What if perfect circularity came from space
In orbit, nothing is wasted. Every gram of material loaded before launch has a weight, a cost and an already planned second life. On the International Space Station, most of the water – includ...
Startup, NoPalm Ingredients: an alternative to palm oil
NoPalm Ingredients is a Dutch startup based in Wageningen that produces oils and fats by fermenting by-products from the food industry, offering a sustainable, local and scalable alternative to palm...
Circularity in models for assessing the construction sector’s emissions impacts
The starting point, as Pierluigi Zerbino explained to an audience of businesses and academics, is disarmingly simple: “We asked ourselves: can the circular economy help to decarbonise the cons...
Stadler, the “connected intelligence” of waste
For most of its history, the recycling industry has been a business of steel and motion: conveyor belts, ballistic separators, screens, magnets. STADLER is a German family firm now in its eighth gen...
Walter Stahel: “The owner has become the manufacturer’s slave”
Walter Stahel is one of the founding thinkers of the circular economy. A Swiss architect and industrial analyst born in 1946, he first outlined the concept of selling performance rather than product...
ATRenew: Giving Consumer Electronics a Second Life
“Consumers with a limited budget do not see buying second-hand items as shameful.” This is the mantra of Rex Chen, President and CFO of ATRenew, a Chinese company whose mission is to ext...
New ESRS standards: European sustainability towards simplification
The process of structuring European sustainability reporting has recently taken a decisive step forward: on June 3, the public consultation phase on the simplified version of the ESRS reporting stan...
Life cycle to carbon credits: the importance of EPDs in structural timber
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Within the framework of the new EU Regulation on Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF), t...
Decarbonisation and the circular economy: STEP by Pollutec launches in Paris
Decarbonisation and the circular economy are not only two fundamental pillars of the green transition but also increasingly strategic drivers for enhancing the competitiveness of organisations and i...
Recycling: an app called Junker reveals italians’ shortcomings
What are the most common doubts Italians face when standing in front of recycling bins? And how well do they understand the correct disposal methods for waste streams such as textiles and WEEE, whic...
Beesline, a beauty brand committed to saving the bees
This article is part of our Beauty and Cosmetics feature: discover it here Combining the use of ingredients derived from bees with a focus on protecting biodiversity and conserving pollinators: thi...
The new era of beauty: from volume to (sustainable) value
This article is part of our Beauty and Cosmetics feature: discover it here After a period of intense dynamism, momentum in the beauty sector is beginning to slow, prompting brands to seek new growt...
SUM 2026 Brings Circular Economy Research to Procida
From 20 to 22 May 2026, the island of Procida, near Naples, will host the ninth edition of SUM 2026 – The International Multidisciplinary Symposium on Circular Economy and Urban Mining. The of...
In India, circularity is an ancient tale reaching into the future
For anyone who has been there, it is obvious that the circular economy is in India's DNA. In the nation of Mahatma Gandhi, returnable empties are not a groundbreaking practice and reuse – ofte...
ECESP 2026: Circularity as the foundation of European security
Brussels – “In times of instability, circular economy is not a choice, it’s a necessity.” With these words, European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall kic...
Circularity Gap Report 2026: the linear model wastes a third of the global GDP
The linear economic model is untenable not only for the environment, but also for our wallets. This is what emerges from the 2026 edition of the Circularity Gap Report, which for the first time...
From materials to systems: rethinking Europe’s packaging future
Brussels – At the 2026 edition of the Packaging Waste & Sustainability Forum in Brussels, the future of packaging emerged less as a breakthrough material and more as a complex system in de...
Zero Waste Day 2026, food waste: Europe aims for a paradigm shift
30 March marks International Zero Waste Day, established by the UN in 2022. This year’s theme is food waste, but the transition to a circular economy is a much broader challenge: ranging from ...
ECESP 2026: the circular heart of the European Single Market
On 22 and 23 April 2026, Brussels will host two pivotal days of debate on European circular economy policies at the new ECESP Annual Conference, entitled A competitive and fair circular Europe:...
Massimo Centemero: “With urban carbon farming, municipalities at the core of a tangible transition”
Carbon farming originated in the fields. That is where, in recent years, an idea that agricultural soil can become an active ally in mitigating climate change has taken root: through targeted agrono...