Urban mining: Hidden riches in our cities
"Recycling is a key industry for the way to a resource-efficient circular economy," Felix Müller, an industrial chemist with UBA, told DW. The production of a one-ton car requires 15 tons of primary raw materials, including mineral ores and fossil fuels. "Secondary raw materials represent high savings, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Urban mining: Hidden […]
Veolia opens 'world-first' closed-loop glass recycling facility
A new £10m high-tech recycling facility which turns glass into insulation has been hailed as a "real boost for the UK's circular economy". The proximity of the new facility to Knauf Insulation's manufacturing plant, which sits next door, means that around 375,000 miles of road journeys will be saved. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Veolia […]
Accurately measuring embodied carbon in buildings
The book also suggests that circular economy principles should be applied to building materials. That would involve establishing inventories of used materials that can be re-used in new buildings. Such practices "are still not adopted widely enough in the sector," according to De Wolf. Official documents … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Accurately measuring embodied carbon […]
Survey Shows Untapped Gold Mine is Being Lost from Europe's Vehicle Fleet
She highlights that a change towards more recycling of critical and scare will considerably support the EU's efforts to generate a more circular economy. “The critical and scarce metals in our products have increased substantially, and in most cases, we only use them once. This must be addressed, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Survey Shows […]
Taiwan to introduce software to help foster US$1 billion startup
The platform will be delivered to the industrial sectors of the Internet of Things, biomedicine, green energy, smart machinery, defense industry, new agriculture and the circular economy, to help them undergo transformation, according to the institute. The platform offers business applications to help … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Taiwan to introduce software to help foster […]
Luxembourg's circular economy: report card
Library picture: These refurbished steel sheet piles, seen at the site of an ArcelorMittal contractor in Sanem in October 2015, are destined for construction sites in France and Germany, as part of a “circular economy” programme at the steelmaker. Photo credit: Mike Zenari … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Luxembourg's circular economy: report card Luxembourg's circular […]
Faraday Fast Start (Circular Economy)
View details for this Faraday Fast Start (Circular Economy) Coordinator job vacancy at University of Birmingham in Midlands of England. Apply now… Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Faraday Fast Start (Circular Economy) Faraday Fast Start (Circular Economy)
H&M Names Five Winners of Global Change Award
“This year's Global Change Award winners are about disrupting business-as-usual to help transition us to a low-carbon and circular economy,” noted Vikram Widge, who heads climate finance and policy for the International Finance Corporation, and was a member of the award's jury. The winner of the … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: H&M Names Five Winners […]
Conference on management of construction and demolition waste
Today, around 461 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste are generated in Europe each year, whereby the average recycling rate is 46%, which means that there is a considerable loss of valuable minerals, metals and organic materials. The Assoc. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Conference on management of construction and demolition waste Conference on […]
Funding available for projects that reduce waste
“I hope to see projects come through that encourage a circular economy where we make, use and return products and materials instead of the current model where we take resources, use them then dispose of them.” A circular economy aims to reduce the resources and waste used to create a product. Source: Circular Economy News […]