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Turning waste to wealth: the circular economy of data centres

Google alone has more than a dozen of these facilities across the world. With increasing and improving services of Google, the demand for data centres…

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Recyclers turn to wine sector for higher recycling performance

With over 76% of glass packaging being collected for recycling across Europe it counts as the continent’s most recycled food and beverage packaging material. Now,…

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TOMRA continues its drive to create a plastics circular economy

An increase in consumer demand, pledges from high-profile companies and new legislation around the use of recycled materials highlight how steps are being made in…

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Coronavirus: L’Oréal unveils €100m biodiversity and circular economy plan

L’Oréal Group has pledged to invest €100m over the next decade in projects that heal damaged natural ecosystems and advance the circular economy, as part…

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Scottish Startup Creates Breakthrough Brick Made From Construction Waste

A startup company called Kenoteq has launched a sustainable building brick that generates less than 10 percent of the carbon emissions released during the manufacture…

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Vattenfall plots district heating network powered by London waste

Commercial and household rubbish could soon be heating tens of thousands of homes in South East London, thanks to a new partnership announced today between…

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Costa Rican company turning plastic waste into building blocks

The Costa-Rica-based Centre for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC) has developed a new process that takes the waste material and turns it into an aggregate…

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Spanish businesses rising to the challenge of circular economy creation

From the creation of new flavours and aromas from waste by-products to maximising water use, Spanish companies are rising to the challenge to deliver on…

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Innovation and collaboration are vital for the success of plastics in the circular economy

As reported by edie, the European Commission unveiled its new Circular Economy Action Plan in March this year. The new plan outlined a sweeping set…

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European Aluminium Unveils Plan to Cut Emissions, Achieve Circular Economy

European Aluminium, the main body representing Europe’s aluminium industry, has unveiled a new strategic plan to boost recycling rates in Europe as well as achieving…

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