Meetings

2 September 2019
European regulations have changed significantly in recent years (see the new “Circular Economy Package”, which incorporates four EU Directives revised on 30 May 2018). The aim is to improve waste mana...
22 July 2019
Last November, during the last edition of Pollutec, our teams met with Sébastien Sureau, General delegate of the SEDDRe, the French Union of Companies working in Deconstruction, Depollution and Recycl...
Site and soil pollution is mainly due to contamination by hydrocarbons (40%), metals and solvents. In France, the management policy for polluted sites and soils is centred on managing the health and e...
26 June 2019
The French Energy Transition Law sets the target for renewable energy use at 32% by 2030. The first thing that springs to mind when we think of ‘alternative’ energy is renewable energy, in the strict ...
14 June 2019
The team at Pollutec 2018 met with Patrick Deixonne, founder of the ‘Expédition 7ème Continent’ (7th Continent Expedition) Initiative. The navigator and explorer alerted us on ocean plastic pollution ...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been assessing the overall conservation status of plant and animal species worldwide for more than 50 years. The IUCN Red List shows that ...
2 May 2019
Last November, Christian Brabant, CEO of Éco-systèmes, presented for the first time at Pollutec the “Telephony Village”, a hotspot at the show to discover the best of French know-how in mobile device ...
How digital technology and connected devices are having an impact on environmental issues According to the Grand View Research consulting company, smart city markets have recorded annual growth of 13%...
10 April 2019
After being an AFME* regional delegate from 1982 to 1986, Pierre Radanne founded and directed Inestene, an organisation that evaluates environmental and energy strategies across Europe. In 1997, he jo...
3 April 2019
Jean-Philippe Carpentier – President of the Federation of Recycling Companies (FEDEREC) – reviewed FEDEREC’s commitment to the Circular Economy Roadmap and the proposals made in the field of plastic r...