Materials

The European Parliament’s latest round of voting on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) reflects a stance that is behind...

Electric vehicles (EVs) may reduce emissions, but the lithium-ion batteries on which they run pose a unique sustainability challenge.

In its annual report Break Free From Plastic ranked the world's biggest plastic polluters. Here is what the researchers found.

Fast fashion has shaped our world. But the quick consumption of clothing comes with a price. The EU is seeking to turn this linear industry...

A new report shines a light on single-use paper packaging revealing that it is not a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics, it...

According to some estimates, over a third of all the food produced globally is wasted. The UK generates around 9.5 million tonnes of food...

The Configurator for the Circular Economy (ConCirMy) is a digital tool to provide information on environmental compatibility to various...

Turning the plastics industry into a circular economy requires innovation. The All-Polymer project aimed to develop fully recyclable...

Even though the paper industry has made significant strides in increasing the sustainability of its production by increasing the recycled...

As one of the two world's biggest sugar producers India also produces a lot of sugarcane waste. The country uses this waste for energy...

From October 30th to November 1st the first ISWA World Congress in the Middle East and Africa will take place in Muscat, Oman. Waste...

This article discusses the current and future role of material and energetic uses of biogenic residues and wastes. Climate and resource...

With the opening of the new steel plant of Termelés-Logistic-Centrum GmbH in Litér (Hungary), Sennebogen, the German manufacturer of...

E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream worldwide. And it is amongst the top three waste categories illicitly traded. Researchers from...

One thing that no composting facility can avoid is odour emissions. They occur in all composting processes, even with proper operation and...