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Rinnovabili • EU Targets Low-Cost E-Commerce Imports Over Compliance and Sustainability Concerns
Circular Economy
E-commerce of Low-cost Products Under EU Scrutiny: “More Responsibility Needed”

E-commerce imports of low-cost products are under EU scrutiny due to environmental and regulatory concerns. The European Commission is calling for stricter rules to ensure compliance and…

Rinnovabili • Electric vehicles: 25% of critical minerals from battery recycling
Circular Economy
Electric vehicles: 25% of critical minerals…

A study by Transport & Environment estimates the industrial potential of the…

Rinnovabili • landfills in Europe
Circular Economy
The scourge of landfills in Europe…

With almost 500,000 open landfills in Europe, there is much to be…


Rinnovabili • solar panels
Recycling
5 ways to reuse solar panels at the end of life

You can reuse waste solar panels to power less energy-consuming objects even if the home plant…

Rinnovabili • electronic waste
Circular Economy
From electronic waste comes Recover-e, the racing car working for Formula E

New life to the old iPhones and not only thanks to the joint project between the…

Rinnovabili • Investing in the circular economy
Finance
Investing in the circular economy ensures competitive advantages

The data of the Observatory cleantech: growing companies that want to invest in the circular economy,…

Rinnovabili • quality standards for recycled plastic
Recycling
Industry must set standards quality for recycled plastic

Recycling does not grow sufficiently in Europe because the quality of recycled plastic is too low…

Rinnovabili • minerals critical for the transition
Scientific Reports
In the EVs hides the key to halve the need for Critical…

A Transport & Environment study calculates that it is possible to reduce the need for critical…

Rinnovabili • Used photovoltaic panels
Energy
Used photovoltaic panels, Coesa launches the first european

The marketplace created by the Turin company will give a second life to the solar panels…

Rinnovabili • circular battery economy
Circular Economy
What’s missing to create a circular battery economy

A new analysis by the Rocky Mountain Institute suggests measures to be included in ambitious policies…

Rinnovabili • Rare earth
Recycling
Rare earth: a method for recovery from sea water discovered

Two ingredients, brewer’s yeast and a food additive, are able to recover rare earths from seawater…

Rinnovabili • recycling wind turbines
Recycling
A new coalition of companies to recycling wind turbines

The new Coalition for Wind Industry Circularity estimates that recycling wind turbines would open a market…

Rinnovabili • Legacy Plastic
Recycling
Legacy Plastic, the first pellet made from the recycling of marine plastic

From the non-profit OLF arrives the first plastic granules made from 100% recycled ocean plastic

Rinnovabili • decarbonisation
Fashion
A guide to the decarbonisation of the textile industry

The paper supports the textile and clothing industry in its commitment to science-based goals and in…

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ESG
Renewable energy investments: records are not enough, fairness is needed

A new IRENA report notes clear disparities between investments in developed and developing countries, calling for…