Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen
Nice-Paris flight fueled with sustainable aviation fuel
Air France, TotalEnergies, the Métropole of Nice Côte d’Azur and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport carried out a Nice-Paris flight fueled with 30% Sustainable…
AI to increase waste-to-energy production
About 12% of the about 300 million tons of trash generated by Americans is converted into energy by waste-to-energy plants. Though recycling and…
E-car battery partnership in Finland
Valmet Automotive and Fortum have joined forces to advance car battery recycling. The new collaboration is meant to ensure safe and sustainable recycling of…
New research aims to ease process of plastic waste chemical recycling
Through chemical recycling waste products may be turned back into natural resources by physically breaking down plastic into the smaller molecules it was…
Lithuania strong on renewables and recycling – must do better on transport, agriculture and emissions reductions, says OECD
Lithuania has significantly boosted its use of renewable energy and waste recycling but needs to do better in managing environmental impacts of transport and agriculture….
Swiss engineers have invented a new approach to recycling plastic
How to deal with the staggering amount of plastic discarded worldwide each year? How to solve the problem of used plastics and recycle it more…
Maine requires producers to help pay for recycling costs
For a long time the responsibility for recycling has been put on the shoulders of the consumers. In an effort to shift this…
Zero Waste Scotland releases digital tool to tackle recycling confusion
Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) released yesterday (20 September) a digital tool to help the public combat recycling confusion. The ’first ever’ digital Recycling Sorter,…
A project in Alicante develops materials with vegetable waste that are used to manufacture toys
Ibi has been creating children’s toys for more than 100 years. The toy industry flourished in this town from Alicante at the…
First humanitarian flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover marks turning point in crisis
The WFP-led United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has resumed flights to Kabul, enabling humanitarian responders and much-needed relief items to reach desperate Afghans in…
Ground coffee cups destined for circular economy
The research team completed a comprehensive pilot study in 2020, in collaboration with Wyndham City Council. The partners tested a range of new…
New waste technology to reduce CO2 emissions
Through pyrolysis technology, a new research collaboration will reduce the CO2 footprint of several large industries and reduce the use of fossil fuels….
South Africa leads Africa’s circular plastics industry
Waste management is currently one of the main challenges faced by the African recycled polymer supply chain. Population growth rates are over 2% per…
Germany’s KfW to finance 13.7 mln euro waste project in Serbia
Serbia’s infrastructure ministry has signed an agreement with German development bank KfW for the financing of a 13.7 million euro ($16.2 million) project for the…
Tackling climate change can boost food safety
Each year, a single cow will belch about 220 pounds of methane. Although methane from cows doesn’t live as long in the atmosphere as carbon…
Recycled Textiles as a Solution to Overfilling Landfills
Recycled textile is procured through reusing old outfits and waste materials through an array of different treatments. Recyclable textiles are typically found in municipal…
€490,000 awarded to projects to promote circular economy across Ireland
Creating a circular economy is part of the move towards a more sustainable future, according to Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. It…
SSAB delivers fossil-free steel
Swedish steelmaker SSAB has delivered a consignment of the world’s first fossil-free steel – using 100% fossil-free hydrogen instead of coal and coke. ‘The…
Tesco to sell carrier bags made from plastic waste
Tesco has introduced carrier bags made from plastic waste to its Eastern European market. The scheme, which saw the launch of bags rendered…



















