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Circular Economy
The scourge of landfills in Europe is not yet resolved
With almost 500,000 open landfills in Europe, there is much to be done to improve waste management. But we are making progress.
Editorial Team•27 August 2024
Constructions
Recycling of debris is not enough…
New strategies are needed to reduce emissions from the construction industry and…
Editorial Team•30 July 2024
Fashion
Fast fashion and circular economy are…
The equation “more clothes, more recycling” is not realistic, because fast fashion…
Editorial Team•10 July 2024
Circular Economy
The first biological thermosetting polymers from US government laboratories
Oak Ridge National Laboratory tested fully recyclable and circular biological thermosetting polymers
13 June 2024
Circular Economy
Abandoning plastic avoids $100 billion financial risk
New report says abandoning plastics is the wisest choice companies can make before it becomes a…
10 June 2024
Circular Economy
Transparent bamboo for the glass of the future (and solar cells)
Made from bamboo a transparent material with a fire barrier and can limit the emission of…
14 May 2024
Circular Economy
Sweden found a way to recycle gold with ecological biodiesel
Diesel oil and aggressive chemicals are typically used to recycle gold. But Swedish innovation opens up…
25 March 2024
Circular Economy
Only 13.5% of new products come from circular plastic
Increasing levels of incineration reduce waste that is useful for circular plastic production. Which risks failing…
21 March 2024
Circular Economy
In Japan produced biodegradable plastic from renewable and biomass
Artificial photosynthesis process developed by Osaka researchers accelerates the sustainable production of biodegradable plastic
23 February 2024
Recycling
US government launches new aluminum recycling technology
With a public-private partnership, shape technology for the recycling of aluminum relaunches the ambitions of low-emission…
13 February 2024
Constructions
With the Graphene concrete, the sand doesn’t serve more
Replacing sand is possible by creating a graphene concrete derived from metallurgical coke. But the obstacle…
6 February 2024
Circular Economy
The right to repair is now ready to be implemented in the…
The political agreement has arrived between the EU Parliament and the Council that has sanctioned the…
5 February 2024
Recycling
Plastic credits: true or false solution to pollution?
According to promoters, plastic credits are more traceable than carbon credits. On the contrary, it is…
31 January 2024
Circular Economy
With pineapple leaves you get an impressive upcycling of HDPE
Combining waste vegetable fibers with recycled polyethylene allows an upcycling of HDPE that makes it suitable…
30 January 2024
Recycling
From Germany a technique to produce steel from aluminium waste
The treatment of red mud makes it possible to obtain steel from aluminum waste and avoid…