In an article on The Conversation website, Isabell Fritz, PhD Candidate, Water and Environmental Engineering, Lund University and Ashley Hall, PhD Candidate in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Lund University, show how wastewater is not simply waste. As climate change increases pressure on Europe’s water supplies, we may be overlooking a valuable resource that flows away … Continue reading Wastewater is too valuable to waste
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The circular economy cannot stop at the border
In an article on The Conversation website, Rachida Bouhid, Ph.D Scholar, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) writes about the impact of industrialised countries sending millions of tonnes of waste products to the Global South. The problem arises when environmental costs and end-of-life responsibility are effectively transferred to the receiving country while the financing, regulation and … Continue reading The circular economy cannot stop at the border
Cities are quietly becoming raw‑material hubs
Martin Kuebler writes on the Deutsche Welle website that cities are quietly becoming raw‑material hubs as urban miners turn rubble into a carbon‑saving construction supply chain. Is this true where you live? The people remodelling homes with reclaimed ruins Picking through a crate of reclaimed floor tiles, Micheal Ghyoot pulls out a model with … Continue reading Cities are quietly becoming raw‑material hubs
New EEA report on food waste prevention measures across the EU
While prevention measures are gaining momentum, more effective efforts at national level are needed to tackle the huge problem of food waste according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report released this week. The assessment gives an update on waste prevention measures across the EU. Preventing food waste is both urgent and necessary, given the … Continue reading New EEA report on food waste prevention measures across the EU
What is waste in human life only remains so if it cannot be reused or reconfigured for human ends or absorbed by nature
In an article on The Conversation website, John Scanlan, Research Fellow in Place and Culture, University of Central Lancashire discusses waste, as a thing, an idea, a problem, is always wholly determined from a human standpoint. He refers to his recent book on the topic. Waste is both an enduring material consequence of human activity … Continue reading What is waste in human life only remains so if it cannot be reused or reconfigured for human ends or absorbed by nature
