Environment
Waste

Waste
Biodegradable memory from Korea could curb electronic waste
A new organic memory that dissolves in water may help cut electronic waste. The breakthrough comes from Korea with the PCL-TEMPO polymer
Editorial Team•2 July 2025

Waste
Plastic waste turned into paracetamol: engineered…
A common bacterium transforms plastic waste into the active ingredient of paracetamol,…
Editorial Team•1 July 2025

Waste
Sticky microplastic cleaners: new biodegradable spheres…
Biodegradable spheres made from chitosan are revolutionizing microplastic cleanup by trapping particles…
Editorial Team•12 April 2025

Waste
How Much Photovoltaic and Wind Waste Does the EU-27 Produce?
Joint Research Centre study examines waste flows from the EU’s renewable energy transition By mid-century, wind…
Editorial Team•13 March 2025

Waste
Italy Lags Behind in Reducing Corporate Waste Compared to Other EU Nations
Corporate waste disposal trends in Europe show a 50% reduction since 2004—except in Italy, where the…
Editorial Team•25 February 2025

Waste
Swarms of minirobots apply to recover microplastics in water
The problem of microplastics in water could be reduced by using nanoscale robots capable of attracting…
11 May 2024

Water Management
Artificial intelligence can predict the concentration of contaminants in wastewater
With consumption growing, the risk of increasing drugs in wastewater is real. Technology can help purify
24 January 2024

Waste
60 years and not feel them: the microplastics on the seabed of…
A study by the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona sampled the sediments of the seabed between Barcelona…
13 January 2023

Waste
Europe is the world’s second largest producer of packaging waste
Research has produced the classification of packaging waste producers: the EU is in second place, just…
28 July 2022

Waste
World Wide Waste Web, the map of the distribution of hazardous waste…
A Spanish research institute has created the world wide wast web, a map of the spread…
13 April 2022

Waste
All ready for the national radioactive waste storage, Sogin publishes CNAI by…
Italy is under EU infringement for delays on national radioactive waste storage (Sustainabilityenvironment.com) – Closer and…
29 March 2022

Waste
Plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables: stop from France and Spain
From 1 January 2022, the obligation for France to sell fresh fruit and vegetables without plastic…