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Electric vehicle battery recycling market to reach $70 billion by 2040
As electric vehicle adoption accelerates, electric vehicle battery recycling is emerging as a strategic industry, with global revenues projected to climb to $70 billion annually by 2040.
Paolo Travisi•24 February 2026
Recycling
Phosphorus from wastewater, Milan project turns…
A pilot project in Milan is recovering phosphorus from wastewater and sewage…
Paolo Travisi•6 February 2026
Circular Economy
A sustainable parking garage built with…
A five story parking garage in southern Sweden is turning decommissioned wind…
Paolo Travisi•23 January 2026
Circular Economy
How electrochemical reduction is turning CO2 into fuel
A team of researchers at Rice University has discovered a surprisingly simple method to significantly improve…
Editorial Team•23 June 2025
Circular Economy
E-commerce of Low-cost Products Under EU Scrutiny: “More Responsibility Needed”
E-commerce imports of low-cost products are under EU scrutiny due to environmental and regulatory concerns. The…
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
Energy
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