waste
TAKE ME AWAY…
About 2.1 billion metric tons of solid waste are produced on Earth annually, of which 16 per cent is recycled. Unfortunately, as much as 46 per cent of global waste ends up in illegal landfills, in water or is burned.…
Europe Needs to Step up Circular Economy Efforts, Including on Waste Prevention
The EEA briefing ‘How far is Europe from reaching its ambition to double the circular use of materials?’ shows that, in 2021, about 11.7 percent of all materials used in the EU came from recycled waste, up from 8.3 percent…
THE TOWN OF CAPITAL GREEN INVESTMENTS
To know who we are today, we need to know who we were throughout history. To quote a man who made his mark on humanity: “History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes…
How small grants are helping to rescue marine habitats around the world
In recent years, fishing communities in Madagascar have seen their catches dwindle, a byproduct of chronic overfishing, especially in sensitive coastal habitats like seagrass meadows. But in some communities, fish stocks have started to rebound, thanks in part to the…
WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND PRESERVATION OF FRESH WATER SOURCES
There is increasingly less drinking water on our planet, and serious global conflicts over drinking water are looming on the horizon, as the global crisis is already widely present due to the increasingly difficult provision of the basic needs of…
WORKING DAILY IN PEOPLE’S BEST INTERESTS AND PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Our planet is facing major environmental challenges. Awareness of how important environmental protection is for our future has been growing, so a new economic model, such as the transition to a circular economy, with waste reduction and resource conservation, is…
MORE WORKERS, MORE RECYCLED HAZARDOUS WASTE, A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT
The origin, composition or concentration of dangerous substances that can cause danger to the environment and human health determine the categorization of an object as hazardous waste. Products that become special waste streams after use include tires, batteries and accumulators,…