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Resource recovery, reuse, industrial symbiosis, circular procurement, waste systems, and material transitions.
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Japan has reopened support for businesses preparing emissions and resource-circulation calculations for recycling certification. The program addresses the evidence behind an application, while separate assessment still determines whether a proposed activity receives ministerial recognition.
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Italy’s new technical annex specifies how obligated operators must record and transmit hazardous-waste vehicle routes.
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France’s October fertilizer measures address both contaminants inside products and the amounts applied to land.
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Spain has approved a regulation for its national waste production and management register.
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Japan’s new sludge-fertilizer dashboard compares actual use with progress in considering conversion.
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Indonesia is consulting on a replacement producer-responsibility rule that would combine collective organizations, packaging-based fees and national registration.
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Community participation supports circular water practices through clear responsibilities and accessible learning.
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Portugal has published a decree extending exceptional storm-recovery waste measures through December 31.
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Singapore’s Secure-Recycle trial links convenient device returns with tracking and a destruction certificate.
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Japan has selected two plastics demonstration projects, one targeting bioethanol-derived raw materials and another recycled material for electrical equipment.
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