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RSSMissionZero. Dehydrating and detoxifying the Blue jeans
Jeanologia's challenge is MissionZero: eliminate 100% of waste and pollution in textile finishing industry. Life ANHIDRA project is playing a crucial role in achieving it.
Circular economy and sustainable footwear - Kavat’s story
Proudly awarded by the EU Ecolabel, Kavat has become one of the most eco-friendly footwear manufacturers in Europe.
From fishnets to sunglasses: greening fishing & fashion
Upcycling fishnets from local harbours into your favourite accessories.
More circular, less carbon: chemical recycling holds promise for wind-turbine blade waste
Issue 611: Disposing of complex and cumbersome wind turbine blades at the end of their lives is a key challenge facing the renewable energy sector. Researchers now identify a form of chemical recycling as the most circular and low-carbon solution.
New measures to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets
Today, the Commission is proposing measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.
Question and Answers: Reducing microplastic pollution from plastic pellets
Find out more about the new proposal for a Regulation on plastic pellets.
Circular economy: new EU Ecolabel criteria for absorbent hygiene products and reusable menstrual cups
The new ambitious criteria ensure that EU Ecolabel absorbent hygiene products and menstrual cups are of good quality and among the best on the market in terms of environmental performance.
Renewable energy storage from second-life batteries is viable but may benefit from subsidies
Issue 609: Using recovered electric vehicle batteries to create storage for energy surpluses from wind farms in Tenerife is technically and economically feasible, says a study, although, if energy prices are too low, this would impair profitability.
Meat, spices and stimulants are key contributors to Vienna’s ‘biodiversity footprint’
Issue 607: A key driver of global biodiversity loss is land use, which involves converting or modifying natural ecosystems to produce biomass for human consumption. A new study explores how land used to supply biomass to Vienna impacts biodiversity.
Have your say on the development of a new roadmap to reduce whole life carbon in the building sector
If you want to help shape EU plans for a more sustainable built environment, it is time to have your say by responding to a public consultation which supports the development of a new Commission roadmap for reducing whole life carbon in the building sector between 17 July - 15 September 2023.