Designing for sustainable plastic recycling
Approximately 40% of plastic packaging in the European Union is reported to be recycled. But what type of products exactly? There is a shift happening in our …
Approximately 40% of plastic packaging in the European Union is reported to be recycled. But what type of products exactly? There is a shift happening in our …
Fashion production is expected to double within the next decade. We buy 60% more clothing than 15 years ago, but keep items for half as long, resulting …
A few days after celebrating the 15th anniversary of its zero waste commitment, Capannori, the frontrunner city in the European zero waste and circular economy movement, becomes …
Europe is facing a crossroads regarding the management, treatment, and trading of waste. In 2020, the EU shipped 32.7 million tonnes of waste to other nations for …
Waste trade and incineration: an unjustified alliance Read More »
The three municipalities of Guimarães, São João da Madeira and Vila de Rei have signed the commitment to become the first Zero Waste Certified Cities in Portugal, …
The second-largest driver of climate change is methane, a greenhouse gas over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide, taken over a twenty-year period. In the waste …
How to transform the waste sector to cut methane emissions Read More »
At least 30% of today’s global warming is driven by methane emissions from human actions. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), human-induced climate change …
Reducing methane emissions in the fight against climate change Read More »
The collection and recycling of bio-waste is key in the development of a sustainable society. After all, we’ll always produce some sort of organic waste, such as …
The municipality of Ipsonas (Cyprus) has signed the official commitment to become a Zero Waste Candidate City, under the European Zero Waste Cities Certification of the Mission …
Ipsonas becomes the first Cypriot Zero Waste Candidate City Read More »