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 …
Tackling fashion’s ugly waste problem
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 …
The municipality of Capannori becomes the first Zero Waste Certified City in Italy and the third in Europe
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 …
Waste trade and incineration: an unjustified alliance
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 …
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Guimarães, São João da Madeira and Vila de Rei are the first Portuguese municipalities to become Zero Waste Candidate Cities
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, …
How to transform the waste sector to cut methane emissions
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 …
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Reducing methane emissions in the fight against climate change
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 …
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The untapped potential of bio-waste in Europe
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 …
Ipsonas becomes the first Cypriot Zero Waste Candidate City
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 …
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