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Environmental groups object to EU ‘waste-based fossil fuels’ proposal
An alliance of environmental activism groups has written to the European Commission to warn against proposed revisions to the renewable energy directive’s ‘waste-based fossil...
UK Plastics Pact: 42 companies pledge to fight single-use plastic waste
42 companies have signed a UK Plastics Pact, which commits them to cutting pollution as part of the UK’s overall plastics strategy. Development of the...
Aurelius Technologies develops new method for recycling waste battery paste
Aurelius Technologies and the University of Cambridge have been awarded a £465,000 (~€534,500) grant for a new method for recycling waste battery paste. The new...
UK to introduce plastic bottle deposit return scheme to combat waste
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a plastic bottle deposit return scheme to encourage recycling and reduce the volumes of plastic waste...
EU funds material to collect micro-pollutants from wastewater
A novel biomaterial designed to collect micro-pollutants from wastewater has earned a £1.24m (~€1.4m) EU grant for UK-based company CustoMem. The new material, called CustoMem...
Waste electrical and electronic equipment platform launched
A new online platform has launched to guide electronics producers in disposing of waste electrical and electronic equipment. DIGITALEUROPE and the European Committee of Domestic...
EU states prepare for plastics and packaging waste strategy
EU member states have introduced new legislation in preparation for the EU’s comprehensive new plastics and packaging waste strategy. The new plastics and packaging waste...
EEB calls for waste and pollution action
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has called for global action on the waste problem to end pollution, restore social justice and transform the world’s...
Rethinking the European food system of the next decade
Modern aquaponics systems allow for a very high level and control of food safety, optimal resource rationalisation and maintenance of desirable levels of environmental sustainability. The...
Brexit is ‘pressing snooze’ on innovation
Almost a third of businesses admit delaying innovation projects due to political uncertainty, new Schneider Electric research reveals. Brexit is responsible for holding up hundreds...
