An Updated Case Study on the Ocean Cleanup
If current trends continue, plastic could outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050. This case study examines how The Ocean Cleanup is scaling its solutions to address this growing challenge.
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Sh*tty Waters: The UK’s Sewage Scandal
Warm weather invites thoughts of a refreshing swim in nature, yet a grim reality hides beneath the surface: the UK’s sewage crisis, now in the spotlight, still endangers public health and aquatic life.
Artificial Intelligence and Circular Economy: the New Frontier of Waste Management
Artificial Intelligence can reshape waste management by optimizing recycling, and helping cities become smarter, greener, and more sustainable. Is this the future of our urban world?
Eco-Battles: The Stealth Trash Ninjas
Burning it cheaply instead of recycling it? That’s exactly what the Stealth Trash Ninjas secretly do in the middle of the forest. Will the Eco-Team be able to find them and stop them?
A World of Plastic: Soon to an End?
8 million tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans every year. However, scientists say it is possible to slash 80% of that pollution by reducing the growth of production, improving waste collection, and investing in recyclables.
Waste Management: State of the Art and Future Emergencies
Waste production is one of the main environmental pressures because of its many drivers and impacts. Waste reduction is a priority and it needs to focus on waste management and lower waste production.
A Deposit Return System for Single-Use Plastic: What Are We Waiting For?
A Deposit Return System for single-use plastic can save us from a derailing waste management. “A Buon Rendere – molto più di un vuoto” tries to create such a system in Italy, to move towards a circular economy.
Circular Economy: Waste as a Secondary Raw Material
The linear economy model is no longer sustainable. By fully applying the circular economy model, two startups from Trentino, Italy, show how waste materials can be treated and converted into resources for different industries.
The (Long) Way to Recycle Photovoltaic Panels
Some innovations from Australia and Italy can offer a way to handle the tons of photovoltaic panels in use right now before they become waste.
8 billion. Are we not too many?
By 2050 there will probably be 10 billion people living on Earth. Without any development plan focused on energy and natural resources regeneration, aren’t we too many?
A Dump of Recyclable Waste
Why does the “Ischia-Podetti” dump keep on growing despite all the effort of the people of Trentino to improve their home waste separation?
