Day: March 8, 2019

Taxonomy: Should facts guide the EU Commission and the European Parliament? What to do after recycling with residual waste?Patrick Clerens, ESWET Secretary General discusses the issues……

Four designers from the Royal College of Art have developed a series of machines that turn lobster shells into recyclable Shellworks bioplastic.

Rent the Runway has found that customers are willing to rent almost anything the brand makes available. Are blankets and throw pillows a step too far?…

Scotland is leading the way in protecting marine environments, Nicola Sturgeon announced on Wednesday.

The proliferation of plastic, originally dubbed the ‘miracle material’, is wreaking havoc on the environment, as well as risking animal and human health….

Swedish denim company reDEW8 Jeans announced new Zero Cotton jeans made from 100 percent renewable wood fibers.

All medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be made from metal collected by recycling electronic waste, games organisers said on Friday.

A new report found that illegal dumping increased by 32 percent in the last three years despite a 40 percent increase in preventive services.

SABIC and customers Unilever, Vinventions and Walki Group will introduce ISCC certified circular polymers in 2019 during a market foundation stage.SABIC’s…

In the run-up to Global Recycling Day, founding President of the Global Recycling Foundation, Ranjit S.Baxi, has warned that the world needs to pay more than ‘lip service’ to recycling……

The latest articles written by Elizabeth Gore you will find only on Entrepreneur.com…

TOMRA Collection Solutions has welcomed the results of a Scottish Government consultation which found that the public is in favour of a deposit return scheme (DRS) for Scotland.

The EU’s Plastics Strategy will significantly increase demand for circular business models and greener products. The EIT’s Climate KIC is working with European innovators to seize the business opportunity this creates, and support them in getting from visionary idea to profitable activity, write…

Also in this week’s round-up of top stories: fighting cybercrime and the 11 EU countries that have already met their renewable energy targets.

Ken Dooley of Granlund discusses sustainability from a user’s point of view and how technology will help cities become more citizen-centric.

Read more about Hulladek Recycling takes on electronic waste with a door-to-door service on Business Standard.As of now, however, there are merely 300 registered e-waste recyclers in the country…

Such financing will be used for both Marseille and Antwerp projects as well as for corporate R&D needs, up to 50% of the investment amount, in addition to traditional bank financing.

A NEW factory dedicated to turning plastic waste into material for roads and car parks has opened, as part of efforts to tackle ocean pollution.

Snøhetta has unveiled the S-1500 chair, made from 100% recycled plastic and steel from the local fish farming industry in the North of Norway. Presented during Stockholm Design Week, the chair has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the market.

The 2020 Olympic medals may be partly made from old iPhones. Tokyo’s organizing committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced …