Technology

Aimplas coordinated the European Life Ecomethylal Project, which has ended with the construction of a plant capable of extracting up to half a kilo of methylal from each kilo of non-recyclable waste.

Based in Corsico in the Lombardy Region of Italy, Masotina operates one of Europe’s largest materials recovery facilities (MRFs) for the separation and recovery of plastic from municipal waste.

Thailand is responding to the growing demand for electricity with a network of small Waste-to-Energy (W2E) plants.

RecyClass Recyclability & Recycled Content Use of Claims Guidance sets do’s and don’ts for how to communicate transparently on the circularity of plastic products.

The residue-free production of ready-to-use fertilizer from phosphate-containing sewage sludge ash has been brought to market maturity by Glatt Ingenieurtechnik and Seraplant.

There’s a great concern about sustainability in the construction industry, with engineers and architects looking towards viable green solutions to create structures and buildings that care for the environment more than they have previously done.

As part of the NextLap program, managed by the collaborative innovation consultancy Beta-i and promoted by the Portuguese management entity Valorpneu and the Danish-based recycler Genan, nine companies associated with the sector’s value chain and five entrepreneurs have started to develop six projects focused on giving a second life to materials derived from the recycling of end-of-life tires and promoting a more circular market.

The Circular Economy concept is an important element to reduce environmental impacts and raw material consumption. However, this concept alone, especially when it is reduced to recycling, will never be enough to achieve a sustainable society.

The world is experiencing a profound energy transition. Industrial manufacturers across the globe are swapping combustion fuels for electricity in line with global ambitions to decarbonize energy supply and improve energy productivity.

Shifting to a full circular clothing industry in the Netherlands won’t just impact the environment—it can also bring employment benefits, boosting job creation by as much as 25%.

The European Green Deal can easily be considered as the European Commission’s main current project.