Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen

More than 80 major European brands, including P&G, PepsiCo and Mondi will collaborate to explore the feasibility of using ”digital watermarks” to improve the sorting…

The aim is to accelerate progress towards Scotland becoming a sustainable Hydro Nation. According to the bid document, this means transforming the way the water…

Trees grow faster in warmer conditions, and this should act as a natural brake on global heating, as they take up and store more carbon…

Russia is set to enact as of September 14 a new rule on the taxation of fuel oil exports aimed at bringing in additional revenues…

Luxembourg became the first European government to sell a ”sustainability” bond on Monday, raising 1.5 billion euros ($1.77 billion). Its choice of a ’sustainability’ bond,…

Coca-Cola European Partners has announced that it will be transitioning to bottles made from 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) from the end of the…

Waste pickers exposed to discarded electronics, aluminum and metal cans have up to four times higher levels of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in their…

Tesla said it will make every effort to extend the life of each battery pack before scrapping and recycling them. The company’s service centres around…

A report from Greenpeace has modelled how UK supermarkets could make significant reductions to the amount of plastic they produce by focusing their attention on…

Wastewater containing coronaviruses may be a serious threat, according to a new, global study led by researchers from the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at…

Micropollutants contaminate the water worldwide. Among them are steroid hormones that cannot be eliminated efficiently by conventional processes. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)…

In a year of challenges, fresh data today highlights the ascent of the bio-based industries, that in 2017 made a total contribution of €750 billion…

Asda has unveiled plans to remove single-use plastic bags for fruit and vegetables from stores, in favour of reusable alternatives made from recycled material, in…

As many countries in Africa embrace the latest technology—smartphones, computers, and other electronic gadgets—few have developed national strategies for managing the resulting e-waste. E-waste may…

Blessed with a wide variety of landscapes, the African country of Uganda produces everything from bananas and coffee to tea and cocoa. Indeed, its land…

The Japanese government will create a map indicating the current state of global marine microplastic pollution with cooperation from other members of the Group of…

Scientists have calculated how many mammals might be lost this century, based on fossil evidence of past extinctions. Their predictions suggest at least 550 species…

Unilever announced plans to eliminate fossil fuels from its cleaning products by 2030. The company anticipates moving to sourcing renewable or recycled carbon for cleaning…

Italy could become a clean energy hub for Europe by importing hydrogen produced in North Africa from solar power at 10-15% less than it costs…

Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method of using fruit peel waste to extract and reuse precious metals…