Commission tables proposal for 30% cut in EU food waste by 2030
The European Commission has proposed legally binding targets to reduce food waste by 2030, including a 30% reduction for households, restaurants, and retail, but organisations and lawmakers warn it does not match international ambition to halve food waste
EPFL spin-off closes the loop on PET recycling
EPFL spin-off DePoly has developed a method for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at ambient temperature, even when it’s dirty or mixed with other plastics. The firm confirmed the feasibility of its method with a pilot capable of processing 50 metric tons per year. Having recently raised CHF 12.3 million, DePoly is now building a pilot plant with 10 times that capacity
Poland provides untapped opportunities for Europe’s bio-based sector and green growth
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), Europe’s leading industry association putting circularity, innovation and sustainability at the heart of the European bioeconomy, has published an updated version of its Country Report on Poland
Braskem and New Iridium Partner to Develop CO₂ Conversion Technology and Contribute to the Industry’s Carbon Neutrality
Braskem has partnered with New Iridium, a startup based in Colorado. This initiative, and others in development, aim to advance technologies to convert CO₂ generated by industrial operations
Excitement grows about ‘natural hydrogen’ as huge reserves found in France
While carrying out work to check the risk of firedamp pockets in the abandoned mines of the Lorraine region in May, La Française d’Énergie (FDE) discovered a large deposit of natural hydrogen, igniting hopes that it could be a game changer in Europe’s energy transition
Sustainable adhesion: Ceresana investigates the world market for biobased adhesives
Adhesives make many environmentally friendly products possible: lightweight car bodies and batteries for electromobility, insulation glazing for facades and insulating panels as well as corrugated cardboard packaging or simple paper bags
Nachhaltige Haftung: Ceresana untersucht den Weltmarkt für Bio-Klebstoffe
Klebstoffe ermöglichen viele umweltfreundliche Erzeugnisse: Leichtbau-Karosserien und Batterien für Elektromobilität, Isolierverglasungen für Fassaden und Dämmstoff-Platten ebenso wie Wellpappe-Verpackungen oder einfache Papiertüten
Biggest ever EU LIFE textile funding to the recycling system OnceMore®
In its largest funding ever, EU LIFE has granted 10 million EURO for a project to scale up OnceMore®, an innovative, first-of-a-kind industrial-scale system for recycling of blended textile waste. The project is a collaboration between Swedish Forest industry group Södra and Austrian company Lenzing
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