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Sustainability of Europe’s mobility systems

| According to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), published today, the transport sector’s transition towards sustainability is made difficult by the increasing...

From data to decisions: material footprints in European policy making

| What is the material footprint of key European consumption sectors?
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LCA report on composites waste through co-processing

| Nine industry associations have commissioned SGS INTRON to prepare a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report exploring the environmental impacts of treating End-of-Life composites by co-processing in a cement facility.
Obtaining sustainable chemical products and fuels from waste wood

Obtaining sustainable chemical products and fuels from waste wood

| The SusValEn Project transforms lignocellulosic waste into biofuels to produce renewable hydrogen, biomethane and biomethanol, thereby reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
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ITC and AIMPLAS recycle fired ceramic tile waste

ITC and AIMPLAS recycle fired ceramic tile waste

| The RECERCO Project has confirmed that it is possible to recover this waste, which currently goes to landfill, to manufacture new tiles, as well as composites for shutter profiles and urban furniture.
How the plastic mountain from healthcare could be recycled

How the plastic mountain from healthcare could be recycled

| Single-use healthcare items – everything from gloves and blood bags to surgical equipment – have become a growing environmental problem worldwide.

Living in a plastic world: tackling the plastic pollution problem

| Plastic pollution has emerged as one of our most pressing environmental issues with the increasing use of disposable plastics.

RecyClass finetunes Design for Recycling Guidelines

| A new version of the Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams was released by RecyClass.

Researchers propose measures to optimise battery recycling

| A team of scientists has been looking at what effects different strategies for achieving a circular economy with lithium, cobalt and nickel for electric vehicles will have on the demand for materials in Europe. Their conclusion: eleven mines and 57 recycling plants fewer could be needed.

EU economy greenhouse gas emissions decrease by 4.0%

| In the fourth quarter of 2023, the EU economy's greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 897 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a 4.0% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2022 (935 million tonnes of CO2-eq).

PulpaTronics wins 2024 Green Alley Award

| On April 25th in Berlin, the London start-up convinced the jury with their live pitch and their technology for the production of chipless, metal-free RFID labels.

Aimplas promotes development of sustainable construction materials

| This research project is financed by the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI) in collaboration with ITQ and the companies Zuvamesa, Lamberti and Laurentia Technologies.

EU project: Promote circularity in the bio-based industrial ecosystem

| The SYMBA project aims to revolutionize industrial practices by promoting symbiotic relationships within bio-based ecosystems, using innovative methodologies and cutting-edge technologies.

New recycling technologies for European aluminium

| The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is leading the EU project RecAL, which focuses on sustainability, the circular economy and resource efficiency in the aluminium industry.

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