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Second-Hand Shopping Mall: Waste or 1.3 Million Dollars
Today I am presenting to you the second-hand shopping mall — a story about fashion and the circular economy. In the 21st century, trends change almost like on a conveyor belt. What was in one season may already be out…
New Data Reveal the Extent of Europe’s E-Waste Crisis, NGOs Call for Urgent Action
New Eurostat data released today exposes the scale of Europe’s overconsumption of electronics and the continued failure to properly collect and recycle e-waste. Environmental NGOs are urging the European Commission to take decisive action in the upcoming revision of the Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation. Notably, they call for…
Trgovska gora – A Quarter Century of Resistance to Nuclear Waste
Trgovska Gora is a hilly-mountainous area on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, which has come into the public spotlight due to Croatia’s plans to establish longterm storage facilities for radioactive waste from the Krško nuclear power plant…
Upcycled Food – How Food Waste Becomes a Nutritional Resource
A portion of food that never makes it to the plate has a much greater impact than it might seem at first glance. Every bite we throw away contributes to methane emissions – a gas with roughly 28 times the…
Every Eleventh Person Goes Hungry While Billions of Tons of Food End Up as Waste
In a world where one in eleven people goes hungry, more than 2.3 billion tons of food are lost or wasted every year, the United Nations warns on the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and…
Turkey Considers More Sustainable Tourism: All-Inclusive Breakfast as a Luxury or Waste Coming to an End?
When my friends return from their summer holidays, I enjoy long coffee chats where they recount their adventures. Even the less pleasant moments become funny when retold. Those who come back from Turkey are always full of impressions, but this…
Water Purification Using Activated Carbon Derived from Biowaste
The Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences is the largest institute of national importance for the Republic of Serbia, operating under the University of Belgrade. It conducts multidisciplinary research with a particular focus on environmental protection. A healthy and safe environment…