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Electric vehicles: 25% of critical minerals from battery recycling
A study by Transport & Environment estimates the industrial potential of the European battery recycling chain. However, half of the recycling projects in the EU and the…
Editorial Team•19 December 2024
Circular Economy
The scourge of landfills in Europe…
With almost 500,000 open landfills in Europe, there is much to be…
Editorial Team•27 August 2024
Constructions
Recycling of debris is not enough…
New strategies are needed to reduce emissions from the construction industry and…
Editorial Team•30 July 2024
Circular Economy
Circularity Gap Report 2023, we waste more than 90% of resources
The document produced by Circle Economy and Deloitte that takes stock of the state of the…
24 January 2023
Recycling
Recovery of critical raw materials: mine is TEP time
A process developed by researchers at Ohio State University, called trap-extract-precipitate, manages to recover rare earth…
11 January 2023
Circular Economy
Vertical farm, unicredit and SACE grow indoor hydroponics
Thanks to the SACE Green Guarantee, the Italian company has obtained a €17.5 million loan from…
28 December 2022
Circular Economy
Sound-absorbing panels made by recycling plastic bottles and sneakers
Kirei’s Air Baffle acoustic ceiling deflectors are made from recycled plastic bottles and sneakers. Stein: "is…
14 December 2022
Mobility & Transportation
Renault breaks into the circular economy of the car industry
The Group launches the first brand dedicated to operating along the entire value chain of the…
18 October 2022
Circular Economy
Google launches circular economy startup accelerator
An accelerator for startup circular projects: Google wants to help nascent companies with a program that…
13 October 2022
Circular Economy
UEFA launches circular economy guidelines
Unveiled in a round table on Wednesday, September 8, the document intervenes to regulate the sector,…
14 September 2022
Circular Economy
Toxins in old toys, are an obstacle to the circular economy
A study by the University of Gothenburg analysed the presence of high concentrations of toxins in…
7 September 2022
Circular Economy
Electronic waste: graphene to recover gold from e-waste
A group of researchers developed a fairly simple method of recovering gold from electronic waste. The…
30 August 2022
Circular Economy
Gummy bears from wind turbine recycling, are a sweet prospect
Scientists at Michigan State University have developed a new thermoplastic resin for the manufacture of turbines…
24 August 2022
Circular Economy
Alternatives to plastic: silk protein based biomaterial from MIT
Research has shown that a new material, derived from silk protein, can be a valid alternative…
23 August 2022
Circular Economy
Biosensors for the heart: recycling old CDs is good for health and…
A new research from Binghamton University offers a second life to CDs turning them into flexible,…