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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 • biosensors
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,…

Rinnovabili • Recycled plastic
Circular Economy
Recycled plastic bricks: 3 ideas to keep an eye on

From the Lego-like bricks of the British Recycle Rebuild to the experiments of a new generation…

Rinnovabili • Environmental impacts
Environment
Environmental impacts: careful companies are rewarded by the market and consumers

An analysis by the Climate Finance Observatory of the School of Management of the Politecnico di…

Rinnovabili • urban furniture
Circular Economy
In Florence comes Desko, the innovative eco-friendly urban furniture for working in…

Starting from the plastic generated by the concerts of Firenze Rocks will be produced the urban…

Rinnovabili • Universal charger
Circular Economy
EU Agreement on Universal Charger has been reached

Parliament and the Council of the European Union have decided: from autumn 2024 a single charger…

Rinnovabili • compostable bioplastics
Circular Economy
Recycling of compostable bioplastics exceeded 2025 targets

The report of the activity 2021 of the consortium BIOREPACK showed how the amount of compostable…

Rinnovabili • green-building
Constructions
Green building: From WorldGBC a program for the circular economy in construction

The World Green Building Council and its network of over 70 Green Building Councils have launched…

Rinnovabili • circular-economy
Circular Economy
Circular Economy Report 2022 presented: Italy first in Europe

Presented in Rome the IV National Report on the circular economy, which analyzes the performance of…

Rinnovabili • circular economy
Circular Economy
The new Circular Economy package to make EU products sustainable

The European Commission is proposing new requirements for the eco-design of products. It presents a circular…

Rinnovabili • Sustainable fabrics
Recycling
Sustainable fabrics, what is the Brussels strategy to close the circle?

Two reports by the European Environment Agency (EEA) calculate the environmental and climate footprint of this…