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Investiție majoră la Brad: Două unități moderne de reciclare FEPRA inaugurate de Ziua Națională
3 December 2025Municipiul Brad marchează o nouă etapă de dezvoltare economică odată cu inaugurarea, chiar pe 1 Decembrie, a două unități moderne de reciclare ale companiei FEPRA. Noua investiție aduce în zonă tehnologie avansată pentru reciclarea PET-urilor și a sticlei și generează 56 de locuri de muncă, contribuind direct la economia circulară și la reducerea poluării. Cu ... Mai mult
Residents reminded about upcoming festive waste collection changes
3 December 2025Councillor Mark Elliott, cabinet member for resources, praised residents’ efforts and warned that Christmas and New Year remain a particularly busy time for collection crews, with waste typically rising by 30%. He said: “To help them collect quickly as they cope with the increased amount of rubbish and recycling, especially food waste, we encourage everyone ... Mai mult
Kidlington waste mountain to be removed ‘as soon as possible’
3 December 2025The Environment Agency has committed to clearing a mountain of illegally dumped waste in Oxfordshire as soon as possible. The mound of waste was illegally dumped over many months on a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington, Oxfordshire. The waste is estimated to weigh several hundred tonnes and is approximately 150 ... Mai mult
U. researchers create self-destructing controllable plastic, reducing waste
3 December 2025Researchers from the Rutgers Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology have found a more sustainable solution to waste by creating self-destructing plastics that disintegrate at pre-programmed speeds. Yuwei Gu, assistant professor in the Department and leader of the on-campus Gu Lab, noticed how durable plastics often last longer due to their strong polymer bonds. He ... Mai mult
Bengaluru to get its first waste-to-value park to reduce landfill load
3 December 2025Carbon Masters India (CMIPL), a climate-tech venture pioneering circular economy solutions, has collaborated with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Saatarem Alternative Fuel and Energy (SAAFE), to build Bengaluru’s first waste-to-value park to reduce landfill load. Bengaluru’s deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, led the foundation stone laying ceremony at the Kannahalli Municipal Waste plant, Bengaluru ... Mai mult
Africa’s Waste Crisis Is a Missed Billion-Dollar Opportunity
3 December 2025Africa is discarding renewable feedstocks that global markets urgently need, even as the African circular economy begins to gain momentum. Europe continues to increase imports of waste-based inputs like used cooking oil to meet renewable fuel mandates, while millions of tons of African waste remain uncollected and unmonetized. Nigeria alone generates huge volumes of used ... Mai mult
Ocean microplastics can drift for years or sink rapidly: Analysis reveals two distinct pathways
2 December 2025Their findings showed that concentrations of small microplastics suspended in the ocean range from 1,000 to 10,000 particles per cubic meter. The team also discovered that small microplastics sink to the depths of the ocean in two distinct ways: some attain near-neutral buoyancy and drift at specific depths, while others sink rapidly to the deep ... Mai mult
Norway opens new national plastic packaging waste sorting facility, Områ
2 December 2025This closes the loop for plastics, representing one of the most advanced installations of its kind globally. “Områ is more than a facility — it’s a missing link in Europe’s circular economy,” said Tove Andersen, President and CEO of TOMRA. “This facility has the capacity to receive and transform all of Norway’s household plastic packaging ... Mai mult
Lost at sea, found in Latin America: the journeys of discarded plastic bottles
2 December 2025Sandwiched between the frigid swells of the Pacific and the warm pulses of Latin American cities lie stretches of turquoise beaches that attract migrating whales and beachgoers alike. But these shores have also been collecting an unwanted traveler: plastic bottles, one of the most persistent traces of ocean pollution. Central America, where dense populations and ... Mai mult
