Interim Results
In its pursuit of a circular economy, Alchemy aims to innovate, deliver and operate full service projects, creating community based and private renewable projects utilising its own decentralised sustainable utility technologies. Alchemy has established a collaboration agreement with Harper Adam' s … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Interim Results Interim Results
Opinion: China will be key to creating a global circular economy
Interest in the "circular economy" has grown over the past decade in recognition that current rates of resource consumption are unsustainable. The shift to a more sustainable model of economic growth requires a circular economy in which products are recycled, repaired, or reused, and waste from one … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Opinion: China will […]
SRF & RDF market trends and conference insight
Andrew Gadd of Footprint Services showcased that UK RDF export accounts for 62% of all EC RDF exports, feeding spare EfW capacity on the continent, but the real question was how much feedstock does the EC need in the future, which will be determined by the EC Circular Economy Package and … Source: Circular Economy News […]
5 Minutes With… Eric Goossens, director of BPF.
Eric Goossens, director and general manager of BPF.jpg “It boils down to more than only putting concrete and steel in the field. You also need qualified personnel, rigorous yet flexible operations next of course to customers that are willing to invest in changing their oil-based processes to bio-based … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: 5 Minutes […]
FEAD calls upon the final trilogue negotiations to maintain the level of ambition to make the …
In view of the upcoming trilogue meeting on the Circular Economy Package on 17 December, FEAD members call on the EU institutions to maintain the ambitious legally binding targets, which are a central part of the revised Circular Economy Package. The Package will need to include measures to … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: FEAD calls […]
Sacramento Kings and Golden 1 Center receive new sustainability award
The stadium has impressive sustainability elements promoting circular economy and clean energy business models. Through an urban smart grid, the venue meets 100 percent of its power needs through solar energy. Water is seen as a valuable resource and, therefore, water conservation practices … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Sacramento Kings and Golden 1 Center receive […]
FEAD calls for maintaining "level of ambition" and demand-side measures
In the run-up to the next negotiation round on the EU's future waste legislation, the umbrella organisation calls on the EU legislators to “maintain the ambitious legally binding targets, which are a central part of the revised circular economy package”. The package will need to include measures to … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: FEAD calls […]
EPPM's most-read stories of 2017
… as well as being our most-read story of October. So I welcome 2018 as a year to continue this conversation and it is clear to me that sustainability is a stand-out topic for EPPM readers, so we will continue to report the latest developments in closing the Circular Economy loop and advancing recycling … Source: […]
How the Chinese Could Disrupt Global Recycling Markets
For now, entities such as the Closed Loop Fund, which supports research on technologies and initiatives to build a circular economy, are working to scale up recycling infrastructure and capacity in the U.S. Other priorities include expanding markets for recycled products and improving consumer … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: How the Chinese Could Disrupt Global […]
Electronic waste at new high, squandering gold, other metals
Countries should tap into the value of the world's giant heap of e-waste not only by recycling its rare metals, the ITU says, but also by embracing other elements of the so-called circular economy, such as refurbishing second-hand products. Needed: More recycling and global harmonized e-waste … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Electronic waste at new […]