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Inside Slovenia’s zero-waste revolution
10 December 2025In the village of Šentjanž, everyone knows the Repovž family and their inn, its menu built around the produce grown on their organic farm. “Endless types of lettuces, cabbages, beans, potatoes, grains…” smiles Grega Repovž, the sommelier and director. “We don’t keep animals, but otherwise we produce nearly everything ourselves.” His family has farmed this ... Mai mult
Moving from destructive consumption toward a zero-waste system
10 December 2025More than 28% of all U.S. garbage consists of packaging, which is generally designed to be thrown away once the product it contains is used. Less than half of all plastic packaging on the U.S. market is recyclable, and only a tiny fraction of that actually gets recycled. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ... Mai mult
SGR în România: de la implementare la reper european al economiei circulare. România urcă pe podium în UE, într-un peisaj dominat de sisteme mature, care funcționează chiar și de 4 decenii
10 December 202518 țări din Europa au implementat până în prezent un Sistem de Garanție – Returnare, printre cele mai recente fiind România, Austria, Slovacia, Ungaria sau Irlanda. La doi ani de la lansarea sa, Sistemul de Garanție-Returnare (SGR) din România, operat de RetuRO, nu mai este doar o inițiativă națională de mediu, ci o infrastructură strategică, ... Mai mult
Afacerea pubelelor „nefuncționale” din Capitală, un eșec de 40 de milioane de euro
10 December 2025Capitala a investit zeci de milioane de euro în sisteme de colectare moderne, dar multe dintre pubelele eco stau astăzi înfoliate, nefuncționale sau uitate pe câmpuri. Şi mașinile speciale pentru reciclare ruginesc în parcări. Explicaţia? Nu s-au încheiat contracte cu firmele de colectare a gunoiului, scrie observatornews.ro. În Sectorul 2, mii de pubele ecologice montate ... Mai mult
Recycling ‘worsens microplastics problem’
10 December 2025The fashion sector’s environmental strategy is making microplastics pollution worse, a new investigation has found. More than a hundred brands claim that recycled polyester from waste plastic bottles can help reduce pollution and other environmental problems. Adidas, H&M, Puma and Patagonia have switched almost all their polyester use from virgin to recycled for sustainability reasons. ... Mai mult
SK Chemicals achieves Korea’s first vertical integration in recycling
10 December 2025The Feedstock Innovation Center (FIC) will process waste plastics into feedstock. Once the facility is completed, SK Chemicals will secure a value chain that extends beyond the production of chemically recycled materials to encompass the sourcing of waste plastics. The two companies plan to establish a process on an idle site of about 13,200 m² ... Mai mult
How local authorities have led on the circular economy in 2025
10 December 2025CIWM Early Careers Ambassador and Principal Advisor at APSE, Bonni Jee, explores how local authorities continued to innovate in all things circular economy throughout 2025. Most of you reading this probably go to a HWRC (household waste recycling centre) or ‘the tip’ at least once a year, if not more, and almost certainly conscientiously put ... Mai mult
Trafic îngreunat la intrarea în Ploiești, în Bereasca. Deșeuri arse într-o curte
9 December 2025Traficul rutier la intrarea în Ploiești prin cartierul Bereasca se desfășoară cu dificultate din cauza fumului dens rezultat în urma unei arderi. Citește mai mult
Circular economy alienating consumers due to complex language, research finds
9 December 2025Complex language around the circular economy is alienating consumers, a new report from SUEZ has found. The report, commissioned by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK (SUEZ), found that use of the term circular economy was the ‘single biggest inhibitor to progress’ and was causing people to actively switch off. Created by WPI Economics ‘Bringing the ... Mai mult
