Tag #Circular Economy

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Portugal at Risk of EU Sanctions for Failing to Meet Recycling Targets

Portugal risks failing to meet European Union recycling targets for 2025 due to slow progress in recycling despite a record investment of €95 million, particularly concerning glass (-1%) and liquid food cardboard (-9%), with potential EU sanctions looming.

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48% Bias Score

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es.euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Open-Source Plastic Recycling Project Empowers Global Communities

Precious Plastic", launched in 2014, provides open-source designs for plastic recycling machines, fostering over 2,000 community initiatives in 56 countries, addressing plastic waste issues by empowering local action and entrepreneurship, despite challenges in securing long-term funding.

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48% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
elmundo.es
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Spanish Platform Promotes Biomethane for Residential Decarbonization

The "Gas Verde, Sí" platform promotes biomethane, a renewable gas from organic waste, aiming for widespread adoption in Spanish homes and industries by 2040, promising €29 billion in savings and complete residential decarbonization without consumer action.

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52% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
repubblica.it
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Recycled Plexiglass Yields Sustainable Solar Panels

University of Pisa researchers created luminescent solar concentrators using recycled plexiglass (r-PMMA), achieving performance comparable to traditional panels with up to 75% lower CO2 emissions; a pilot project in Livorno showcases this sustainable urban energy solution.

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40% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
taz.de
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Berlin tackles home renovation waste with zero-waste model apartment

Berlin's Kunst-Stoffe association combats the growing waste problem from frequent home renovations with a zero-waste model apartment, showcasing sustainable practices and advocating for policy changes to reduce waste generated by returned goods.

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28% Bias Score

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foxnews.com
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Coffee Grounds Revolutionize Sustainable Construction

Australian researchers at Swinburne University are using recycled coffee grounds to create stronger, cheaper, and more sustainable bricks, reducing energy consumption by 80 percent and addressing the yearly disposal of 18 million tons of coffee waste.

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48% Bias Score

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theguardian.com
🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Melbourne Couple's Eco-Friendly Renovation Prioritizes Reuse, Minimizes Waste

Andrew and his wife are renovating their century-old Melbourne home, prioritizing material reuse and minimizing demolition to achieve a 7.7-star energy rating, showcasing a growing trend of environmentally conscious and cost-effective home renovations.

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52% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
forbes.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Fashion Executives Shift Focus to Sustainability

Former fashion executives Jane Shepherdson, Patrik Frisk, and Gemma Metheringham are now pursuing sustainability initiatives, including textile recycling (Frisk), clothing rental (Shepherdson), and secondhand market research (Metheringham), reflecting a growing industry shift towards responsible pra...

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40% Bias Score

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it.euronews.com
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Open-Source Recycling Project Empowers Global Plastic Waste Reduction

Precious Plastic, an open-source project launched in 2014, has enabled over 2000 local plastic recycling initiatives across 56 countries by providing open-source designs for easily replicable machines, fostering community engagement, and raising awareness about plastic waste.

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48% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
forbes.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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GM Partners with Redwood Materials for Grid-Scale Battery Storage

General Motors and Redwood Materials are partnering to use GM's electric vehicle battery cells in stationary energy storage systems for power grids and AI data centers, supplying both new and used US-made cells to meet growing electricity demand and diversify applications of clean energy technology.

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36% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
elmundo.es
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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SmartWaste Optimizes Waste Management in 600+ Spanish Municipalities

Ecoembes' SmartWaste platform uses real-time data from over 53,700 containers and 320 vehicles across 520 optimized routes in 600+ Spanish municipalities (3.2 million inhabitants) to improve waste collection efficiency, resulting in over 83 million kilos of waste collected and 31,600 plant entries.

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36% Bias Score

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taz.de
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Recycling Technologies Could Slash Construction's Climate Costs by 45%

A new study commissioned by the WWF shows that using ten readily available recycling technologies could reduce the cost of climate neutrality in the construction industry by up to 45 percent, decrease reliance on energy imports by up to 20 percent, and boost resilience to price fluctuations and supp...

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32% Bias Score

Climate Action

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