of the report include: 💥 Reusable glass bottles produce 85% fewer carbon emissions than […]

2020 / Consume, Current events, Health and environment, Life Style, Normativa, Plastics, Reuse, Waste, Zero Waste

Rezero presenta a Palma la campanya Nou Període, per una menstruació lliure també de residus

Avui, la Fundació Rezero ha presentat la campanya Nou Període, per una menstruació lliure també de residus , que compta amb el suport de la Conselleria de Medi Ambient i Territori.
L’acte ha estat conduit per Roser Badia, coordinadora de Rezero a Balears i amb la intervenció del Dir. Gral. de Residus, Sebastià Sansó.

2020 / Current events, Deposit and Return System, Food waste, Health and environment, Normativa, Plastics, Repair, Reuse, Waste, Zero Waste

Reflexiones sobre la nueva Ley de Residuos en España

NoTimeToWaste – ResiduoCero La nueva Ley de Residuos es una oportunidad única frente a la emergencia climática y a la crisis de residuos que vivimos en el Estado español. La Alianza Residuo Cero organiza cuatro mesas de debate para discutir, conocer y acordar cuáles deben ser los puntos clave hacia el nuevo modelo de economía […]

2020 / Consume, Life Style, Plastics, Reuse, Uncategorized

Tourism with less ecological impact is possible in Barcelona

According to an estimate made by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, the tourist activity of the city is responsible for 8% of the total waste generated. To address this situation, Rezero launches today the Zero Waste BCN Tour campaign to encourage people visiting the city to not produce waste during their stay, and thus bring them […]

2020 / Current events, Plastics, Uncategorized

Better health without plastic (5): the case of disposable gloves

Plastic gloves and disposable masks are probably one of the images that will remain in our minds when we think about the health crisis we are experiencing. Why are we using disposable gloves? We are facing a still unknown disease with a highly contagious capacity and, as citizens, the only measures we can take are […]

/ Current events, Plastics, Uncategorized

Impacts in Catalunya and the Balearic Islands’ waste generation

After the first month of the health crisis caused by Covid19 and trying to manage as a society the emotional shaking and human pain that this pandemic is causing, we begin to have quantitative evidence of its impact on waste generation. According to production and selective collection data published by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, the […]