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Circular Economy
Can mulching with human hair save agriculture in Chile?
Mulching with human hair, compressed into small mats placed at the base of plants, is proving to be an effective solution against Chile’s severe drought. In addition…
Isabella Ceccarini•4 July 2025
Circular Economy
How electrochemical reduction is turning CO2…
A team of researchers at Rice University has discovered a surprisingly simple…
Editorial Team•23 June 2025
Circular Economy
E-commerce of Low-cost Products Under EU…
E-commerce imports of low-cost products are under EU scrutiny due to environmental…
Editorial Team•6 February 2025
Circular Economy
Electric vehicles: 25% of critical minerals from battery recycling
A study by Transport & Environment estimates the industrial potential of the European battery recycling chain.…
Editorial Team•19 December 2024
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…
Editorial Team•27 August 2024
Constructions
Recycling of debris is not enough to decarbonize the construction sector
New strategies are needed to reduce emissions from the construction industry and the recycling of debris…
Editorial Team•30 July 2024
Fashion
Fast fashion and circular economy are not compatible
The equation “more clothes, more recycling” is not realistic, because fast fashion produces at a rate…
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
Energy
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