CEWASTE: creating a level playing field to foster Critical Raw Materials Recycling

The international consortium behind the EU Horizon 2020 CEWASTE project, led by the World Resources Forum Association, has recently published its final report, which provides key requirements and recommendations, alongside a standardised voluntary certification scheme, aimed at increasing the viability and rates of critical raw materials (CRMs) recycling. The consortium has focused on some key CRM-rich products, such […]

Get Here Your Program Update WRF 2019 Geneva

new perspectives on the circular economy

Geneva, 30 July 2019 With less than three months to go before the next World Resources Forum (WRF) 2019 will open its doors, the WRF Secretariat has published the latest WRF 2019 program update today. Highlights of this year’s program include confirmed plenary presentations by Olga Algayerová, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission […]

CEWASTE Critical Raw Materials Project Comes on Stream

Amsterdam, 8 May 2019 The consortium meeting of the EU-funded critical raw materials CEWASTE project held a coordination meeting in Amsterdam from 7-8 May. During this meeting progress and intermediate results of the project were reported and reviewed, and next steps towards achieving the objectives were defined. The project – that was launched last year […]

New Project on Certification for Raw Materials Kicked off

Brussels, 5 December 2018 The new project “Voluntary certification scheme for waste treatment” (CEWASTE) has been launched in Brussels this month. Over the coming two years this European Horizon 2020 project will validate and launch a voluntary certification scheme for collection, transport and treatment facilities for an improved recovery of valuable and critical raw materials (CRMs) […]