Michael Brunn

In 2022, some 1 992 million tonnes of waste were treated in the EU, with 61.4% recovered and 38.6% disposed of.

On a global scale, an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of composite materials are currently in use in wind turbines.

Energy production was reduced by 8.9% in 2023, with more businesses focusing on cutting utilities and their corresponding bills as a means of combating climate change.

Established in Liverpool in 1986, CCC Waste has grown to become one of the largest recycling and waste management operators in the North-West of England.

The BIOENCAPSULACIÓ Project introduces new algae-based hydrogels with high capacity to retain soil moisture along with agricultural films with biostimulant properties, both products are biodegradable and functionalized with these microorganisms, to the formulation of plasticulture products.

Lipor, founded in 1982, is responsible for waste treatment in eight municipalities in the Greater Porto area, a region which is home to more than one million people.

Pollution, habitat degradation, impacts of climate change, and the over-use of freshwater resources are putting pressure on Europe's lakes, rivers, coastal waters and groundwaters like never before.

Imagine you sold a product with no control over how much of it was produced at any one time; that you had to sell it within weeks of it being produced regardless of what the demand for it was like; and that the demand was constantly changing.

For too long, end-of-life tires (ELTs) have been treated as trash and discarded.

In the UK all four nations have its own devolved parliament with authority over its waste policy and regulation, also known as 'Devolved Waste Regulations'.