Naturally, we wanted to conclude this series with the city that deservedly holds the title of European Green Capital in 2023. Tallinn’s Mayor Kõlvart kindly explains to us the determining factors in this triumph, including a rich biodiversity, governance in line with the Sustainable Development...
In 2014, Ljubljana was the first capital city to commit to the Zero Waste Goal, followed by the honour of being appointed as the European Green Capital in 2016. Time after time, Ljubljana has shown an innovative attitude and a firm commitment to sustainable standards. Their...
With a population of over one hundred thousand inhabitants, Trento has appeared in several rankings as one of the leading cities in Italy in terms of environmental performance. As Mayor Franco Ianeselli explains, sustainability has been on Trento's agenda since the 1990s. Today, it can...
There is no doubt that Bratislava has earned its reputation as one of the greenest cities in Europe – and in the world, according to visitors. The Mayor of Bratislava, Mr Vallo, has worked intensely on an ambitious plan that includes, amongst other projects, the...
The Circularity Challenge: How Recycling Contributes Towards the European Green Deal 21 September 2022 – 9 AM 12 PM CEST Autoworld Museum, Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels On 21 September 2022, within the framework of Global Recycling Week, 4evergreen will be hosting the hybrid event: “The Circularity Challenge: How Recycling Contributes...
Recycling is one of the pillars to reach a more circular and sustainable future. When it comes to packaging, fibre-based packaging has the highest recyclability rate in Europe. However, to achieve sustainable economic growth, we need to develop more efficiency in the recycling procedure and...
The environmental impact of production, use, and disposal of increasing quantities of packaging waste has highlighted the need for more efficient collection and sorting systems. Whilst recycling is often used to describe the whole process of re-introducing materials into the production cycle, if we want to...
Paper is an essential product in daily life. Not only is it renewable, clean, but incredibly versatile: it regularly provides new possibilities, applications, and end-uses. The first use that comes to mind when thinking about paper is writing material but for how long has paper...
The cross-industry initiative, 4evergreen alliance, has released its Circularity by Design guideline aimed at providing the packaging value chain with clear recommendations for designing fibre-based packaging for recycling from the start of its lifecycle. According to the guidelines, “the amount of variety of fibre-based packaging on the market is...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_single_image media="2068" media_width_percent="70" alignment="center" uncode_shortcode_id="663738"][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id="199999"]Brussels, March 7 2022 – The 4evergreen Alliance has released its Circularity by Design guideline, the culmination of expert-led research and discussions to provide packaging designers with clear recommendations for how to make fibre-based packaging that is designed for...