Circular Economy

 

Circular Economy

Researchers Develop Biodegradable Plastic from Food Waste
10/07/2024 - Extraordinary amounts of energy, water, and capital are put into food systems. However, anywhere from 30 to 40 percent of the food that is produced ends up in landfills in the United...
The Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Strategy to Tackle Plastic Pollution
23/07/2024 - Communities across the United States and around the world are facing a plastic pollution crisis. Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past two decades, littering our ocean,...
KraussMaffei Publishes its First Sustainability Report
31/07/2024 - KraussMaffei publishes its first sustainability report under the title “TrueBlue”. In The company illustrates the instruments and measures it uses to fulfill its corporate...
TOMRA to Showcase Collection and Sensor-based Waste Sorting Solutions at RWM Expo
02/08/2024 - TOMRA Recycling Sorting to showcase its pioneering GAINnext™ applications to separate food-grade from non-food-grade plastics at RWM Expo 2024 from 11-12 September. It will also exhibit...
CSIRO and Murdoch University launch the Bioplastics Innovation Hub
- CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and Murdoch University (Perth, Australia) have launched The Bioplastics Innovation Hub, an AUD 8 million (USD 5.4 million) collaboration that will work...
Calculating product carbon footprint automatically
04/09/2024 - By 2050, the EU wants to be climate-neutral. The resulting Green Deal will make it mandatory for manufacturing companies to gradually reduce their CO2 emissions. ...
Rösler offer mass finishing and shoot blasting machines
27/08/2024 - Rösler's Retrofit and TuneUp service is a solution for companies utilising the company’s mass finishing and shot blasting equipment. ×
Sustainability award for the BMW M Visionary Materials Seat
20/08/2024 - BMW M GmbH VIsionary Materials Seat. © BMW M GmbHThe BMW M Visionary Materials seat marks a decisive step towards a circular economy. Special materials and an innovative manufacturing...
ACC Statement on U.S. Position Change on UN Plastics Agreement
14/08/2024 - WASHINGTON (August 14, 2024) — Reporting today indicates the United States has shifted its position on the UN Plastics Agreement currently being negotiated. The following may be...
Innovador proceso de conversión de metano en plástico biodegradable
15/08/2024 - Mango Materials convierte el metano en PHA biodegradable, ofreciendo una alternativa a los plásticos convencionales y ayudando a mitigar la contaminación por nitrógeno en sistemas...
Masdar and TotalEnergies to Develop a Commercial Green Hydrogen to Methanol to SAF project in Abu Dhabi
09/08/2024 - Focus of project is to decarbonize hard to abate, emission intensive sectors such as aviation and maritime industriesAgreement follows successful test flight...
Finding a way to measure a polymer's wettability
08/08/2024 - To help industrial and research users measure surface energy with a quick, easy, and low-cost methodology,
Rohrdorfer starts ethylene production from carbon dioxide
07/08/2024 - The projekt team „CO2 to ethylene“. From left to right: Alexander Lechner, Raphael Gratzl, Dr. Alexander Beck, Dr. Katharina Mairhofer, Pia Hillinger, Thomas Mairegger, Dr. Philipp Stadler, Dr....
Methanex and Entropy Partner to Reduce Emissions in Methanol Production
07/08/2024 - Net-zero voyage Geismar © MethanexMethanex Corporation (“Methanex”) (TSX:MX) (NASDAQ:MEOH), one of the world’s largest methanol producers and suppliers and Entropy Inc....
Reti da pesca in bioplastica
05/08/2024 - Un programma di ricerca UE appena completato ha studiato soluzioni volte a ridurre l'inquinamento da plastiche sulla terraferma e in mare. ...
Daily News 02 / 08 / 2024
02/08/2024 - European Commission Daily news Brussels, 02 Aug 2024 Pollution from industrial installations and intensive livestock to be reduced thanks to modernised permittingOn 4 August, the revision of the...