Tag Archive for: circular economy

Recycling done right © Rosa-Maria Rinkl

Tilos marks the first island to achieve 100% diversion from landfill with an 87% recycling rate.

G20 countries, including China, are responsible for about 80% of global CO2 emissions. With help of Climate Trace, which relies on AI-analysis of satellite data, now the major emitters can be reliably traced.

Last year, the  G7 heads declared to end funding for the oil industry by the end of this year. At the COP27 in November, the WHO and United Nations renewed promises to redirect the hundreds of billions of dollars invested annually in fossil fuels to fund renewable energy initiatives.

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The South Wales-based demonstration plant "VAMOS" that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online these days. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.