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Product-as-a-service, repair services, life-extension strategies: we provide an overview of the new industrial strategies.
According to one of the fathers of the circular economy Walter Stahel, the efficiency of materials in a circular model can be enhanced in various ways: technically, commercially and with the use of innovation. We always think of restricted cycles of materials, reuse, recycling and upcycling, but what if the starting point was limiting consumption an
Emanuele Bompan;Simone Fant
Companies, organisations and consulting firms have for some years been engaged in the search for standards that measure the level of circularity of activities and products. While some of these metrics and certifications assess individual aspects, creating a standard that measures the circular economy in its entirety is no easy challenge. ISO and other institutions, Italian and international, are seeking to join all the dots to reach a global vision.
The rise of metrics
Emanuele Bompan;Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Lithium, cobalt and rare earths play a pivotal role in laying the foundations for a competitive circular economy. This is why recycling electronic waste plays a key role.
Green and digital make Europe a continent in double transition. Thanks to the Green Deal – the package of measures sought in 2020 by the EU Commission for post-pandemic recovery – these two pillars carry the weight of a clear goal that can no longer be postponed: to drive the Union`s sustai
Emanuele Bompan
Innovation is the backbone of the circular transition. Emanuele Bompan, editor-in-chief of Renewable Matter, and circular economy expert Antonella Totaro have scouted all around the world five groundbreaking start-ups that will play a key role in the circular economy.
Here is their story:
MilkBrick
Net-zero water building is the goal set by Giangavino Muresu, CEO of Milk Brick. This Sardinian company has developed a tech
Emanuele Bompan;Antonella Ilaria Totaro
People, the planet and the various economies are vulnerable to climate change, so we need to try to limit this change by working on the factors that cause it, also trying to adapt our world to coexist with what has already changed, limiting the damage as much as possible. A cultural, social and economic change is required and our survival and that of our planet depends on it. Knowledge, monitoring, innovation, sharing, collaboration and funding are the essential elements to achieve it. The Eu
In the circular economy, organic waste, which is an important component of both the total waste generated and the recycling and recovery targets, is collected and transformed into a compost and biogas, generating numerous environmental and social benefits.
The circular economy is a new economic model based on observation of the environment. This model has environmental, economic, but also social benefits and is being implemented also thanks to increasingly green European and national policies and new technological tools.
The recent publication More Growth, Less Garbage (1) updates the data of the study What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 (2), developed by the World Bank, which globally aggregates municipal solid waste national data, reporting estimated generation to 2050. Global waste generation is estimated to grow from 2.24 billion tonnes in 2020 to 3.88 billion tonnes in 2050. In addition to basic waste data metrics, the reports provide information on costs, revenue
The European Union has set up the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), which is responsible for implementing several funding programmes with a budget of more than €55 billion to be used by 2027. In particular, the LIFE programme, the financial instrument for the environment, is the only EU financial instrument wholly dedicated to environmental issues.
Textile products are among the most used in the world. The fashion industry has a huge footprint in this regard, particularly in the last few years when fast fashion has become increasingly widespread, leading to a sharp increase in the quantity of clothing produced, used and then quickly discarded. This clothing is mainly made of synthetic materials (60% of the textile fibres placed on the market - polyester being the most used fabric). Only 1% of textile waste in the world is recycled as ne