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FERVER - European Federation of Glass Recyclers welcomes yesterday’s vote on the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation in the Plenary of the European Parliament. This vote is an important step in enhancing the circularity of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and will ensure robust dismantling and recycling requirements for automotive glass. FERVER underscores that mandatory removal is the most…

This week, FERVER President, Ulrich Ix, and FERVER Secretary-General, Rene Schroeder, welcomed the Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment, Eric Mamer, as well as Emmanuelle Maire,. Head of Unit for Circular Economy, Sustainable Production and Consumption, to GRL Beringen. We offered a first-hand look at the recycling processes for packaging and flat…

Last week, FERVER President, Ulrich Ix, participated in the Resource Recovery Summit in Bucharest. Speaking in the session 'The Business of Circularity — From Waste to Value', he highlighted the contribution of glass recycling in Europe to the circular economy, both, from an economic as well as from a sustainability perspective. He confirmed that introducing…

FERVER and FEVE welcome the publication of a new technical report by Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro (SSV) (1), which provides robust scientific evidence on the actual recycling performance of opaque glass packaging in Europe. The study, which was commissioned by FEVE and conducted with the operational support of FERVER members, identifies the minimum visible light…

Nowadays, it seems like every month is Dry January. In the Netherlands, alcohol consumption has been declining for years, to the alarm of brewers and beverage sellers. Can the growing popularity of alcohol-free drinks make up for that decline? Alcohol-free wine? Italy scoffed at the idea for years. Since 2021, wine that has been dealcoholized—wine…

Jean Hardy* spoke to Ruud Dorscheidt** and Ibn Delaet*** at Sibelco on the company’s glass recycling projects, as well as its strategies for fostering greater collaboration across the industry. In 1872, workers digging Belgium’s Antwerp to Liège Canal uncovered a vast deposit of high-quality silica sand. This led to the formation of Sablières et Carrières Réunies (Combined…