THE UNIVERSITY OF CASTELLA-LA MANCHA, IN SPAIN, PRESENTS THE CIRCULECON PROJECT
The main researcher of the project, aimed at promoting the circular economy, has emphasized that society is still at an "initial moment" in this field, so it is necessary to "awaken interest" from consumers and also from productive models so that the circular economy is progressing and ecological and environmental transition change is encouraged. [...]
SPAIN UPDATES THE NATIONAL PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION AND THE COP REGULATION
The Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for Ecological Transition, has agreed to update the National Plan for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention and Regulation (EC) 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants (POP). POPs are chemical substances that gather four characteristics at the same time: they are highly toxic, very persistent, bioaccumulative and, at [...]
MEPs PRESS IN FAVOR OF CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2050
According to the Environment Committee of the European Parliament, the European Union (EU) should commit to carbon neutrality by 2050 and strengthen its ambition for 2030 to reduce emissions. Before the United Nations Conference on Climate Change to be held in Madrid in December, MEPs [...]
FRANCE: THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY BILL AND THE FIGHT AGAINST WASTE, NOW IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
The draft Law on the circular economy and the fight against waste has entered the National Assembly after a controversial debate in the Senate. The text of the circular economy law (LEC, for the acronym in Spanish) promulgated by Brune Poirson, Secretary of State of the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, came out considerably strengthened from [...]
PROGRESS IS OBSERVED IN THE REDUCTION OF PLASTIC POLLUTION
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program publish the first annual progress report of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment (in English, New Plastics Economy Global Commitment). According to the report, companies establish actions to reduce problematic plastic packaging and increase the use of plastic [...]
NEW TECHNOLOGIES COULD ALLOW THE RECYCLING OF ALL PLASTIC WASTE
Researchers in Sweden claim to have developed technology that will allow all plastic waste to be recycled, and transformed into new products from this material. According to the Chalmers University of Technology group, the process can break down any plastic waste at a molecular level and the resulting gases can be transformed into new plastics, of the same quality [...]
Ecoindustry Conference: Opportunities and Risks of the Circular Economy
We invite you to the Conference on Opportunities and Risks of the Circular Economy, which we will hold at the Economic Promotion Center C/Moreres, 48 – 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, on November 8, 2019. The content will be as follows: 9:15 h Accreditation. 9:30 a.m. Welcome. Ms. Marta Mayordomo, deputy mayor of the Economic Development Area of [...]
COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL THE AGENTS IN THE PLASTIC VALUE CHAIN AND INNOVATION TO END PLASTIC WASTE THAT END UP POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT
According to the latest studies carried out by various sources, about 80 percent of the plastic in the oceans comes from land-based garbage, much of which ends up in the sea through one of the world's ten most important rivers. Also, 60 percent of the oceanic plastics go to five countries in [...]
Open 2nd call for the C-VoUCHER project, which gives aid to circular economy projects to companies.
C-VoUCHER, is a project funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program and aims to create circular value in traditional industries. Who can apply? Companies willing to embark on the journey of circular transformation and change the way they do business, cooperate with others and create a positive impact on the environment. The [...]
THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY FOR THE TREATMENT OF URBAN WASTEWATER
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a report that ensures that more investment is needed so that urban waste water treatment plants are able to face the difficult challenges posed by the impacts of climate change. Much has been done in recent decades to improve the treatment of waste water, according to the latest information [...]
